News | October 22, 2009

Ambient Systems Expands European Partner Network

Dutch pioneer in wireless sensor networking Ambient Systems, has expanded its network of European solution partners. Ambient provides its dynamic wireless sensor network products throughout this network. Ambient's SmartPoints (intelligent RFID tags) help companies in a range of industries to reduce costs and improve process quality. Ambient's network partners offer end user solutions for various vertical markets, as well as local market knowledge and project management services. The partner network currently comprises more than ten partners in seven key European countries.

Ambient offers solutions to integrate dynamic wireless sensor networks with software applications that address specific business needs. Companies use these integrated solutions to create unprecedented visibility on the status and location of their goods and assets, enabling significant process efficiency gains and quality improvements in various vertical markets.

Eelco de Jong, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Ambient Systems: "Ambient offers most advanced active RFID technology on the market. SmartPoints integrate monitoring, tracking and tracing capabilities in a unique intelligent tag. These integrated solutions have already proven that they reduce costs and improve process quality, for example in cool chain management. We are very pleased that a growing number of international partners are leveraging our technology to create innovative end user applications. These partnerships are essential for creating tangible business benefits for end users and are an important recognition for our technology."

Ambient has carefully selected its partners based on local knowledge in the various countries, their existing local networks and, importantly, the partners' ability to offer specific vertical market solutions. The existing partners are specialists within their market domains, spanning vertical markets such as food & retail, pharmaceutical & healthcare, transport & logistics, heavy industry and safety & security.

Luca Noli, Vice President Operations at Montalbano Technology in Italy: "Together with Ambient, Montalbano Technology provides state-of-the-art wireless solutions for cool chain management. We are delighted to be working with Ambient, as their technology has been proven to be reliable and suitable to be customized on the final Montalbano Technology applications for the food, retail and pharmaceutical market."

Hans Derksen, CEO of Ambient Systems: "Ambient's growing list of international partners reflects the strong growth that Ambient Systems is currently experiencing. We look forward to continue working with our community of partners in order to deliver cost reductions and quality improvements for companies in a broad range of industries."

Ambient's partner network currently includes the following partners:

  • E-Novation (Germany) – E-Novation is a provider of message handling services for the transport and logistics markets. See www.enovation-btc.de
  • Information Highway Group (Spain) – IHG is an experienced RFID system integrator and solution provider. See www.ihg.net
  • Isatec (UK) – Isatec is a solutions provider with strong expertise in the warehousing, food services and healthcare markets. See www.isatec.co.uk
  • Montalbano Technology (Italy) – Montalbano provides wireless solutions for cool chain management in the Italian market. See www.montalbanotechnology.com
  • Nazca IT Solutions (Netherlands) – Nazca IT Solutions provides web-based solutions for a range of vertical markets. See www.nazcai.nl
  • Phi Data (BeneLux) – Phi Data is a leading provider of Auto-ID solutions and services in Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. See www.phidata.eu
  • Raurich (Spain) – Raurich provides innovative applications for wireless sensor networks. See www.raurich.net
  • SATLOG (Germany) – SATLOG provides fleet management services for the transport market. See www.satlog.de
  • Vizbee (France) – Vizbee provides a flexible RTLS (Realtime Location Systems) software platform, targeting asset tracking and safety & security applications. See www.vizbee.eu
  • Digital Game Technology (Netherlands) – DGT provides monitoring solutions for the chess and gaming industry. See www.digitalgametechnology.com

About Ambient Systems
Ambient Systems, based in Enschede (NL), is a global pioneer in dynamic wireless sensor networking. Ambient Systems helps customers in distribution, transport and industry to improve the quality and efficiency of their processes with dynamic wireless sensor networking solutions. Unlike other products, Ambient utilizes the power of intelligent tags (SmartPoints) to monitor, locate, and protect physical assets and people. Together with Ambient's robust and secure all-wireless™ network, this enables management by exception at a total cost of ownership which is at least three times lower. Already more than 100 customers benefit from unlimited flexibility and easy to install solutions, which provide supply chain visibility and control.

For more information visit www.ambient-systems.net

SOURCE: Ambient Systems