RFID Bundle from T.L. Ashford and EIS Targeted at iSeries Shops

Published: February 28, 2006

by Alex Woodie

iSeries barcode and label specialist T.L. Ashford is teaming up with Enterprise Information Systems to deliver an integrated radio frequency identification (RFID) bundle targeted specifically at iSeries shops.

The joint offering includes all the software, hardware, and services an OS/400 shop needs to get their RFID programs up and running, according to Sunday's announcement. The solution includes the RFID option in T.L. Ashford's Barcode400 software, which is used to print and encodes the RFID labels with data directly from the iSeries system. The company also offers RFID templates to help companies comply with the RFID mandates of Wal-Mart, Target, and the Department of Defense.

The EIS offering, called Compliance 1st, provides the software intelligence to incorporate data about the RFID label's movement, its "point of action," and to bring that information back to the originating OS/400 application.

"Combining EIS's Compliance 1st with T.L. Ashford's technology allows IBM AS/400 and iSeries users to implement a fully functional RFID compliance solution without disrupting existing processes," said B. Dwain Farley, managing partner of corporate operations and business development for EIS. "Basically, this joint solution allows users to continue running legacy green-screen or graphical applications, and still reach RFID compliance."