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OATSystems and IBM Extend Successful Global Partnership to Australia and New Zealand Partnership Delivers RFID Solutions for Industrial Manufacturers, Retailers and Consumer Products Companies WALTHAM, Mass. – Dec. 3, 2007 – OATSystems and IBM today announced that they will jointly deliver RFID solutions in Australia and New Zealand. This is an extension of the already successful global partnership, which has seen IBM and OATSystems work together on projects for some of the world’s largest industrial manufacturers, retailers and consumer goods companies. Effective immediately, this partnership will help Australian retailers, consumer products companies and manufacturers harness the potential of RFID technology to deliver compelling business benefits in areas like inventory availability, promotions execution and asset management. Since 2005, OATSystems and IBM have worked
together to market an integrated offering
comprising OATSystems’ RFID applications,
IBM’s RFID infrastructure software and
IBM Global Business Services’ strategic
input on business case development and system
design. This partnership provides a complete
end-to-end RFID service — from ascertaining
the business case for change and identifying
business processes that need to be integrated,
through to the implementation, roll-out and
maintenance of software and hardware systems.
Importantly, the service also includes real
time process alerts and analytics, enabling
customers to continuously improve supply chain
performance. Dolce said that IBM was committed to being technology agnostic, so that improvements or changes to supply chain management were about business benefit rather than technology for technology’s sake. According to IBM, Australian businesses have been taking a ‘wait and see’ attitude to RFID, reluctant to embrace what is perceived to be a relatively immature technology. “However with greater accuracy rates, lower implementation costs, packaged applications and increasing benefits being derived from supply chain collaboration, attitudes in Australia are shifting to examine the potential the use of RFID,” continued Dolce. Another barrier to business adoption of RFID in Australia has been the lack of key skills. IBM has made a significant investment in this area, bringing in experts from overseas and upskilling engineers and consultants across ANZ. “This partnership enables Australian organizations to enjoy the combined benefits of IBM and OATSystems’ strengths: the technology, services and experience of IBM’s organization with OATSystems’ proven and leading RFID solutions that enterprises have deployed on five continents,” said Prasad Putta, Founder, OATSystems. Customer examples Another customer, consumer goods provider Pacific Coast Producers, invested in RFID to comply with Wal-Mart’s mandate, resulting in better information about how its products move through the supply chain, improving stock levels in stores and ultimately increasing sales. The company is using software from OATSystems to analyze the data captured and deliver a record of inventory and goods moving across the supply chain. About IBM About OATSystems, Inc. OATSystems, Inc. is the recognized RFID solution leader with software that empowers businesses to achieve competitive advantage and ROI from radio-frequency identification (RFID) enabled applications. As a pioneer in developing RFID technology, OAT has been setting the standards in RFID for over half a decade and is responsible for industry firsts that include the largest scale and largest scope of deployments, as well as the most innovative approaches to providing enterprise-wide RFID solutions. OAT’s multinational client base consists of nearly 100 customers in retail, CPG, consumer electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense. OAT is headquartered in Waltham, MA, and has a development office in Bangalore and various direct sales offices and resellers around the globe. To learn more about the company’s latest developments, visit the website at www.oatsystems.com.For further information please contact: George
Cohen (for OATSystems)
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