Companies to Deliver Integrated RFID Platform, Increasing Ease of Use and
Reducing Risk for Customers
DALLAS, RFID WORLD CONFERENCE, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun
Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today expanded its relationship with SAP AG
to integrate and standardize RFID technology based on the SAP(R) Auto-ID
Infrastructure component of SAP NetWeaver(R) and the Sun Java (TM) System RFID
Software. This collaboration will enable RFID data network communication
between Sun and SAP RFID technology (part of the mySAP (TM) Business Suite
solutions), allowing for seamless data flow from any RFID-enabled device to
the mySAP Business Suite. The technology integration has been tested and
certified by SAP.
Customers in a broad range of industries, including retail and
manufacturing, are looking to RFID technology to help them gain insight into
multiple facets of the logistics process, including maintaining inventories,
interacting with suppliers, improving customer service and tracking orders.
The collaboration between SAP and Sun will help speed time to deployment for
customers looking to integrate RFID data into their back-end systems. The Sun
Java System RFID Software provides centralized monitoring and management
capabilities for large numbers of distributed RFID devices and delivers Jini
(TM) technology-based dynamic networking capabilities, which help ensure that
RFID data can continue to be transmitted to the SAP applications under
demanding production environments.
"Sun continues to build on our leadership in the RFID market to provide
customers with standards-based solutions designed to manage RFID data in a
variety of business environments, from pharmaceuticals to manufacturing to
retail," said Julie Sarbacker, director, RFID Business Unit, Sun Microsystems,
Inc. "Our collaboration with SAP is another step in the right direction on
behalf of our joint customers and will provide additional functionality to
help overcome the increasingly advanced technical hurdles facing our customers
as they implement the RFID deployments of tomorrow."
Today's announcement further enhances the alliance Sun and SAP bring to
organizations around the globe. For instance, Sun and SAP have been
collaborating on the integration of the Sun Java Enterprise System with SAP
NetWeaver, and Sun also has two technology centers in Walldorf, Germany that
support SAP solution integration -- the Sun Excellence Center for SAP
NetWeaver, and the Sun and SAP Joint Java Technology Center, housed in the Sun
Solution Center for SAP. More information on the alliance between Sun and SAP
is available at http://www.sun.com/sap .
About Sun and RFID
Sun's RFID system strategy includes: Sun Java System RFID Software, Sun
Java System RFID Tag and Ship Solution, RFID industry solutions, global RFID
test centers, Sun hardware and storage technology, global client services, and
third-party alliances. With the recent U.S. acquisition of SeeBeyond,
resulting in the addition of the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite
(CAPS), Sun has a complete and virtually unmatched portfolio of building
blocks to create comprehensive RFID solutions. Sun Java System RFID Software
is optimized for the Solaris Operating System (OS) and is also available on
Linux. For more information go to http://www.sun.com/rfid.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer"[tm] -- guides Sun in
the development of technologies that power the world's most important markets.
Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the
forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be
found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at sun.com.
NOTE: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Java, Jini and The Network Is
The Computer are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
SAP, SAP NetWeaver, mySAP and other SAP products and service mentioned
herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the
world.
For More Information:
Michelle Parkinson
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
415-294-5086
michelle.parkinson@sun.com
Contact: allpress@sun.com
Phone: (650) 786.7737
Sarahjane Sacchetti
Bite Communications for Sun
415-365-0357
sarahjane.sacchetti@bitepr.com
SOURCE Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Sarahjane Sacchetti of Bite Communications,
+1-415-365-0357, or sarahjane.sacchetti@bitepr.com, for Sun; or
Michelle Parkinson of Sun Microsystems, Inc., +1-415-294-5086, or
michelle.parkinson@sun.com, or +1-650-786-7737, or
allpress@sun.com
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