RF-iT Solutions GmbH On Course For Growth
As of October, a partnership between RF-iT Solutions GmbH (A) and the French company RFit Technologies (F) will ensure that customers and interested parties are provided with the best possible service locally in the French radio frequency identification (RFID) market. France is a highly dynamic RFID market and, due to its size, plays an essential role in the standardization and definition of regulations for traceability and the development of RFID solutions. Last year alone, a series of competitiveness clusters and the Centre National RFID, the national organization for the promotion of RFID technologies, were set up to raise awareness of this topic among businesses. With the "Pôle Traçabilité", a competence center in the area of traceability and other scientific institutions, France is well equipped for a market expansion of AutoID technologies. Having realized this at an early stage, the Austrian technology experts RF-iT Solutions pursue an aggressive growth strategy as a supplier of RFID middleware and technology consulting in order to extend their success in Germany and other Central European countries to France. The company has extensive experience in implementing RFID solutions and proven solutions in a wide range of industries: fashion, automotive, pharma, industrial manufacturing, document management, libraries and car rental. Logistics applications to secure brand protection and sales channel monitoring are also part of the portfolio of RF-iT Solutions. "A presence in France is only possible through close cooperation with partners who know the local market, have excellent technical expertise and understand customers' needs. This way, we can offer customers the best possible service locally and the most efficient solutions. We are pleased to have found this partner in RFit Technologies", the managing directors of RF-iT Solutions, Andre Schenten and Dominik Berger agree.
RFit Technologies focuses its activities on traceability of products and auto-ID solutions. The portfolio comprises the marketing of a powerful middleware platform and technical support of customers in the implementation of traceability solutions based on RFID, barcode and other auto-ID technologies. Complete auto-ID and traceability solutions are carried out in close cooperation with selected system integrators. As a result of the two RFID think tanks, competent local expertise around You-R® OPEN is now available to the French market. You-R® OPEN, the RFID/auto-ID middleware of the Austrian technology consulting and software company RF-iT Solutions, combines a number of advantages for companies on the way to RFID-based process management: efficiency, security, scalability, mixed technology and hardware vendor environment. Heterogeneous traceability solutions allow rapid and uncomplicated implementation. You-R® OPEN has successfully contributed to considerably simplifying RFID implementations in companies. The result is a quick return of investment as well as a low total cost of ownership. "The combination of this powerful middleware platform, the expertise of the team of RFit Technologies team and the vicinity to "Pôle Traçabilité" and to the "Centre National RFID" make the implementation of complete solutions fast, safe and efficient," emphasizes Julien Vinay, CEO of RFit Technologies. Together, RF-iT Solutions and RFit have set themselves the ambitious goal to become the market-leading supplier of a platform for the development of traceability and auto-ID solutions, while at the same time doubling turnover each year. The official kick-off of the future cooperation will be the presence of both companies within the framework of "Traçabilité 2008" and "RFID 2008", where the comprehensive range of services of the specialists will be presented to a French audience of experts.
About RF-iT Solutions GmbH
RF-iT Solutions GmbH, Graz, Austria, a company operating in the area of RFID software and services, was established in 2005 through a management buy-out of the "RFID Software and Solutions" business unit of Infineon AG. RF-iT Solutions is the market leader in the strategic segments of the fashion and the automotive industries. The company provides RFID middleware and technology consultancy, devising comprehensive communications solutions to link together business processes, RFID technology and IT. With a staff of 25, the company focuses on the marketing and continued development of You-R® OPEN, a scalable Auto-ID software product and the World's leading RFID OPerating ENvironment, which serves as a platform for system integrators, software manufacturers and operators. RF-iT Solutions provides system integrators with comprehensive technology consulting, serving them as a technical backbone, so that business processes that have been optimized in theory will also work when implemented in practice. In combination with the knowledge of industry experts, You-R® OPEN enables partners to provide global RFID solutions quickly, with the necessary expertise, thus allowing them to focus on added value for their customers. At its location in Graz, the company operates the "RFID/EPCglobal Test Center" for customer-specific RFID test in cooperation with GS1. The company was awarded the valued European Auto-ID Award in the category of RFID in 2006 for the convincing features of You-R® OPEN, including its functionalities and capacity for integration; it also received the German Innovation Award in 2007.
Contact:
RF-iT Solutions GmbH, Hans-Resel-Gasse 17a, A-8020 Graz
Tel.: +43/316/71 11 11, Fax: +43/316/71 11 11-900
E-mail: dominik.berger@rf-it-solutions.com, Internet: www.rf-it-solutions.com
About RFit Technologies
RFit Technologies is based in Valence in the southeast of France and was established in September 2008. The company services the market with two employees and about 10 consulting engineers. RFit specializes in traceability assessment, autoID technologies, technical support, system integration, training and marketing. The target group consists of companies requiring traceability solutions based on auto-ID technologies. RFit Technologies will also market vertical products such as traceability solutions in the fashion segment or document management. To support its customers, RFit Technologies relies on a skilled team of experts and a network of strategic partners.
Contact:
Julien VINAY, RFit Technologies
E-Mail: jvinay@rfit-tech.com
Tel: +33/670/71 29 75
SOURCE: RF-iT Solutions