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    ismail hassani
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    middleware rfid costs?

    Hi Everybody :

    Does anyone knows what is the average cost of a rfid middleware?, in the sun site
    it s written that the rfid middleware from sun is free, does anyone have already experienced some implementations with that middleware?

    thanks a lot
    Ismail.
    • 15 Mar 2005, 11:56 am
  • Catalin Barbulescu
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    Re: middleware rfid costs?
    Hello,

    SUN RFID API is not more then a limited set of classes and interfaces where can be used as starting point. This is a set of standards (EPC Network) translated in java)...I am looking forward for the next version ...
    On top you need to implement drivers, back-end communication, storage mechanisms and processing...
    SUN RFID API is just a framework (design) and not a middleware...


    BTW: the SUN API is available only in Solaris (lately RedHat Linux)
    Aditional hardware costs...

    Other frameworks:
    http://www.stockway.fi/
    M$ http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/774/1/1/
    i2 http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/806/1/1/

    Other vendors
    ConnecTerra, GlobeRanger, IBM, Manhattan Associates, Microsoft, OATSystems, Oracle, RF Code, SAP, Savi Technology, Sun Microsystems,TIBCO Software, and webMethods

    There is also an evaluation of RFID Middleware here (for a fee)
    http://retailindustry.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=...

    Best regards,
    Catalin B.

    P.S. my personal impresion is that cost more 100k without the hardware and ERP
    • 15 Mar 2005, 2:27 pm
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  • Catalin Barbulescu
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    Re^3: middleware rfid costs?
    Hello,

    Yes you are right, sometimes RFID hardware introduces new features (ex. sensors, special filtering) that are needed in the Business Processing, so could be that Middleware will not hide the RFID hardware completely...

    Regarding costs we need to add 2 more costs:
    1- RFID hardware maintenance (new network infrastructure, reders, tags, antenas...)
    2- Personal costs with new ROLES in the company...
    etc...

    Best regards,
    Catalin B.
    • 16 Mar 2005, 08:46 am
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    ismail hassani
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    Re^4: middleware rfid costs?
    On 16/03/2005, 09:46, Catalin Barbulescu wrote:
    Hello,
     
    Yes you are right, sometimes RFID hardware introduces new features (ex. sensors, special filtering) that are needed in the Business Processing, so could be that Middleware will not hide the RFID hardware completely...
     
    Regarding costs we need to add 2 more costs:
    1- RFID hardware maintenance (new network infrastructure, reders, tags, antenas...)
    2- Personal costs with new ROLES in the company...
    etc...
     
    Best regards,
    Catalin B.

    Thanks a lot for all the precious informations you gave me, i see that it s not easy to give an amount. because there is so many business model.

    But certainly 100K, will be a little bit expensive for my potential customer

    I have strating a mailing compaign with some middelware providers, with the hope to get some numbers in term of euros....

    Ismail H
    • 16 Mar 2005, 12:34 pm
  • Martin Geisenhainer
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    Re^5: middleware rfid costs?
    Dear Mr. Hasani,

    have you have heard of the Oracle Edge Server? It is part of the 10g Oracle Internet Application Server and can be used as middle tier in RFID-Applications.

    We are certified Oracle Partner and can giv special prices for Oracle ASFU-Licenses (Application Specific Full Use) so that for License Costs it should be possible to be much lower than 100k.

    Best regards,
    Martin Geisenhainer.
    • 24 Mar 2005, 10:36 am