SATO GL4e printers support Microsoft BizTalk RFID and enable more supply-chain operators meet RFID mandate requirements
2/2/2009
Singapore, February 02, 2009
– SATO, a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection
(AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labelling, and
EPC/RFID solutions announced that it has added GL4e RFID-ready
industrial printer series to products that support Microsoft BizTalk
RFID.
The GL4e series is SATO’s industrial-grade fully
network-manageable printer with field-upgradeable ultra-high frequency (
UHF) RFID option. Ideally suited for global EPC Class 1 Gen 2
applications, it has successfully established itself as a solution for
highly-demanding RFID UHF application requirements in the supply chain.
Synchronized with Microsoft's BizTalk RFID technology, the GL4e encodes
and prints RFID tags and labels to meet global supply chain operators'
retail, government-led and other supply-chain compliance mandates. The
RFID printing solution is also ideal for closed-loop UHF applications.
In line with Microsoft’s approach to a uniform way to help
manage RFID devices on the Microsoft® Windows® platform, SATO has
developed a Device Service Provider Interface (DSPI) that allows plug
and play connection of the GL4e RFID-ready printer with BizTalk RFID.
“ SATO continues
to invest in making its RFID printing solutions compatible with the
broadest range of users’ systems and IT platforms. We are constantly
working closely with our partners, developers and systems integrators,
to offer solutions that overcome current integration challenges." said
Kaz Matsuyama, Managing Director of SATO International.
“We want to enable our partners to develop cost effective RFID-based
solutions that span organizational and geographic boundaries,” said Paul
Sanford, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, “Investing in BizTalk
Server’s RFID platform will enable SATO to more efficiently meet their
customers’ global supply chain needs.”
Microsoft BizTalk Server
RFID is an end-to-end RFID platform included with Microsoft BizTalk
Server. It provides a uniform way to manage RFID devices on Microsoft®
Windows®, such as SATO’s RFID printers.
To learn more about SATO RFID Device Service Provider
software and how it fits in the Microsoft RFID Service Framework, please
visit the following link:
http://www.satoworldwide.com/software/msRFID.html
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About SATO
SATO is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection
(AIDC) industry and the inventor of the world’s first electronic thermal
transfer barcode printer. It revolutionised the barcoding industry by
introducing the Data Collection System (DCS) & Labelling concept – a
total barcode and labelling solution providing high quality barcode
printers, scanners/hand-held terminals, label design software and
consumables. SATO is one of the first in the industry to introduce a
complete, multi-protocol EPC-compliant, UHF RFID solution.
SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in
Japan. It has worldwide offices in the United States, Belgium, France,
Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia,
New Zealand, Thailand and China. For the fiscal year ended March 31,
2008, it reported revenues of US$767 million.
About SATO International
SATO’s international global headquarters, SATO International Pte. Ltd is
located in Singapore. Previously an international division, it was
incorporated as a holding company in Singapore in 2001 to oversee the
sales, marketing and customer services activities of all its Group
Member Companies. More information about SATO International can be found
at www.satoworldwide.com
*Conversion is based on an average exchange rate of 1US Dollar = 114.43 Japanese Yen.
Contact:
Chee Shin Yee (Ms)
Communications Manager,
Corporate Planning
SATO International PTE. LTD.
438A, Alexandra Road #05-01/04
Alexandra Technopark
Singapore 119967
Tel: (65) 6271-2122
Fax: (65) 6271-2151
Email: communications@sato-int.com