IDII Software Newsletter
December 15th 2004 - Volume 5 Number 13
For PROFESSIONALS in Software for Warehousing, Logistics, and Supply Chain.
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IDII Review of RedPrairie’s WMS

RedPrairie has an excellent & broad offering of software solutions. It is well managed to provide software that the current customer base needs and is financially well managed. Currently the company now has 3 WMS solutions, plus engineered labor standard, yard management, transportation management, 3PL functionality, RFID, data mapping utility, and much more. The sales force targets companies needing either a WMS, a TMS, or just the engineered LMS.

New substantial modules are frequently released by RedPrairie. We love seeing new modules being “pumped out” of this software company - it shows R&D and innovation continues at a fast pace. RedPrairie uses the internally developed MOCA component language to make upgrades simpler for the customer. MOCA is the abbreviation for Mark's Open Component
Architecture.

Over the last 10 years - RedPrairie has consistently demonstrated strategically solid aquisitions (LIS, TMS, LMS) and development of new products, while growing the customer base. RedPrairie is managed well, innovative, and grows! The LIS aquistion positions RedPrairie to grow nicely outside the North American market.

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RedPrairie is reviewed in the following printed research report.
A total of 28 Software Vendors reviews are in this printed report.

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Technology & Software Product News

  • Exel announced that it has formalized a five-year agreement with RedPrairie. While the two companies have been working together on various projects for more than 20 years, this agreement provides a structured framework for RedPrairie to supply its technology to Exel for wider deployment throughout the world.

  • ClearOrbit’s New X.LM Product Offers Global Bar Code and RFID Label Management for Any WMS or ERP System. X.LM offers a bar code and RFID label compliance management software for companies of any size using any warehouse management system (WMS) or enterprise resource planning system (ERP). Using an open architecture that can exchange XML or leverage direct APIs, X.LM offers connectivity from any WMS or ERP to all leading bar code label printers and RFID printers (a.k.a. “tag burners”). Moreover, X.LM serves as a central repository for all the current drivers needed to run these diverse devices while isolating the ERP and WMS applications and business process from the effects of any hardware changes.

    X.LM is available in two versions, X.LM Gold and X.LM Silver. Both versions reduce the total cost of label management through their fast installation and implementation, while leveraging configurable business rules to avoid software customizations. Out of the box, X.LM provides immediate compatibly with all the major barcode formats for warehouse, auto, retail and healthcare, General Motors, Ford and Wal-Mart. Both X.LM Gold and X.LM Silver are driven by flexible rules-based printing and label selection, and provide web printing from remote facilities, so companies of all sizes can now engage in global drop-ship management. X.LM Gold has the added features of RFID printing and can integrate business processes with barcode and RFID tagging for EPC compliance. For Oracle users, X.LM also offers synchronous printing with WMS, MSCA, Oracle 9i and 10g, and it can connect to multiple data sources for to support advanced business flows.

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  • SAMSys Introduces RF Command Suite(TM) Reader Programming Tool Advanced application software for easy reader configuration, Thisn ew SAMSys software solution is a Microsoft Windows-based software applicationt that provides a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) for configuring, programming, and commanding SAMSys RFID Reader products.

    Tag Summary Window - The Tag Summary Window displays detailed information about tags being read by the reader, including the Tag ID, Tag Name, Type, Total Tags Read, and the Date/Time. Read rates, rate mode, and tag counts are also provided. In addition, individual tags shown in the display window can be read and written.

    Upload File Window - The Upload File Window is used to upload files to the reader that may include new protocols and enhanced features. SAMSys readers can be automatically updated with new firmware using this interface. In addition, a set of default configuration templates are available for setting up out-of-the-box plug & play operation in various application settings.

    Error Log Window - The Error Log records tag errors received from the reader during operation and displays them with English language descriptions.

    Command Interface Window - This window provides the traditional SAMSys command line interface for sending commands to a reader and a log window to view all data received from the reader. In addition, function keys are provided for executing pre-defined macros.

    The RF Command Suite(TM) software is available immediately for use with SAMSys' EPC compliant readers including the multi-regional, multi-protocol MP9320 reader and the new MP9310 multi-protocol embedded reader module.


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