S3Edge Ushers In New-Generation Of RFID 2.0 Apps With Microsoft's Release Of BizTalk RFID Mobile
The industry first, 3 tier S3 RTVSTM solution platform, built ground up on Microsoft technologies, will be demonstrated for customers today at multiple locations world-wide during the general availability release of Microsoft BizTalk RFID Mobile.
Key benefits of the RTVSTM approach include:
1. A customizable framework to design, deploy and execute declarative 'Physical World' workflows across multiple tiers in a seamless manner. Core capabilities such as modeling and visualization of workflows, scheduling and monitoring of tasks, reusable real time decision making primitives, and web based manageability, provide upto 50% reduction in custom code.
2. Reduced time to market for delivering new value added services with a cookie-cutter deployment approach.
3. Rich application integration with multiple hardware devices including Impinj, Intermec, Kenetics, Magellan, Mojix, Motorola, Omron, ThingMagic, and Trovan
4. Enterprise connectivity of real time data using standard Microsoft APIs, tools, and platforms to leverage existing customer investments on the Microsoft platform
Deployed at multiple early adopter sites, solutions enabled by S3Edge are helping customers rapidly go from design to deployment in a scalable manner and deliver new levels of service in addition to transforming their existing business processes. Says Mr. Seshu Guddanti, Managing Director of RiteCare Pharma, where the S3 RTVSTM Warehouse Visibility solution is deployed, "S3 Edge's capabilities enabled RiteCare Pharmacy to envision, design and implement game-changing business processes. The S3 Edge RTVSTTM software built on Microsoft's BizTalk platform has enabled us to cut down cycle times to ship by 50%, eliminate errors due to mis-ships, and double our throughput times. This innovative real-time visibility platform ensures RiteCare can now scale rapidly in the future to fulfill our promise of a quality pharmacy in every neighborhood with a wide variety of medicines."
Another happy and satisifed customer is Mr. Manish Soni, General Manager of GKB Hi-Tech Lenses, a joint venture partner of Carl Zeiss Vision where the S3 RTVSTM Work in Process (WiP) solution has been deployed to provide real-time visibility from various manufacturing stations during the production process. Says Mr. Soni, "The S3 Edge WiP solution delivered on the promise of real visibility, real time in record time to enable GKB to continue to raise the bar in the level of customer service .The WiP solution was delivered at ZEISS Brand Lab at Goa (a Carl Zeiss "Star One" accredited lab). In addition to enabling fewer delayed orders, and a multi-fold increase in customer satisfaction with a RFID based solution on the manufacturing floor, S3 is also closely working with us on designing innovative solutions for our retail stores in India to further increase our customer value"
"BizTalk RFID Mobile is a platform for mobile RFID applications that was designed to make creating end-to-end solutions easier," said Paul Sanford, senior product manager at Microsoft Corp. "Customers are now achieving significant ROI through the combined power of S3Edge solutions built on BizTalk RFID Mobile."
"S3Edge's current solutions provide our customers the benefits of real-time data On-Premise, and On-Device with lowest overall total cost of ownership and time to deployment, and we are excited to be a part of the Microsoft BizTalk RFID Mobile launch having built and deployed one of the 1st BizTalk RFID Mobile application solution at RiteCare pharmacy" says Anush Kumar, CTO & VP Business Development at S3 Edge Inc. "The Big Switch to RFID 2.0 is here and S3Edge is leading the charge".
To request a demo of S3Edge's existing solutions for WiP, Warehouse Visibility, and High Value Asset Tracking or participate in our early adopter program for the On-Demand product recall solution visit our website at www.s3edge.com or send us e-mail at info@s3dge.com
About S3Edge
S3Edge is a software solutions company founded in 2007 by ex-principals of the Microsoft BizTalk RFID team, with headquarters in Hyderabad India and offices in Portland and Los Angeles, USA. With deep expertise in RFID, mission-critical enterprise software, and the Microsoft platform they have a proven track record of creating enterprise software products at organizations including Microsoft, Computer Associates, and Amazon.com. They are passionate about the promise of RFID to change the way businesses interact with the physical world, and the enormous business potential of real-time solutions that deliver on this promise. For more information please contact Anush Kumar at +1-310-943-7992 or Anush@s3edge.com
SOURCE: S3Edge