Beyond the physics of RFID - Ascential Software tackles the data integration problem

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT DATAMONITOR

INTRODUCTION

• The familiar RFID story...
• The not so familiar RFID story...
• The standards debate
• Data quality and integration hurdles could kill off RFID initiatives
• RFID will take longer than you think
• Data, data, data - vendors need to prove their capabilities
• Look beyond the physics and consider integration issues

ASCENTIAL SOFTWARE

• Overview
• RFID: 5 integration scenarios
• Ascential Enterprise Integration Suite
• Positioning

CONCLUSIONS

APPENDIX

• Future readings
• Relevant links
• SPP writing team
• How to contact experts in your industry
• List of Figures
• Figure 1: Ascential Softwares 5 integration scenarios in an EPC network
• Figure 2: RFID data integration will take time
• Figure 3: Ascential Enterprise Integration Suite
• Figure 4: Ascential Software Alliances