Mozcom Offers RFID Retail and Security Solutions
February 7, 2005

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a method of remotely storing and retrieving data using devices called RFID tags that contain antennae to enable them to receive and respond to radio-frequency queries from an RFID transceiver. A tag is a small object, such as an adhesive sticker, that can be attached to or incorporated into a product.

The purpose of an RFID system is to enable data to be transmitted by a portable device (tags), which is read by an RFID reader and processed according to the needs of a particular application. The data transmitted by the tag may provide identification or location information, or specifics about the product tagged, such as price, color, date of purchase, etc.

RFID applications range from keeping track of warehouse and store inventory, to identifying cars or people for access control. Commercially available products exist that can be embedded under the skin of human to store personal medical information or animals for tracking purposes.

RFID applications will play a big role in the retail industry. Store giants like Wal-Mart are envisioning completely replacing the UPC/EAN barcodes used in products to RFID since it can store more information", said Dick Chiang, Mozcom's COO/CTO. "It greatly simplifies supply chain management with systems being able to track an item from production, transport, store shelves to consumers using the Internet."

Vertical applications are in wide use for industries like transportation, healthcare, door access controls, retail, home and office building automation. "We have integrated RFID technology to our NetProfit Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions and NetSecure door access control platforms", Chiang adds.

Mozcom carries an affordable line of RFID readers and tags. Readers can support ranges from a few inches to several feet. Mozcom can customize solutions using RFID based on customer requirements. You may log in at http://www.mozcom.com/netsecure or email sales@mozcom.com to know more about Mozcom's services.

Established in 1994, Mozcom is the Philippines' 1st commercial ISP. Its nationwide pure-IP backbone was the first of its kind, and to this day, provides the infrastructure that runs corporate virtual private networks (VPNs), the campus network of the major educational and research institutions, and provides true dialup roaming for mobile users from Northern Luzon to Southern Mindanao. For more information, visit http://www.mozcom.com or call 848-2606.