Provia Tackles RFID in a Twofold Manner
Part One: Recent Annoucements
P.J. Jakovljevic - August 11, 2004

Event Summary

These days when radio frequency identification (RFID) is constantly on everyone's lips, and when every relevant enterprise application vendor is hedging its bets towards becoming RFID-ready or is convincing the market that its RFID-compliant solution is exactly what the doctor (such as Wal-Mart, Target, Albertsons, and the US Department of Defense [DoD]) has ordered, typically quiet Provia Software, a privately-held provider of supply chain execution (SCE) software solutions, naturally feels the time has come for it to be more vocal about its RFID endeavors, albeit after it has already put so much effort in terms of the proof of concept in the field. At the same time, the steadfast, pure-SCE player has continued with rounding out its widening portfolio of SCE solutions aimed at catering for the near entire "order-to-delivery" collaborative process needs (dubbed by its marketers as The Power of Delivery suite) for certain industries, including consumer packaged goods (CPG); third party logistics (3PL) providers; wholesale and industrial distribution; high-tech and electronics; and retail...