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	August 13, 2004 Evaluating RFID Middleware Picking The Right Solution For Integrating RFID Data Into Business Applications by Sharyn Leaver with Tamara Mendelsohn, Christine Spivey Overby, Esther H. Yuen

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Executive Summary

In response to urgent user demand, RFID middleware vendors are crawling out of the woodwork, with RFID pure plays, platform giants, supply chain application vendors, and integration specialists making a play. To stand the test of time, RFID middleware must include a balanced combination of core infrastructure and packaged application features, including device management, integration, data management, and packaged business logic. Products from vendors like Manhattan Associates and OATSystems that include some packaged application functionality are best suited for meeting the needs of time-strapped early adopters. But Forrester expects platform giants like Oracle and IBM to become more dominant in this space as firms build out broader RFID architectures.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Mandate Requirements Spark Emerging RFID Middleware Market
• RFID Middleware Is More Than Reader Connectivity
• The State Of The Market: It's Early, Really Early
• Vendor Profiles

WHAT IT MEANS

• RFID Middleware Is Here To Stay
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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