OAT Delivers ROI Leadership in RFID for the Retail Industry

Collaboration with Intel Provides a Pathway to Long-Term Competitive Advantage

WALTHAM, MASS. – MAY 25, 2005–OATSystems, Inc., the recognized RFID framework leader, today announced the RFID Retail Leadership Initiative in collaboration with Intel, the world’s largest chip manufacturer, to drive adoption of radio-frequency identification (RFID) in the retail industry. OAT and Intel are working together to deliver targeted RFID solutions that provide immediate benefits for retailers, and a clear first step to building competitive advantage through adoption of RFID.

The RFID Retail Leadership Initiative combines OAT’s industry-leading RFID framework software and Intel’s breadth of technology and services to help retailers take the first step toward a collaborative digital supply chain that more efficiently manages inventory and goods movement from vendor to the retail shelf. Together these industry leaders are providing retailers with a long-term roadmap that makes RFID adoption easier and delivers the first standards-based, targeted solution delivering ROI.

“RFID holds the potential to transform the supply chain, but many retailers are struggling to figure out how to get started,” commented Prasad Putta, OAT Founder and CEO. “Intel and OAT launched The RFID Retail Leadership Initiative to identify leading retailers that believe successful application of RFID will create long-term competitive advantage. The program enables retailers to get started by providing a long-term pathway to ROI and delivering the first targeted solution.”

The collaboration was borne out of the two companies’ joint success over the past year deploying RFID solutions for several leading retailers, including: store back-room inventory management system for high-value goods; automated receiving solution to eliminate shipment errors between distribution centers and stores; a secure supply chain solution to reduce shrinkage.

In addition to the standards-based platform that supports RFID technologies, Intel also offers RFID services through its professional service organization, Intel® Solution Services.

“OAT and Intel Solution Services have developed a proven approach for identifying tactical and strategic opportunities to drive ROI in RFID deployments in the retail industry,” stated Andrew Moore, Director of Services Line Management, Intel Solution Services. “Intel is working with OAT because of the company’s unique experience delivering scalable, ROI-based solutions to many of the retailers driving industry adoption of RFID.”

“Intel works closely with retail and consumer products industry leaders to help solve business problems through innovative solutions based on cooperative platforms that support a worldwide digital supply chain,” said Jon Stine, Global Retail-Consumer Products Industry Strategic Manager, Intel Corporation. “Intel technologies provide the business transformation platforms that power the readers, servers, desktops, mobile devices and networks that gather and manage EPC-RFID data.”

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 and Bangalore and is on the Web at www.oatsystems.com.