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S4100 Multi-Function Reader Evaluation Kit Now Available |
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 TI is announcing the availability of its S4100 Multi-Function Reader (MFR) Evaluation Kit. Based on the company's MFR Module, a flexible and low-cost device that supports dual frequencies (LF – 134.2 kHz, and HF – 13.56 MHz) and accepts multiple protocols (ISO/IEC 15693 and ISO/IEC 14443), the new kit is designed to help systems integrators and engineers quickly and easily design and implement RFID solutions for contactless payment, ticketing, loyalty, and logical and physical access control.
The S4100 MFR Evaluation Kit includes a fully-housed reader, samples of high-frequency (HF) and low-frequency (LF) transponders, an additional MFR module, a software resource CD with technical documentation, and a "Getting Started" guide to help users with set-up.
In addition to standard application firmware, the S4100 MFR Evaluation Kit also features a platform independent software application programming interface (API), developed by Fairfield, OH-based DataBrokers, Inc., to facilitate the development of PC-based software. The API is also compatible with TI's high-frequency S6500 Long-Range Reader and S6350 Mid-Range Reader, as well as TI's future HF readers. This enables the creation of a single software application to drive a multitude of readers in a variety of application environments. The modular firmware architecture of the MFR Evaluation Kit combined with serial firmware programmability provides system scalability and reader programmability for stand-alone or host-controlled, multi-point applications.
Customers can purchase the S4100 MFR Evaluation Kit for $595. It is available by calling TI-RFid Systems at 1-888-937-6536 ( North America ) or +1-972-575-4364 (International), or through TI's worldwide network of RFID distributors.
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TI Establishes Strategic Alliance with BearingPoint
TI has announced an alliance agreement with BearingPoint, Inc., one of the world's largest business consulting and systems integration firms. The companies will market RFID products and services to customers in the manufacturing, retail, life sciences, financial services and government sectors. Texas Instruments will be the primary supplier of Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) Generation 2 tags for BearingPoint's RFID-enabled customer applications.
"Our alliance with BearingPoint combined with our global expertise in developing standards-based RFID technology for a diverse range of applications will help companies reap the business rewards of their RFID implementations," said Julie England, vice president of Texas Instruments and general manager of Texas Instruments RFid Systems.
This relationship will leverage both firms' strengths for enhanced go-to-market and delivery capability. BearingPoint will provide services in consulting, systems integration, assessment, proof-of-concept, test management and program management. TI will provide its suite of RFID products as well as competencies in semiconductors, microelectronics engineering and RFID equipment manufacturing. Both companies will focus on enhancing market adoption with EPC-related RFID initiatives.
"By teaming with Texas Instruments, BearingPoint can play a key role in the continued market adoption of RFID," said John Cummings, managing director, Global RFID Solutions practice at BearingPoint. "Combining Texas Instruments' capabilities in RFID technology and BearingPoint's strategy and systems integration experience can help companies expedite the  implementation of RFID.
For more information on BearingPoint, Inc., visit the company's Web site at www.BearingPoint.com , or contact Lizette Kodama at 212-954-2461.
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ASME Honors Julie Spicer England with Henry Laurence Gantt Medal
Julie Spicer England, general manager of TI-RFid Systems and a vice president at Texas Instruments, will be honored by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and the American Management Association. England will receive the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in recognition of distinguished achievements in management and outstanding service to the community.
England is the first woman to independently receive this honor as well as the second employee of Texas Instruments to be awarded the medal.
She will receive the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal at ASME's 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo, which is being held in Anaheim, Calif., Nov. 13 through 19.
England joined TI in 1979 and has been general manager of TI's RFID business since 2004. She has been a TI vice president since 1994. In her current position, she has the challenge of growing a business that provides automated identification technology to the supply chain of the Fortune 1000. Her engineering and operations team, and extended TI team, is located in Dallas; Freising, Germany; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
England is the co-inventor of six U.S. patents related to infrared focal plane array process technology. Her infrared patent work was used to increase night vision sensitivity in hand-held weapons and guidance systems used by the United States in the Gulf War and subsequent military conflicts.
As one of the top women in the U.S. technology industry, England is an inspiration to women pursuing careers in technical and managerial fields. An active role model, mentor, supporter and champion of women, England brings issues to light and breaks through barriers to ensure progress. She is one of the founding members of the Women of TI Fund, specifically created to funnel contributions into programs that help young women pursue careers in math, science and engineering through the Dallas Women's Foundation. She also developed a mentoring workshop, "Have the Tools, Know the Rules," which she has presented to more than 1,000 TI employees and several major technology corporations.
England has committed a significant amount of her time to business and civic organizations, and the community and university arena. She recently completed a six-year tenure as a member of the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She served on the boards of the Women's Center of Dallas, International Women's Forum, Executive Women's Alliance and the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce's Executive Women's Business Roundtable and Texas Women's Venture Fund. She is well known at Texas Tech University for her support of the College of Engineering and of female students in particular. She is a member of Texas Tech's Rawls College of Business Advisory Council. She is also the founder of the 3/2 Program at Texas Women's University, a creative collaboration between industry and universities designed to inspire and assist women pursuing careers in engineering.
Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, today's ASME is a 120,000-member professional organization focused on technical, educational and research issues of the engineering and technology community.
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TI Fosters RFID Education This Fall
Educational opportunities abound this fall with a series of programs sponsored by TI-RFid, including the RFID Developer Conference, RFID Boot Camps and RFID in Healthcare 2004. Information and updates related to these events follows. For additional details or to register, contact show producer Shorecliff Communications at +1 800-608-9641 or info@scievents.com , or visit www.shorecliffcommunications.com .
RFID DevCon
A must-attend event for IT executives, enterprise administrators, application engineers and software architects, the RFID Developer Conference is an informative event for software programmers who already have a basic understanding of RFID and related technologies. Designed to ease the creation of next generation middleware products with the performance and functionality necessary to handle large amounts of RFID-generated information, DevCon provides attendees with a firm grasp on how to leverage existing IT, what code is needed to connect readers to their backend systems and how to build an infrastructure to support the data. The event will take place on November 9 and 10 in San Francisco, California.
RFID Boot Camps
TI-RFid is bringing its successful RFID Boot Camp educational programs to systems integrators, VARs and enterprise end users in San Francisco, California on November 8, Orlando, Florida on November 16 and in Boston, Massachusetts on November 29 (pre-show event of the RFID in Healthcare 2004). The RFID Boot Camp features a one-day program with presentations by a range of industry experts, providing attendees with an overview of RFID technology, industry standards, current and future applications, and the RFID selling skills needed to build their RFID businesses and to garner support for the initiative within their organizations.
RFID in Healthcare
Healthcare professionals and RFID experts will unite at the second annual RFID in Healthcare Conference and Exhibition. Wal-Mart, the FDA and HDMA support the adoption of RFID within the healthcare industry, though many uncertainties remain. The event, rich with panel discussions, case studies and strategy sessions, will answer the industry's questions on available technologies, standards, pilot implementations and cost efficiencies. Unlike broad-based healthcare IT events, this event focuses solely on RFID—providing answers on how to measure pilot program costs, steps for pilot execution and how to assess the ROI of a total enterprise implementation. This year's event will take place in Boston, Massachusetts from November 29 to December 1.
Questions? Want to register to attend any of the above events?
Contact Shorecliff Communications
+1 800-608-9641
info@scievents.com
www.shorecliffcommunications.com
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