Sun Launches Sun Java System Tag and Ship Solution

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Monday, January 17, 2005; 03:34 PM

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (www.sun.com), announced the availability of the Sun Java System RFID Tag and Ship Solution and the Sun RFID Reference Architecture. Sun also announced its' plans to create RFID Industry Solution Architectures (ISAs) to meet the unique RFID requirements of vertical markets including: government, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and retail.

"Sun realizes that our customers are looking at RFID technology in a variety of ways and we are leveraging our years of experience with RFID and Network Computing to provide programs and solutions to address their unique deployment needs," said Vijay Sarathy, director, RFID product marketing and strategy, Sun Microsystems.

In addition, Sun and SeeBeyond outlined plans for the forthcoming RFID ISA for Retail, which will offer complete, integrated RFID solution designed specifically for retailers.

For customers looking to do more with RFID and integrate RFID data with back-end enterprise systems, the Sun RFID Reference Architecture provides essential guidelines through a designed, tested, tuned, and documented proof-of-concept deployment architecture.

The Sun RFID ISAs will build on the foundation provided by the RFID Reference Architecture and leverage the expertise Sun has gained from working on customer deployments, to enable specific business benefits, such as improved process efficiencies, for customers in a particular industry.

Sun Java System RFID Tag and Ship is a cost-effective, packaged tagging solution for vendors who need to rapidly implement RFID tagging in order to meet immediate demands and retail mandates.

"With the availability of its' new RFID solutions, Sun delivers innovative ways for customers to address specific RFID compliance requirements and mandates," said Robert A. Kleist, president and chief executive officer, Printronix Inc.

Sun RFID Reference Architecture is the latest in an established methodology that identifies, designs, builds, tests and optimizes Sun technology and premier third-party business applications for safer, more efficient deployments, which yield more predictable performance within a customer's business environment.