Correos, Sybase iAnywhere and RFID Anywhereâ„¢

Filed in archive Misc on August 8, 2007

Correos - the Spanish postal service - has deployed RFID Anywhereâ„¢ software platform in one of the largest RFID projects in Europe, Sybase iAnywhere reported.

With the use of RFID Anywhereâ„¢, Correos has introduced a radio frequency control system, called Q-RFID, in 16 Automated Processing Centers (APCs) throughout Spain, and in four other bulk Admission Centers, enabling the company to ensure quality control and the traceability of postal deliveries.

According to Regina Defarges, organizational deputy director of Correos:

"The use of RFID Anywhere enhances Correos' competitiveness as a result of more efficient management of postal processes and an improvement in the quality of its services. We're proud to be the forerunner in the use of RFID technology in the postal industry."

Martyn Mallick, director of RFID Technologies at Sybase iAnywhere said:

"The postal industry provides an excellent example of how RFID technology can increase process efficiencies resulting in improved delivery times and streamlining of operating procedures.

Correos chose RFID Anywhere for its superior ability to coordinate a vast number of RFID readers in a dense environment and to integrate business logic and processes with the latest automatic data collection and sensor technologies."

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