Transcends Newsletter Spring 2013

“Connecting the Internet of Things with People Delivering Smart Sensors. Smarter Applications. Simpler Solutions”

Since the Rifidi 2.0 Major release in November 2012, Transcends has been involved in many implementations, received great client + partner feedback and developed some new products.

Here are the Key Highlights:

User Stories (across verticals/markets) – Here are some user stories based on real life implementations, scenarios and business challenges we have been faced with over the years mapping to our products.

Reference Implementations – Transcends Product and Solution Reference Implementations

Transcends Powered by Rifidi Products available for online purchase (Stand alone or RFID Bundles) @ ArgoWireless.com

New Partner and Client Announcements – Thinkify (Hardware),Two Technologies (Hardware), Sniper Action Photo (Client – Product Company/Reseller)

Follow us on Linkedin

Events – Transcends will be attending the RFID Journal Live Event in Orlando, FL (4/30-5/2). Any one who would like to meet with us pleasereach out to schedule a meeting or connect with us (Brian Pause – brian@transcends.co , VP of  Business and Product Development) on the RFIDConnect Portal. We look forward to meeting with you in person.

Note: We have been receiving many requests to meet face to face since our November release so we are targeting a mix and mingle event @ the RFID Journal Live Event Wednesday evening May 1 (More details to come here)

New Products and Services

Next Release of Riifid Edge 2.1 coming Spring 2013

Appliance – Rifidi 2.x Pi Embedded Appliance (Retail – $595 USD)- running Rifidi 2.1 Embedded Version with Out of the Box Integration to Cloud/Social media/Databases

Appliance – Rifidii 2.x Box Applaince (Retail – $1,680 USD) – Updated to Rifidi 2.1 Edge

Solutions –  Smart Sensor UHF Gen2 (From $995 – $1,195 USD)- End to End Smart Sensor UHF Gen2 Solution – Plug in, Configure, Capture and Publish your UHF Gen2 Info to the Cloud, Social Media and/or Database

Solutions – Sensor Business Solutions (Click Link for Pricing)  – Asset Tracking, Inventory Management, Inventory Control w/ Handheld User Interface (UI) – Updated to Rifidi 2.1 Edge

Support-  Rifidi 2.x Edge Embedded Support and Services – Smart Sensors. Smarter Applications. Smarter Solutions. All the Power of Middleware Optimized for Embedded Solutions.

Support – Rifidi 2.x Edge Server Support and Services – TraditionalRifidi Edge Server Support Models.

Thank you for all the contributions and support.  We look forward to continue to work with the RFID Community to bring Innovative and Business Value Solutions to the Market.

Transcends Product Development Team

Rifidi 2.0 Major Public Release – Bridging the Internet of Things with Internet of People

“Bridging the Internet of Things (RFID/Sensors/Bar Code) with the Internet of People (Web, Cloud, Social Media, Mobility) Enabling Smart Applications. Smarter Sensors. Simpler Solutions”

Transcends is announcing the Rifidi 2.0 Major Public Release with the goal of providing the foundation for “Bridging the Internet of Things with the Internet of People”. The release was made possible through numerous client implementations, the Rifidi opensource community feedback, surveys, forums and our dedicated Global engineering team.

The release now positions Transcends and the community to bring new innovative sensor business solutions, appliances and smart devices to the marketplace through integration with how businesses, consumers and clients interact in today’s market (Web, Cloud, Social media, Mobility).  Through utilizing the Power of Rifidi, the possibilities are boundless across many verticals (Retail, Health Care, Transportation, Aerospace etc..) for the  types of solutions, products and services that will emerge meeting the needs from the Global Enterprise to the Local Small and Medium Size Business.

Highlights in the Release

New Products and Services

  • Services – Sensor Data Integration Services – Looking to Integrate Your Sensor Information with Existing Data (Product Catalog, Customer Master Data, Analytics, Consumer Behavior, Legacy Data)
  • Support-  Rifidi 2.0 Edge Embedded Support and Services – Smarter Sensors. Smarter Devices. Smarter Solutions. All the Power of Middleware Optimized for Embedded Solutions.
  • Support – Rifidi 2.0 Edge Server Support and Services – Traditional Full Rifidi Edge Server Support Models.

Thank you for all the contributions and support.  We look forward to continue to work with the RFID Community to bring Innovative and Busines Value Solutions to the Market.

Transcends Product Development Team

Transcends, Product Roadmap Goal and Value Proposition

Since our beginning of being involved in the RFID industry 7 years ago we have been focused on one common goal:

To enable the global marketplace to have equal access to RFID by providing a open source RFID software development platform (Rifidi).

By staying focused on this goal we have been able to achieve building a thriving community,

Through the community approaching us with many ideas and business problems we have been able to play the role of being in the middle of working with many players in the industry (Hardware Manufactures, Educators, System Integrators, Software and End Users).

As from our perspective, these interactions only continue to grow as end user awareness builds (press, articles, word of mouth and see as part of everyday life)  and RFID Manufactures and Integrators are realizing more and more the importance of simple and high value solutions.

So what is our value proposition though all this:

1) Continue to work with the community to evolve the Rifidi Platform relevant to the market’s needs

2)  Connect ideas leveraging the RFID mind-share we and ourpartners have developed over many years working together.

3) Focus on lightweight and lean development of these ideas (quick wins to markets with building blocks towards the future)

4) Ultimately our goal with Rifidi Edge (one of the key components to the Rifidi Platform) is to be the bridge for the Internet of thingsto the Internet of people..

5) Being a bridge between these worlds means we provide ways to filter and make sense of the information, develop common RFID business solutions (asset tracking, inventory control, inventory management) and integrate with the world we all live in (Internet, mobile, cloud and social media)

6) Provide appliances to be able deliver the Rifidi Platform in a low cost high quality manner based on the way you need to deploy your solution (Industrial, Outdoors, Commercial, Retail and coming soon is an embedded appliance solution – RaspberryPi)

Learn About Transcends’ Partner Program, Rifidi Appliance, Products and Service Offering Pricing

Though our surveys and customer conversations you have asked for Transcends Partner Programs, Product, Solution and Service Offerings Powered by Rifidi – Lower your TCO of your RFID Solution

Transcends Partner Program – Reseller Pricing Benefits,  Offer your Services to the Rifidi Marketplace, Powered by Rifidi Solution Branding  + much more

Product Offerings – Rifidi Box Appliance w/ Pricing

Solution Offerings – Rifidi Box Appliance buindled with Business Solutions w/ Pricing

Service Offerings – Consulting, Support and Training

Leverage Transcends Global Marketplace: 5 Ways to Bring Your RFID/Sensor Solution to Life

I personally would like to reach out to you on how you can leveage the Transcends Global Marketplace to bring your RFID/Sensor solution to the market. Since we have been involved in the RFID industry for over 7 years  we have been in the middle of helping the marketplace and adoption grow globally now approaching the 60,000 download mark of the Rifidi Platform. Because of these experiences, building relationships globally across verticles/hortizonals, ensuring RFID software and solutions are accessible to all and now the state of the RFID industry being at a tipping point of adoption we have established several services offerings:

1) Solutioning: Have a idea? We have a solution offering taking you through a 5-step process of understanding your goal to calulating your ROI

2) Consulting – Use Case: Already have a use case in mind such as a asset tracking, inventory management or social media scenarios. We have a use case template where in a 30 – 60 minute session we can capture the concept and provide you with an design, timeline and cost estimate.

3) Consulting – Finish the Swing: Have u been working with Rifidi and just need help taking the solution to the finish line in order to bring to the market? Leverage the Transcends Global marketplace and software engineering expertise to bring to reality.

4) Sensor Appliance: Looking for a low cost device already bundle with Rifidi Edge + Support. We have several offeriings here based on the durability, environment and scability needs of your solution.

5) Support: Once you have delivered the solution we offer several global support models 9×5, 12×7, base, advanced support models

To be clear , all of the above can be used in combination, require minimal time to evaluated what makes sense based on your needs (One phone call, couple emails, over Skype) and all leverage our Global Marketplace pricing and resourcing models.

Contact Us if any of the above offerings catch your interest and where you feel Transcends Powered by Rifidi can best address your RFID/Sensor solution needs.

Transcends Rifidi Edge Planning – Community Requirements

We are currently planning the next major release of Rifidi Edge 2.0. A big part of how we decided to evolve the Rifidi Platform comes from the community through the numerous emails, conferences, brainstorming sessions, forums, surveys and most importantly through your ideas,

Over the past few months, using these channels of communications, we have come up with some potential candidate features in the next major release but would like your input.

Here is a link to a survey containing 6 questions which should take no more the a few minutes to complete.

Thank you.

The Rifidfi Product Development Team