OAT Named Top Ten RFID Vendor by ABI Research

Independent Analysts Continue to Recognize OAT’s Leadership in RFID

WALTHAM, Mass. – June 7, 2005 – OATSystems, Inc., the recognized RFID framework leader, today announced that it has been named as one of the top ten leading RFID vendors by ABI Research. OAT is the highest ranked RFID software company to be included in their RFID Vendor Matrix.

ABI Research has developed the RFID Vendor Matrix as a business intelligence tool for its subscribers that are beginning to deploy RFID solutions. The vendors are chosen based on two criteria: innovation and implementation. A vendor’s innovation is determined by evaluating its intellectual property differentiation, R&D activities and “growth market focus”, while its implementation is determined by its actual product development, contract wins and successful execution of projects, among other things.

“Every company in our Top Ten Vendor Matrix, including OAT, is considered an innovator in what they are doing,” said Erik Michielsen, director of RFID & Ubiquitous Networks, ABI Research. “The high rankings in both innovation and implementation indicate that the vendor is a leader in their field.”

ABI Research is another distinguished analyst firm to recognize OAT’s leadership in RFID framework solutions. Both AMR and Forrester have recently credited OAT with building a leadership position through dependable customer success and by identifying a clear RFID pathway to ROI.

“We are honored to be recognized as a leader in RFID innovation and implementation by ABI Research,” said Marc Osofsky, vice president of marketing and product management. “We owe our success to our numerous, innovative customers and the quality of our team.”

Information on the RFID Vendor Matrix is available at http://www.abiresearch.com/products/vendor_matrix/RFID_Vendor_Matrix

About OAT

OATSystems, Inc. is the recognized RFID framework leader with software that empowers businesses to achieve competitive advantage from radio-frequency identification (RFID). As pioneers in the development of RFID technology, OAT has been setting the standard 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, which includes companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Gillette, consists of over 50 customers in retail, CPG, consumer electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, OAT has offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco and Bangalore and is on the Web at www.oatsystems.com.