SAP, Infineon's solution to integrate RFID components

SAP AG and Infineon Technologies AG announced a new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) offering to meet companies' needs to connect and manage RFID hardware and software from multiple vendors. The new offering will help companies deploy RFID hardware, devices, tags and software components for RFID-enabled business processes. This will accelerate return on investment and reduce integration costs and risks. 

Due to the rapidly growing RFID solutions market, companies are facing the challenge of selecting, integrating and deploying a heterogeneous collection of RFID hardware and software components. SAP and Infineon now offer a platform to manage RFID components from multiple sources. The platform can manage components like tags, enterprise applications, including RFID device management. 

SAP and Infineon will offer the platform for pilot implementations in retail organizations as well as in industrial manufacturing, high tech and aerospace industries. The platform will help companies meet the current RFID mandates and scale to support future RFID-enabled business processes. 

"The combination of SAP's competence and customer base in business software solutions and Infineon's expertise in RFID technology, system integration as well as tailor-made applications will help to accelerate RFID implementations throughout various industries," said Peter Bauer, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Infineon Technologies AG. The new solution, which Infineon is already using within its supply chains, is easy to implement and can grow with the RFID needs of joint customers. SAP's open Auto-ID Infrastructure, helps customers automate their RFID implementations and implement RFID-enabled business processes. 

Infineon's RFID solution You-R OPEN is an operating environment that links a company's existing non-RFID-based logistics IT infrastructure to its newly installed RFID supported logistics infrastructure. You-R OPEN supports smart labels, readers, PLCs (Programmable Logic Control), automation devices, PCs, servers, hardware components and IT networks. You-R OPEN allows configuration, installation, operation and maintenance of a complete RFID infrastructure. With You-R, companies can accelerate their return on investment in RFID hardware, software and business processes," said Claus Heinrich, Member of the Executive Board, SAP. 

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