SAMSys Announces Reseller Agreement With Global Logistics Leader RedPrairie
RedPrairie, Leading Supply Chain Technology Solutions Provider, Will
Offer SAMSys' Full Line of RFID Hardware and Systems to Customers
Worldwide
TORONTO, ON and WAUKESHA, WI, Aug. 4 /CNW/ - SAMSys Technologies Inc.
(SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID)
hardware solutions and consulting services, and RedPrairie Corporation, a
global leader in technology solutions that drive business process
transformation, announced today a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) relationship that
allows RedPrairie to offer the SAMSys line of RFID readers, and antennae
systems as part of RedPrairie's RFID middleware and end-to-end RFID solutions.
RedPrairie is based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with offices in America,
United Kingdom, mainland Europe and China. RedPrairie provides RFID-enabled
systems that help customers achieve measurable end-to-end logistics results
that drive out costs, increase customer service, and create competitive
advantage.
Through its new VAR relationship, RedPrairie will offer SAMSys reader
hardware as part of total solutions for RedPrairie customers. RedPrairie's
service set includes design and installation capabilities as well as Warehouse
Management System (WMS) middleware. The company also offers a wide range of
other products including antennas, printer applications, RFID encoding
printers and much more.
"RedPrairie is known throughout the world for its advanced
transportation, productivity, and distribution management solutions. SAMSys is
pleased to add its products to the range of hardware solutions offered by
RedPrairie," said James "Tres" Wiley, president and chief operating officer of
SAMSys Technologies. "This agreement furthers our goal of being a preferred
global technology supplier through alignments with top-tier VAR partners."
"SAMSys has a commitment to manufacturing the highest quality products,
combined with exceptional after-sale service and support - two attributes we
look for in our partners," said Gary Morgan, Group Leader/RFID for RedPrairie.
"SAMSys readers are found in some of the world's most sophisticated production
and logistics environments. SAMSys' experience and technology will give us
additional options in providing world-class supply chain technology systems."
RedPrairie offers its industry-tailored RFID and distribution solutions
for companies in many markets including consumer goods, retail, food and
beverage, high tech/electronics, third party logistics, industrial/wholesale,
automotive and service parts, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. In addition to
its Wisconsin headquarters, the logistics solutions provider maintains sales
and services offices in Raleigh NC and Eden Prairie MN; Stockenchurch and
York, United Kingdom; Paris, France; Oosterhout, Netherlands, Brussels and
Ninove, Belgium; and Shanghai, China.
SAMSys, with offices in Ontario, North Carolina, and the United Kingdom,
is the originator of the agile multi-frequency, multi-protocol and multi-
regional UHF reader technology which is becoming the standard for supply chain
solutions. For more about SAMSys, visit www.samsys.com. Additional information
about RedPrairie can be found at www.redprairie.com.
About SAMSys Technologies Inc.:
SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading
provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID
integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal
RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. SAMSys offers a family of
products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of
the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose
shares are listed for trading on the TSX Exchange under the symbol: "SMY". The
Company has a total of 45.1 million shares outstanding. Visit SAMSys at
www.samsys.com and www.investorfile.com.
About RedPrairie Corporation:
RedPrairie is a leader in supply chain technology solutions that help
customers transform their businesses. These global, end-to-end solutions
optimize operations across customers' extended supply networks, driving out
costs, improving customer service and creating competitive advantage.
RedPrairie's RFID-enabled suite of supply chain technology solutions provide
the industry's leading transportation, productivity, and distribution
management capabilities, enhanced with process management and optimization
components for real-time visibility, event management, sourcing, quality
control, supplier collaboration and performance management. RedPrairie
provides industry-tailored solutions for many markets, including consumer
goods, direct to consumer and traditional retail, food and beverage,
high tech/electronics, third party logistics, industrial/wholesale, automotive
and service parts, and pharmaceuticals. Customers include Hewlett-Packard,
Sony, Thames Water, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Panasonic, Georgia-Pacific,
Eveready, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Unilever, Exel, GE, TNT Logistics, and many
others. |
