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GlobalTag combines GPS, RFID and SatComs for worldwide supply chain visibility

GlobalTag combines GPS, RFID and SatComs for worldwide supply chain visibility
The prototype ST-694 Globaltag promises a cost-effective solution for both spot-level and ongoing in-transit visibility of shipments and mobile supply chain assets.
The prototype ST-694 Globaltag promises a cost-effective solution for both spot-level and ongoing in-transit visibility of shipments and mobile supply chain assets.
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The prototype ST-694 Globaltag
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The prototype ST-694 Globaltag
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The prototype ST-694 Globaltag
The prototype ST-694 Globaltag
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The prototype ST-694 Globaltag
The prototype ST-694 Globaltag promises a cost-effective solution for both spot-level and ongoing in-transit visibility of shipments and mobile supply chain assets.
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The prototype ST-694 Globaltag promises a cost-effective solution for both spot-level and ongoing in-transit visibility of shipments and mobile supply chain assets.
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February 20, 2009 Numerex and Savi have announced a technology partnership to co-develop what would be the first asset and shipment monitoring device that combines Global Satellite Positioning, active Radio Frequency Identification and Satellite Communications. The hybrid ST-694 GlobalTag is being developed to provide continuous seamless monitoring and precise location information of assets regardless of their physical location.

The ST-694 will provide a new cost-effective solution to a growing market demanding new capabilities for both spot-level and ongoing in-transit visibility of their shipments and mobile supply chain assets, such as transport vehicles, container shipments or large and valuable equipment. The solution leverages Numerex’s strength as a leading provider of full-service, highly secure M2M (Machine-to-Machine) network services and solutions and Savi’s premier capabilities in providing a full range of integrated Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) product solutions for supply chain visibility, management and security.

The satellite-based global RFID device will be designed to provide tracking information in the harshest environmental conditions, be scalable, flexible, and deliver real-time visibility to those who need it, on a near global basis. The partners will work together to ensure that the ST-694 GlobalTag becomes HERO (Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance) certified, and based on the ISO 18000-7 standard for active RFID, which will help promote interoperability with compatible networks and devices.

Savi has provided the active RFID products for the U.S. Department of Defense’s In-Transit Visibility network, which is the world's largest RFID network that tracks about 35,000 conveyances daily across more than 4,000 locations and 40 countries. Asset owners, chemical, retail, defense, transportation companies, rail, suppliers faced with customer RFID mandates, ocean ports and terminal operators, exporters, importers and logistics service providers benefit from Savi's real-time solutions.

Numerex’s satellite products support firefighting, hurricane relief operations, and other situations that benefit from an immediate highest ground perspective. Utilizing satellite technologies for emergency management organizations in need of general field logistics capabilities, Numerex delivers tracking solutions tailored to various industries from cargo tracking to defense logistics.

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