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StreamServe Extends Automated Document Output Solutions with
RFID Support for Existing Supply Chain and ERP Systems
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StreamServe, Inc.
January 30, 2008
Enables Manufacturers and Retailers to Integrate RFID into their
Technology Strategy and Bolster Bottom-line Results
Burlington, MA, -- StreamServe(R) Inc., a global leader in dynamic
document composition, management and delivery solutions, today
announced that it has expanded its document solutions functionality
to now support Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The latest
capabilities further enhance StreamServe's existing logistics
document solutions that already support bar-codes, high-volume
printers, email, etc. |
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Built on industry standards and an
open-architecture, StreamServe's proven and scalable solutions
enable manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers to extend their
existing ERP and other back-end systems with an integrated document
composition, management and delivery system. StreamServe enables
organizations to respond to immediate RFID compliance mandates and,
more importantly, deliver true business value across the enterprise
and their supply chain.
Unlike stand-alone RFID products and printers, StreamServe provides
an integrated solution that allows organizations to incorporate RFID
creation with existing supply chain documents without re-engineering
existing business processes. By leveraging existing back-end system
processes to create RFID tags for documents, items or parcels,
StreamServe enables material movement processes to be automated
thereby reducing operational costs while improving supply chain
accuracy. StreamServe's automated document solution can also be
implemented to enhance additional document processes, including
Order Processing, Fulfillment, Packing, Shipping, and Delivery.
"Manufacturers must recognize the longer-term requirements and find
their own benefits, not simply satisfy a customer mandate," said
Kimberly Knickle, Program Director, IDC Manufacturing Insights.
"Manufacturing Insights recognizes that this is a strong opportunity
for vendors to demonstrate their ability to deliver well-packaged
options that manage the costs of implementation relative to
short-term value and eventually build the level of expertise
companies will need to reach the next step for product and process
level improvements."
With the ability to easily integrate RFID technology into existing
business applications, StreamServe offers a flexible, multi-format
solution that allows manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and
logistics providers to integrate RFID into their technology strategy
where appropriate rather than reacting to individual vendor demands.
StreamServe offers support for tag types, communication protocols,
EPC data formats and printers, and makes it easier for
manufacturers, distributors, as well as their suppliers to
successfully integrate a well-orchestrated RFID strategy.
StreamServe's scaleable and open design
supports a variety of RFID printers from vendors like Intermec,
Zebra, Printronix and Toshiba-TEC. Specific models supported
include: Intermec PM4i, Zebra R4M Plus and R110Xi, Printronix
SL5000r MP2 RFID Printers and Toshiba B-SX 4T/5T Printers.
"Organizations are under tremendous pressure to comply with mandates
from the likes of behemoths such as Wal-Mart," said Chris Stone,
president and CEO, StreamServe, Inc. "Despite these mandates, smart
suppliers are evaluating integrated solutions that address business
challenges beyond the RFID mandate. StreamServe enables
organizations to leverage their existing infrastructure, streamline
their labor intensive document processes, and derive greater
business value from data that lives within the RFID label."
A significant benefit of the StreamServe RFID solution is the
ability to design a license structure that fits the needs of all
suppliers, regardless of size. While larger suppliers may prefer to
have an on-site StreamServe license, StreamServe's web integration
can provide a centralized architecture through a web portal to
support smaller suppliers in an ASP model. For those smaller
suppliers, this means that nothing is installed at the supplier site
and all RFIDs are produced at a central site through the e-supply
chain web portal.
About StreamServe, Inc.
StreamServe, a leading global provider of
dynamic document composition, management, and delivery solutions,
enables enterprise organizations to automate, personalize and
deliver customer-centric documents in any format, through any
channel. StreamServe's solutions enable organizations to deepen
brand-awareness, while providing marketers with flexible and
efficient channels for customer communications and targeted offers
that lead to cross- sell and up-sell opportunities. StreamServe
customers realize additional revenue gains and business process
efficiencies as a result of StreamServe's open architecture design
which enables companies to leverage existing enterprise systems and
integrate seamlessly with archival systems. StreamServe's key
partners, include Adobe Systems, IBM, Lawson, and SAP.
Headquartered in Burlington, MA with 15 offices worldwide,
StreamServe serves more than 4,900 customers in 130 countries,
including Agis Insurance, BMW France, Plantronics, and Siemens
Financial. Visit StreamServe at www.streamserve.com. |
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