Northland completes RFID live trial with application by RF-iT
31 Jan '08
4 min read
You-R OPEN leads the way in the textile industry: For an integration platform, the practical trials rely on the scalable You-R OPEN Operating ENvironment by RF-iT Solutions. This application offers various communications modules for data exchange with lower-level systems such as SAP Navision, PC databases and files, in addition to EPCIS. “You-R OPEN allows existing enterprise software to be used for optimally processing data provided by RFID processes regardless of the readers and tags used in the specific case.
In this way, the operating environment serves to bridge the gap between RFID hardware and the existing IT infrastructure,” Dominik Berger, managing director of RF-iT Solutions GmbH, explained. “This trial provides very convincing proof that RFID can contribute toward improved efficiency in the logistics process overall. In this context, the textile and clothing industry has come to be recognized as an attractive market for the implementation of RFID technologies.
When you consider the materials to be identified, the volume of goods and the complex, global logistics chain involved in this case, this sector provides excellent reference customers for successful implementation of projects,” the RFID expert added. The Graz-based technology craftsmen rank among the international market leaders in RFID solutions for the fashion industry. In addition to other projects, RF-iT have developed the software which has come to be implemented in every goods flow process used by Germany's gardeur AG and in the RFID-driven store processes at Karstadt – Germany's largest fashion retailer.
“The You-R OPEN OPerating-ENvironment and our Fashion Solutions equip system integrators and software manufacturers with the expertise required to make a swift, competent entry into the RFID market,” Berger pointed out. The integratability of You-R OPEN as well as its compatibility with various types of hardware are other convincing features.
This Austrian company offers shop-in-shop concepts as well as franchise chains in 36 countries. In China and South America, Northland ranks amongst the best-selling outdoor brands. The company continues to be privately owned by the Pichler family. Gerwalt Pichler, the company founder, was an extreme athlete, frequently dissatisfied with the quality of his sports clothing. In response, he started designing his own clothing for extreme sports beginning in 1973.
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