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From the feed lot to the parking lot, is this the year for RFID?
Date Posted: May 12, 2005 12:00 AM
MIDDLEWARE MANEUVERS
When implementing an RFID system, the biggest challenge involves the data that it collects. The problem can be solved via middleware. It is software that helps designers sort out and use the data with existing applications software packages from companies like Oracle and SAP.
One example of middleware, Dat-Link from Acsis Inc., runs on a server and contains drivers for most RFID readers. It collects the data and stores, filters, aggregates, and normalizes it. It then links to the applications software, where the real work is done.
According to Steve Brown, executive vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Acsis, middleware like this can help make an RFID system function on a real-time basis by making critical tracking data available almost immediately. Such middleware is a key part of the RFID systems design process.
See "RFID FAQs," Drill Deeper 1027, at www.elecdesign.com for answers to key questions about designing and implementing an RFID system.