(Source: MARKETWIRE)
TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) announced today that Hub telecom,
operator and integrator of business solutions, has selected TIBCO
Software Inc. to develop an operated and universal applications
platform for collecting and processing RFID identification data. The
"Hub'ID" traceability service relies on an open services platform
aimed at providing an end-to-end object monitoring solution extending
from the RFID collection infrastructure to customers' business
applications. The Hub'ID service is applicable to all companies on
the airport platform and to Transport, Freight and Logistics
operations throughout mainland France.
Adding Value to Information
The Hub'ID platform, developed on the basis of the TIBCO software,
receives and formats the data collected by the various RFID sensors in
real time and to the various standards required by the market. As
operator service, the platform has the capacity to process high
volumes of RFID data coming from numerous sites and numerous
collection sources. The TIBCO platform (including TIBCO ActiveMatrix
BusinessWorks(TM)) processes the raw data by assigning it a business
definition, or even enhancing it to ensure real time traceability of
objects; the platform then transmits the data directly to the
customers' information systems. The platform is able to integrate
heterogeneous technologies from Hub telecom's partners. Redundant or
useless data is systematically divided or filtered.
The visibility of the volumes of data processed allows Hub telecom to
see what has actually been utilized and to invoice its services as
accurately as possible.
An Open Platform
The first business application implemented on the Hub'ID platform
meets the RFID luggage traceability requirements of Paris Charles de
Gaulle airport. It allows the networking and the mutualization of
gates and RFID tunnels which are displayed on the sorting luggage
zones and the tarmac. Hub telecom offers this service to feed the
computer luggage systems of airline companies, stopover support
organizations and airports. However, in addition to airport
applications, the service has been designed to ensure monitoring of
all types of logistical flows anywhere in France. Hub telecom's
system is a turnkey service: it includes RFID readers, either fixed
or mobile (PDA), network services, and business data processing
services.
"The TIBCO solution has been chosen for its modularity, its
robustness and its ability to manage high volumes of RFID data.
