Reva Systems, one of the leading radio frequency identification (RFID) network infrastructure provider, recently announced that METRO Group, one of the most important international retailing companies, is deploying Reva’s Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) products in the largest productionscale RFID rollout in Europe. Initially encompassing about 200 locations of the sales brands Metro Cash & Carry, Real stores, and the METRO Group distribution centers, the rollout entails installing Reva’s technology at each location. Reva’s RFID network infrastructure provides a key component that enables Metro’s RFID architecture to support current and future RFID initiatives.

METRO Group has one of the most sophisticated RFID research and testing organizations in the world. Their process for evaluating innovative technologies is thorough, their requirements for standards based performance are exacting, and their criteria are stringent for moving from RFID pilots to production. Reva’s TAP products will be used to manage the distributed network of RFID installations, to produce accurate data from each site, and to provide rapid operator feedback. For the initial phase of the rollout, METRO Group is primarily using RFID to enhance its distribution and store receiving processes by using accurately located tag data for more efficient operations, better customer service and improved inventory management….

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