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Real-Time Visibility for the Extended Enterprise
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Microsoft RFID: Key Enabler for Mass Adoption
• BizTalk RFID Platform: ‘RFID for Everyman’*– Server & Mobile platforms for .NET eco-system to
build out RFID applications, shipped as part of BizTalk Server
– Lower TCO for partners & customers• h/w config, management, provisioning, ‘production
readiness’• Barriers yet to overcome:
– Cost, Complexity, Performance of overall solution– Lack of ‘Holistic’, repeatable, end-end solutions– IT alignment / buy-off for current hub-spoke solution
architectures a real adoption issue, specifically wrt LoB integration
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S3Edge RTVS™ Solution Platform
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• Enterprise 3.0 services to consume and act on real time data from the physical world– Software + Services on device, edge, cloud for rapid
deployment of RFID solutions• Delivered as configurable Real Time Visibility Systems
[RTVSTM] for vertical applications
S3RTVSTM
On-Demand
On-Premise On-Device
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High Value Asset
Tracking
High Value Asset
Tracking
Product Recall
Product Recall
RTVS™ based Solutions
Work in ProcessWork in Process
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WarehouseOperationsWarehouseOperations
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On-PremiseOn-PremiseSoftware ApplianceSoftware Appliance
On-Mobile On-Mobile WorkflowsWorkflows
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• Work-In-Process visibility – Real-time tracking of Optical lenses, electronic component sub-
assemblies, automotive manufacturing, PCB’s
• Operational visibility into warehouse operations– Picking, cross-dock, put away, and shipping operations– Real time inventory of assets
• High value asset tracking– IT / Datacenter visibility through lifecycle– Tracking of high-value items such as sunglasses, perfumes, jewelry,
apparel, medical, oil and gas equipment– Receive, put away, stock taking, reconciliation, in-store display
• Proactive & “On Demand” product recall – Closed loop visibility for real time product location– Recall at source
Scenarios Addressed
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