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OATSystems - Auto-ID Innovation and Leadership

OATSystems has an unmatched heritage and history for innovation in Auto-ID:

Year Milestone
1999
  • Dr. Sanjay Sarma, OATSystems’ Co-founder and Technology Advisor, founds Auto-ID Center, becomes EPCglobal Governor
2000
  • OATSystems' Co-founder and General Manager, Prasad Putta, develops early standards for RFID, manages MIT Auto-ID Center and early Walmart field trials
2001
  • OATSystems founded
  • OATSystems develops first RFID Middleware
  • OATSystems executes first field trial of RFID in supply chain
2003
  • OATSystems delivers first multi-site, 100 reader scale system
2004
  • OATSystems gains 50% market share for retailer mandates, “Elite 8” first RFID framework
2005
  • OATSystems delivers first RFID-centric applications
2006
  • OATSystems delivers first Flexible Architecture solution
  • OATSystems delivers first RFID Promotions on Standards
2007
  • OATSystems launches RFID solutions for manufacturers including Asset Tracking and Work-In-Process tracking
  • OATSystems' customer Hewlett-Packard wins RFID Journal Award for Best RFID Implementation
2008
  • OATSystems selected by Airbus for world’s largest RFID-enabled manufacturing initiative
  • OATSystems acquired by Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CKP)
  • OATSystems' customer Airbus wins RFID Journal Award for Best RFID Implementation
2009

 

“Airbus will gain quick wins early on through data-gathering automation, but the long-term goal is nothing less than a transformation.” 

- Head of RFID Program, Airbus

 

As a division of Checkpoint Systems (NYSE:CKP), OATSystems offers its customers unmatched stability and depth of resources that only a large multi-national can provide.  OATSystems’ customers can be confident that the solutions that they rely on from OAT today will be supported and maintained tomorrow and beyond.  In addition, Checkpoint’s 40 years of RF technology expertise further strengthen OAT’s RFID and Auto-ID heritage; the combined technical strengths of Checkpoint and OAT provide customers with unmatched experience and technological capabilities. 

OATSystems is undeniably the global pacesetter in RFID and other Auto-ID solutions. Read more about what the industry is saying about OAT.
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