OATmw

Why do you need RFID middleware?There are three main reasons:to avoid being locked in to a single reader company's productto enable you to scale beyond a very small pilotto capture RFID specific data to enable decision-making at the enterprise level.How should you choose among various RFID middleware providers?Any decent RFID middleware handles the basics of support for the major readers and filtering. Forrester Research recently completed thefirst thorough evaluationof RFID middleware solutions and identified the following key functional criteria: deployment configuration, monitoring and administration, and reader synchronization. Against these criteria, OATmw received the top scores for the following reasons:Walk-up interface to configure deploymentLocationsReadersLabel printersAlertsFiltersWalk-up interface to administer and monitor reader networkEnable/disable readersTurn antennas on/offParameter-based algorithmsSNMP enabled alertsWalk-up interface for RF interference managementScheduling algorithm for interference managementConfigurable parameters including: prioritization, proximity, limitsTo learn more about selecting an RFID middleware solution, please read Forrester Research's "Evaluating RFID Middleware."