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RFID's time has come and the next 12 months will generate much discussion on this technology. The next couple of months will bring news of contracts and make all companys in this sector hot. This little company may just suprise alot out there and sure is nicely priced for taking a position. I've followed this company since it was on the old Montreal exchange. It should be a fun year for all of us.
Good trading all.
SAMSys Eyes Smart Shelf Market
Under a new resller agreement with LG&P In-Store, the Toronto company's readers will be installed in custom displays.
Nov. 20, 2002 – The retail industry is increasingly excited about the prospect of installing smart shelves that use RFID to monitor what’s in stock and track consumer preferences. Right now, RFID tags and readers are too expensive to make such shelving practical for widespread use, but one company is positioning itself for the day when the economics change.
SAMSys Technologies, a Toronto-based RFID reader maker, recently signed a value-added reseller agreement with LG&P In-Store, a Montvale, N.J., company that designs and manufacturers merchandising displays in conjunction with in-store marketing programs. The deal is the first of several, according to SAMSys chairman and CEO Cliff Horwitz.
"We are working with two other companies and we hope to announce similar relationships in the not-to-distant future," he says. "It’s a recognition of the fact that the only way that RFID and smart shelving is likely to be cost-effective in large-scale environments is through joint development and seamless integration into the unit itself."
LG&P is a 15-month-old company founded by industry veterans David Lloyd and Rob Gerstner. It conceptualizes in-store marketing programs and then designs and builds in-store displays. It recently completed a shelf display for children’s books, which is being rolled out at CVS pharmacies. Lloyd has worked with SAMSys before on smart shelf prototypes.
"Together, we are building the infrastructure for the application of RFID at retail in the future," says Lloyd. "Their reader boards need to be housed somehow at the point of sale, whether that is the smart shelf design of the future or retrofitting existing shelves. That’s where we come in."
The two companies will cooperate on designing custom smart shelves for retailers or manufacturers that want them. SAMSys makes a wide range of reader boards that operate at multiple frequencies and use multiple protocol, providing the flexibility needed to track different types of products on store shelves (see photo). Horwitz anticipates that the shelves will likely be used in specific departments, such as for displaying cosmetics or compact disks, then spread throughout stores as the price of RFID tags falls.
SAMSys has worked on a number of smart shelf prototypes. The company developed a sophisticated system with an interactive screen for Revlon. And it developed a prototype of a generic mass-merchandise shelf for Procter & Gamble. Horwitz says it will be too expensive to retrofit miles and miles of store shelves with readers and that it’s more likely that companies will gradually role out shelving designed to achieve specific aims.
"RFID is not a generic technology," he says. "That is all the more relevant when it comes to point-of-sales or point-of-purchase merchandising units because there is no such thing as a generic product. Whether you are talking about a shelf for magazines or cosmetics, there are going to have to be very specific functional elements built into it."
SAMSys and LG&P will focus on designing shelves that deliver a return on investment for the customer. The shelves can be designed not only to make it easier for customers to find what they want when they want it. They can also provide information on what products customer picked up and put back, how they responded to a promotion, or the impact a new display location or design has on sales.
"What makes smart shelving so compelling," says Horwitz, "is that it is the only way retailers can empirically monitor specific results of certain promotions and operational changes."
SAMSys Signs Up Four RFID Partners
Reader maker hope value-added resellers will help it penetrate new vertical markets.
Nov. 7, 2002 -- SAMSys Technologies, a Toronto maker of RFID readers (TSX-VEN: SMY), has signed agreements with four value-added resellers: Alpha Software, John Voris Industrial Engineering Group, VeriCode Systems, and Wallace.
SAMSys chairman and CEO Cliff Horwitz says he realized some time ago that his company didn’t have "the bandwidth to implement large-scale implementations" on its own. So it began looking for partners with experience in implementing systems in different vertical industries.
"These announcements reflect our core strategy, which is that we need to go to market through clearly identified vertical segments," says Horwitz. "We are partnering with integrators that are best positioned to address those vertical markets."
Alpha Software is a software development and consulting company based in Richmond, Va. It is a leader in providing RFID systems for tracking drums, pallets, small tool and other items used in the utility industry. It has also developed smart shelves for warehouses.
John Voris Industrial Engineering Group, a Los Gatos, Calif., manufacturing and distribution process engineering firm, will use SAMSys's readers in JVIE's radio frequency routing solution for conveyor systems (see photo). John Voris primarily serves the automotive and high technology manufacturing markets.
VeriCode Systems is a systems integrator based in Bolingbrook, Ill. It provides a full range of services, including systems design, installation, and integration for automatic data capture systems in warehouses. SAMSys's readers will be integrated with VeriCode's Pallet Track and Carton Track solutions, which provide manufacturers and distributors with real-time information needed to keep manufacturing and shipping operations running efficiently.
Wallace (NYSE: WCS) is a Lisle, Ill., print-management service provider. The company incorporates RFID technology into smart labels to offer customers the ability to track goods and assets in their supply chains. Under the agreement, SAMSys's RFID readers will be integrated with Wallace's full-range of RFID applications.
As part of the partnership agreements, SAMSys will work with the four VARs to show them how to install RFID readers. Horwitz says he expects the arrangements to bear fruit quickly.
"All of these companies actively involved in very specific projects at the moment," he says. "We hope that each of these relationships will result in revenue-generating opportunities in the near term."
Horwitz adds that SAMSys will continue to add more VARs to its partnership program. But it will partner with only one company in each industry segment, so the VARs are not competing with one another.
iam going to get soooo filthy stinking rich with ncs from npct and this baby that my eyes will be floating. now, how about them eggs?
We will all get filthy stinking rich and love it
this looks like it would fit well with ncs and nanopierce. hmmmm
We will all get filthy stinking rich and love it
News!
Attention Business/Technology Editors:
SAMSYs Technologies Inc. and GLOBAL ID Technologies Ltd. sign international marketing and technology agreement
Company: SAMSys Technologies Inc.
Stock Symbol: SMY
Listing: Montreal Exchange (ME)
Outstanding Shares: 21.7 Million (Fully Diluted)
Web Site: www.samsys.com
TORONTO, May 22 /CNW/ - SAMSys Technologies Inc., (SMY:ME)
(www.samsys.com) of Toronto, Canada, a provider of Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) reader hardware, and GLOBAL ID Technologies Ltd. of
Attalens, Switzerland, a worldwide supplier of RFID components, products and
identification solutions, have signed a technological and international
marketing partnership agreement.
"This agreement has significant opportunities for us because it
dramatically opens expanded European marketing channels that positively impact
our international initiatives through inherent relationships with other
network partners," says SAMSys Chairman/CEO Cliff Horwitz. "As a member of
GLOBAL ID's vendor network, we now have technological access to other alliance
companies like Sokymat, a converter of low frequency tags that incorporates
chips from multiple sources. Through this alliance, our readers will be
enabled to communicate with Sokymat's transponders and will allow us to add
several new protocols to our growing library."
SAMSys has developed a reader architecture that supports its unique multi-
protocol/multi-frequency platform capable of sensing and reading RFID tags at
various frequencies and overcoming the lack of standards currently employed
around the world.
"As the latest member of our alliance, we are proud to have SAMSys and
its technical team on board because they have emerged as a clear world leader
in developing passive RFID reader hardware technology designed to support the
broadest possible array of protocols and frequencies," adds GLOBAL ID's
President Phil Calderbank. "We firmly believe RFID is poised to make a
strategic impact for tracking materials/goods as they move through the supply
chain, but the lack of standards has slowed its introduction. With SAMSys'
multi-protocol/frequency readers now available, mixing tag types, frequencies
and protocols to achieve optimum performance has become a non-issue. Operators
can install RFID solutions capable of sensing and tracking tags from a variety
of suppliers without the risk of short-term obsolescence."
"As we said earlier this year, we are now seeing clear evidence of a
market that is maturing and ready for significant growth," says Horwitz. "This
alliance with GLOBAL ID and its coalition network demonstrates there is an
increasing trend of cooperation involving major players within the RFID
industry resulting in the breaking down of traditional barriers created
through former reliance on proprietary technologies."
About GLOBAL ID Technologies Ltd.
GLOBAL ID Technologies Ltd. is headquartered in Attalens, Switzerland,
with regional operations in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. The
company works through a selection of partners and alliances to provide a
complete range of ID components, system 'plug and play' products and full
'turn key' solutions for auto identification applications. Markets include
material handling, health care, animal tracking and security access control.
Technologies include RFID, Biometrics and GPS. Visit GLOBAL ID at
www.globalid.ch
About SAMSys Technologies Inc.
SAMSys Technologies Inc., headquartered in Richmond Hill, ON, Canada, is
a leading global developer of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader
hardware technology, capable of identifying and tracking RFID tags, smart
labels and cards supplied by various manufacturers. RFID is an enabling
technology for the next generation of asset protection, item management,
inventory control, supply chain management, logistics support systems and
financial transaction processing. SAMSys Technologies Inc. is a public company
whose shares are listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange under the symbol:
"SMY". The Company has a total of 21,698,465 shares outstanding fully diluted.
Visit SAMSys at: www.samsys.com and www.investorfile.com.
www.frontlinemagazine.com
Packagers think outside the box
Leaders test RFID for supply chain overhaul
By Rick Gurin
Associate Editor
Imagine walking into a local Wal-Mart to purchase a tube of toothpaste. You scan the choices for your favorite brand (or the one on sale) and place it in your shopping cart. The toothpaste manufacturer is immediately notified that someone is purchasing its brand, which helps ensure proper inventory levels are maintained not only at Wal-Mart but throughout the manufacturer's supply chain, helping re-coup some of the $250 billion the industry loses annually because of inefficient distribution processes.
Sounds like an impossible dream, you say? Well, it may not be as unlikely as you think. Today, manufacturers of the toothpaste's cardboard container (International Paper, Georgia-Pacific and Weyerhaeuser, to name the "Big Three") and conglomerates like Procter & Gamble (P&G) are testing intelligent packaging technology which one day may just be able to do this.
When that day comes, the packaging industry will be turned on its ear. Automated data capture (ADC) technologies, including radio frequency identification (RFID) will play a role in the turnaround. "Packaging now is only a transport medium, but if you RFID-enable it, in some cases, the information being carried on that package becomes more valuable than what is in the package," said Steve Van Fleet, program director of e-packaging for International Paper (IP).
For the early adopters, the value of this information cannot be discounted, given the prominent industry roles they play. As the world's largest consumer goods manufacturer, P&G is seeking to remain on top of an industry famous for razor-thin margins. Wal-Mart, which is considering taking part in some of the RFID trials, reached the retailing pinnacle in part through savvy supply chain management. In the packaging industry, IP, Georgia-Pacific (G-P) and Weyerhaeuser carry a lot of clout, as they control nearly 25% of the corrugated plants in the U.S., in addition to their other endeavors. From raw materials to finished goods to the point of sale, these organizations are linked by the common thread of industry leadership.
IP is testing RFID-enabled "smart packaging" along with P&G, Wal-Mart and Revlon. The company plans to deliver commercial-grade smart packaging to Revlon by the end of the year, according to Van Fleet.
Two of IP's leading competitors, G-P and Weyerhaeuser, are also unveiling packaging programs using the technology. If things shake out as these companies project, users will see a sight that's becoming more familiar when dealing with RFID: results, not simply hype. Even though it's been at least a year in the making, the technology seems to be finding its niche in the packaging supply chain.
Where it started
The seeds of smart packaging (or intelligent packaging-the terms are interchangeable) were sown in the spring of 2000, when IP announced it would be testing Motorola's BiStatix technology as part of a smart packaging initiative conducted under the auspices of the MIT Auto-ID Center. The center is conducting high-level research to create wireless item identification technology. Its current projects include the development of "smart shelves," which essentially would alert a manufacturer the moment a consumer picks a product off the shelf. Product data could then be sent to the manufacturer, or cancelled if the item is replaced on the shelf before purchase.
According to Bill Slowikowski, IP's senior vice president of consumer packaging, there is an estimated $250 billion in yearly waste caused by inefficiencies in the distribution process. A separate study from Accenture (commissioned by IP) projects RFID-enabled e-packaging programs can provide $70 billion in supply chain costs by reducing inventory carrying costs, shrinkage and labor.
Competitor enters the mix
Weyerhaeuser, one of IP's biggest competitors in the packaging industry, also turned to RFID as a way of streamlining internal manufacturing and distribution operations. The dust had barely settled from IP's announcement when Weyerhaeuser inked a deal with RFID provider Intermec Technologies to implement Intellitag technology as part of its supply chain plans.
"We've...stud[ied] RFID technology...and we're enthusiastic about working with [Intermec] to improve our manufacturing processes and provide the same technology solutions to our customers," said Jim Keller, vice president and general manager of Weyerhaeuser Containerboard Packaging and Recycling.
Initial applications focused on improving inventory flow at Weyerhaeuser's paper mills. Paper rolls are wirelessly tracked from product manufacture through shipping. Potential customer applications include raw-material tracking and improved supply chain management.
"This technology meets our goal of continually providing customers with value-added products and services," Keller said. "Because Intellitag is inexpensive to implement, dynamic and highly compatible with our existing bar code wireless environment, it meets our customers' needs for instant, automatic and accurate data."
Reduce, reuse, recycle
RFID is also playing an integral role in G-P's Total Packaging Solutions (TOPS) program. Through TOPS, G-P can supply corrugated or returnable plastic containers (RPCs) to produce growers. The RPCs are tracked using two Intermec Intellitag tags affixed to each container. These tags are permanently attached and sealed after the container is manufactured to prevent water damage, said Jeff Hehir, director of operations at Georgia-Pacific.
RFID offered clear advantages over bar codes, Hehir said. "RPCs are traditionally shipped in gross quantities, so bar code inventory control is not effective. We were seeing losses and unattributed damage to the containers. With RFID, we know where each individual RPC is shipped."
Now, G-P is able to track 100% of its containers through its facility-from manufacture to forward distribution and return. Growers are beginning to test the tags for use in their own supply chains.
Tracking today's progress
International Paper is continuing its push into the RFID arena, as it is running seven demonstration projects-one internally and six with partners in the supply chain-all of which require different readers or chip form factors. As a result, IP is working with technology provider SAMSys to create passive, multi-protocol readers that can be configured to fit each project.
"We are doing what nobody else is attempting to do in the industry-underwriting and deploying initiatives in the next few months to create pilot demonstrations to showcase the benefits of RFID," Van Fleet said.
In February, IP demonstrated a prototype smart shelving system for Revlon products to executives from P&G and other Fortune 500 customers.
"We had all the Revlon walls hooked together via the Internet," Van Fleet said. "At the end of the day, we could use the smart shelves to determine which items were out of stock. Users could then aggregate that information to a distribution center (DC), which would FedEx the out-of-stock products to the merchandisers to replenish exactly what was removed from the shelves."
The next step, according to Van Fleet, is to install the shelves in a retail outlet (Wal-Mart is a likely candidate) to further test not only the system but also the durability of the shelves. "It is clear to us that visibility is a significant enough value proposition in the supply chain that the [RFID] chips and system would be paid for completely before it hits the back door of the retailers."
Internally, IP is piloting an RFID system that will track rolls of paper as they're stored in its warehouses, a move that could save several hundred million dollars alone in internal savings to the company, Van Fleet says.
Fast forward to the future
As manufacturers like IP, Weyerhaeuser and G-P implement a variety of supply chain applications, the obvious question becomes: What's next? According to projections from the MIT Auto-ID Center, of which IP and P&G are founding members, ubiquitous RFID readers will reach the consumer packaged goods and retail industries somewhere between 2005 and 2008.
"MIT's belief that every product will have an RF tag is a far-fetched vision right now, but there are some realistic goals that can be reached," said G-P's Hehir. "For example, I see tremendous value in tracking higher-value items. For everyday goods, I don't believe the box price will justify the expense of RFID."
High-value items will also benefit from security measures inherent to RFID. Anti-theft devices are prevalent in the retail industry, and when the added value of real-time supply chain management is added to the mix, justifying the cost of the technology becomes that much easier.
Van Fleet sees RFID tracking as an application that can redefine the packaging industry. "As we started out last year looking at how this would impact our business, it became obvious that the real value proposition is serving up knowledge to the retailer, manufacturer or consumer."
Frontline Solutions, May 2001
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here is the link.
http://www.stockhouse.com/bullboards/viewmessage.asp?no=3333412&t=0&TableID=0
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danny
news!
SAMSYS TECHNOLOGIES INC ("SMY-M") - Completes Technical Development Agreement With SCS Corp
SAMSys Technologies Inc., (www.samsys.com) of Toronto, a provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader hardware, has signed a Licensing and Technology agreement with SCS Corporation of San Diego, CA, a leading provider of RFID tag and scanner technology, that allows integration of SCS's protocols within SAMSys' multi frequency/multi protocol readers.
"This is a very significant alliance for us," says SAMSys CEO Cliff Horwitz. "Because there's a strong market demand for solutions requiring UHF frequency-based technologies in the RFID arena, we see this agreement as a critical aspect to meet our commitment of providing the highest level of functionality for each application that we are now developing."
"We believe that collaborative market development is key to everyone's success in this industry," adds SCS' president/CEO Jack LeVan. "Since the RFID market is now moving from 'high potential' to 'high opportunity', the RFID industry as a whole must be prepared to share technologies and cooperate on adapting them so that the whole is better than the sum of the parts. That is why we have chosen to work closely with companies like SAMSys to deliver RFID benefits to users' applications on a global basis."
"This agreement with SCS is solid re-enforcement of what we are pursuing in developing applications for mass customization," says Horwitz. "It is one of the results from our recent announcement with International Paper. It represents a paradigm shift as many vendor companies are now re-evaluating themselves to understand how to partner with reader specialists like SAMSys to reach full market potential."
SAMSys in partnership with International Paper is seeking opportunities to deploy smart packaging RFID technologies to enhance data flow within operations of Fortune 500 organizations. Its value-added proposition is to decrease almost $70 billion of waste from inventory irregularities, excessive labor costs and theft in the retail supply chain.
RFID is an electronic labeling system that uses radio frequency to count closely spaced items without the need to separate and scan individual items. RFID consists of a tag and a reader. The reader transmits a signal to the tag, which is a small transceiver. The tag transmits encoded data back to the reader, which logs it via computer. The tag has read-write capabilities, enabling its data to be modified remotely. The system provides greater flexibility over bar-code inventory-control systems because there are no line of sight requirements and physical contact or operator intervention is not required.
About SAMSys Technologies Inc.
SAMSys Technologies Inc., headquartered in Markham, ON, is a leading global developer of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader hardware technology, capable of identifying and tracking RFID tags, smart labels and cards supplied by various manufacturers. RFID is an enabling technology for the next generation of asset protection, item management, inventory control, supply chain management, logistics support systems and financial transaction processing. SAMSys Technologies Inc. is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange under the symbol: "SMY". The Company has a total of 20,353,465 shares outstanding fully diluted. Visit SAMSys at: www.samsys.com and www.investorfile.com.
About SCS Corporation
SCS Corporation is the leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) enabling technology to markets requiring fast, accurate and secure item management and identification systems. SCS develops and manufactures low-cost, passive RFID tags and ANSI 256 compliant scanners (readers) that utilize its patented interactive identification communications protocol, which facilitates quick and accurate reading of multiple tags simultaneously with long read range. SCS RFID tags and scanners operating at high frequencies (900 MHz - 2.45 GHz) are ideally suited for use in supply chain management, airline applications, and authentication. Founded in 1992, SCS Corporation, a privately held company, brings low-cost RFID solutions to the "real world." For more information visit http://www.SCS-Corp.com TEL: (905) 707-0404 x230 Cliff Horwitz, Chief Executive Officer FAX: (905) 707-9944 Email: chorwitz@samsys.com Investor Relations: TEL: (416) 360-8895 Gerry Wimmer, INVESTORFILE.COM FAX: (416) 360-0787 Toll Free: 1-888-894-8222 Email: smy@investorfile.com Website: www.investorfile.com Media Contact (SAMSys): TEL: (416) 218-1102 Sheldon Rose, Vice President, Sacke & Associates Email: sheldonr@sackepr.com Company Contact (SCS): TEL: (619) 485-9196 x102 Jack LeVan, Chief Executive Officer FAX: (619) 485-9196, JackL@scs-corp.com Media Contact (SCS): TEL: (619) 687-7022 Liz Rossin, Porter Novelli Convergence Group FAX: (619) 687-7007 Email: erossin@ncgpn.com
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I am guessing from the info I've heard that a pr concerning the integration of Motorola's protocols into the Samsys reader system if iminent.
The kind of exposure this will bring is going to be big boon for the stock price I believe.
I cant tell even express the exitement I feel about this company right now after some of my holdings have been beaten down it is the brightest spot in my portfolio at the moment.
enjoy,
danny
CONTRACT NEWS!!!!!!!!!
http://www.stockhouse.com/news/news.asp?newsid=617584&tick=smy
ENJOY,
DANNY
here is an interesting article about motorola's smart label initiatives.
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20001102S0031
enjoy,
danny
news.........
private placement for a small amount of shares.
things looking good i think.
http://www.newswire.ca/releases/November2000/09/c3124.html
enjoy,
danny
copied this from a investment site for samsys.
October 31: SAMSYS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SIGNIFICANT & UNEXPECTED NEWS
By: Laurel de Yturralde
SAMSys announced yesterday it will be acquiring all shares of Hamel Davidson Corporation (HDIC); the acquisition is expected to be complete by mid-November. HDIC is a private company; Bill Davidson and his wife own all the shares.
Aside from SMY insiders, HDIC - already working for some time with SMY' alliance partners and customers - is likely in the best position to know what SMY' immediate and future prospects may be.
If anyone else deserves to share in the future success of SMY it is Bill Davidson and HDIC. After SMY' President and CEO, Cliff Horwitz identified the need for a universal reader, in order for RFID to move forward globally as the next mainstream ID technology, he took the development challenge to Davidson. HDIC promptly developed the technology allowing SMY to apply for patent protection ahead of any potential competitors.
The stakes in this industry are very high. "RFID is a wireless electronic labeling/data collection system that uses radio frequency signals as a communication medium between tag protocols and readers that identifies and counts closely spaced items without the need to separate or scan individually tagged objects. According to a Frost & Sullivan report the RFID market sector is expected to reach (US)$10 billion by 2004."
Readers will account for a large share of the RFID market and SAMSys appears to be in an enviable position to capture a significant portion of that share.
OPPORTUNITY AND NECESSITY
HINTS OF MORE TO COME
In the announcement Cliff Horwitz, explains the move to acquire HDIC as a necessity: "Our current schedule and the market demand dictates that we now move to this new arrangement." Reached yesterday on business in the US, I asked Mr. Horwitz if he could elaborate on this statement. He replied "We are just plain very busy! The frustration is that we can't talk about what we are busy with; but we have now virtually monopolized HDIC's resources, and it makes no sense to maintain (on either side) the synthetic safety nets which would normally have to be built in to any relationship which can be terminated by either side. We need each other, and don't need to waste time looking over our respective shoulders!"
Additional questions and replies:
*Question: The release states: "This acquisition propels our growth as we move toward commercialization and deployment of our technologies worldwide." Any further elaboration?
**Answer: "The most important issue is that it broadens the base on which we are building the company. We need people - and good people with these skills and familiarity with both SAMSys and the Industry are hard to find. This now frees me to do more etc. etc. - and not have to spend my time in an area in which others are more proficient!"
*Question: Does the price accepted by Hamel say what I think it does? i.e. show tremendous belief in the future of SMY?
**Answer: "Yes it does! Bill and his wife own all the shares."
*Question: Will Davidson receive additional options as an officer of the company?
**Answer: "YES"
*Question: The press release states "Hamel Davidson's principal Mr. Davidson will assume a leadership role as SAMSys's executive vice-president and chief technology officer." What roles will Davidson play in these offices?
**Answer: "As it says in the PR - he will assume all responsibility for technology development and production."
*Question: Will he free some of your time in negotiating details with prospective customers and others involved in implementation?
**Answer: "YES - most definitely. He is already doing this, and has done so for some time now. He is extremely highly regarded by all of our alliance partners and customers."
*Question: What can be said about the manufacturing role this represents? I am just wondering if investors should understand that mass commercialization will likely still be outsourced.
**Answer: "HDIC does have some limited small production facilities; but indeed any bulk will still be outsourced".
*Question: Anything regarding revenues/profits? Will extra overhead acquired be covered in no longer having to pay for Hamel's services?
**Answer: "There should be a marginal positive cash flow impact on SMY; but I don't believe that it is worth focusing on."
*Question: Can we assume upon merging that SMY becomes an ISO-9001 registered company?
**Answer: "Yes, pretty much so."
*Question: Is mid-November closing highly likely?
**Answer: "Yes - no reason why not."
*Comment: Well, that was a total surprise! Congratulations.
**Response: "I'm full of surprises - good ones, I hope!"
news!!!!
this is good news, the company has manufacturing capacity now!
http://www.stockhouse.com/bullboards/viewmessage.asp?no=2417707&t=0&TableID=0
enjoy,
danny
i picked this up from the stockhouse board this morning.
marconi data has a sales deal with samsys and itermecs protocols for their tags are licensed to samsys and allready integrated into the samsys reader.
i believe this is the first real step to widespread use of rfid tags but i am being patient with this one.
Tuesday October 3, 5:47 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Marconi and Intermec to Develop Innovative RFID Solutions for Supply Chain Applications
Wireless Item Tracking Extended to New Industries
EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000--Marconi InfoChain(TM) and Intermec Technologies Corp. today announced an alliance to develop RFID (radio frequency identification) systems for supply chain applications based on Intermec's Intellitag® RFID technology.
Already a leader in delivering supply chain information services based on wireless data applications and communications, Marconi InfoChain will use Intermec's Intellitag RFID technology to create asset-tracking solutions to tag a wide range of metal products.
The two companies will capitalize on Marconi's leading edge RFID tag design capabilities and Intermec's Intellitag technology and line of products to provide customers with enhanced efficiency and flexibility in tracking metal assets and high value goods contained in metallic packaging.
``As the Intellitag technology moves from pilot programs to market, more companies every day want to know how these types of systems can increase their own efficiencies and productivity,'' said Intermec Vice President Winston Guillory, who heads the Intellitag Business Group. ``Teaming with a leader of Marconi's stature ensures more companies will have access to these technology solutions as soon as possible.''
``By combining Marconi's advanced research and development capabilities with Intermec's RFID products and expertise, we are pleased to deliver new solutions to the asset tracking market,'' said Craig Bauer, president and chief executive of Marconi Data Systems Inc. ``We look forward to continuing to innovate with Intermec and our customers to solve their business challenges by applying advanced information technology.''
Intellitag RFID, the next generation of automatic data collection, allows businesses and industries to track the movement of goods throughout a supply chain 40 times faster than today's conventional bar code-based tracking systems.
Intellitag RFID systems use computer chips on tagged items that allow information to be tracked automatically, without the line of sight or manual scanning required by bar code systems. The read/write capabilities of Intermec's Intellitag technology allows that information to be updated anywhere along the way.
enjoy,
danny
Good luck with it. We need to get all RB posters over here.
Willy
ok, looks like support at 2.80$canadian today. the big show starts in chicago today and we will see if it brings new interest to the stock.
the u.s. ticker did 35k shares on monday which is huge for late, and really hasnt seen these kind of numbers consistantly since the tech bubble burst in april.
since the booths were likely being set up monday at the convention center i believe this is where mondays buying pressure came from as fellow business people meet for the first time and chatted.
i picked up a little yesterday to hedge against a possible blockbuster pr coming out before the show.
i am going to move in easier for any more i aquire.
enjoy,
danny
willy,
i have dropped enough hints on rb etc..... that i would be very surprised to find out they are not aware of samsys.
these two travel in the same circles as well and so on.
as best i can tell there doesnt seem to be many people in the rfid field that are not aware of samsys.
i promise you samsys is aware of nanopierce!
i have been on the samsys stockhouse board for quite some time.
i would be very interested in what paul thinks of samsys's tech as an insider in the industrie assuming he is aware of the company.
you know whats really interesting? do a stock chart overlay of these two companys.
i think it tends to chronicle interest and expectations in the rfid field, or i am just another conspiracy nut maybe.lol
enjoy,
danny
danny,
Is NPCT aware of this company?
Willy
i promised you a breakout willy and here it is!
the company is at scantech with some major players in the rfid market.
these guys are the reason smart labels are going to make it to market in 2001.
there has been a lot of movement to standardising frequencys for labels but its no longer needed because of samsys.
every company making labels from now into the future has a reader ready to go for it made by samsys.
enjoy,
danny
ps:smssf is the ticker to buy in the states. need to convert from canadian to us and make a bid.
i usually just put in a market order on low volume days myself though.
Looks like I need to start following this one. Yes you caught my attention :)
Willy
This good info for anyone investing in canadian stocks.
Investors in Cdn Stocks. Just in case you missed this article in today's Globe and Mail here it is:
The Globe and Mail, Monday, September 25, 2000
New system to provide quick insider trade data
By Richard Blackwell
TORONTO -- Canadian investors will be able to get almost instantaneous information about insider stock trades made by directors, officers and large shareholders of public companies when a new national Internet-based reporting system is up and running early next year.
The new arrangement, called the System for Electronic Data on Insiders, or SEDI, will replace the paper-based reporting of insider trading data to provincial securities commissions.
Regulators require insiders to reveal all their trades in firms in which they are directors or officers, or in which they have substantial shareholdings. These trades are legal unless they are made with the benefit of undisclosed information.
Starting as early as next March, those insiders will submit trading data over a secure Internet connection to SEDI. It will then organize the data for regulatory scrutiny, and make it available on a public Web site.
The system is being developed and managed for all the provincial securities commissions by the the same group at the Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS) that created the SEDAR document filing system. CDS's main job is to clear all securities transactions.
The national insider trading system was originally supposed to be ready in 1999, but the timetable slipped to the end of 2000 after the project was shifted from the Quebec Securities Commission to CDS. Now, the target is March, 2001, because "the complexity was greater than anyone anticipated," said CDS vice-president Dean Peloso, who is spearheading the project.
When it's complete, the big leap forward from an investor point of view will be that data will immediately be posted on a public Web site, where anyone will be able to check what insiders have been buying or selling.
The site will allow investors to search by company, name, date or class of security, and give a history of insider filings back to the system's start date.
Currently investors in Ontario -- Canada's largest securities jurisdiction -- have to wait for the publication of the Ontario Securities Commission bulletin, or the summaries that appear subsequently in newspapers, to get any insider data.
While British Columbia's securities commission posts insider data on its Web site, the information is still gathered manually and represents only filings in that province. The new system will be national, and centralized.
When combined with new rules that force insiders in all provinces to report trades within 10 days, SEDI will put insider trading data at the fingertips of investors much more quickly.
For example, information on the $54-million worth of options cashed in by Nortel Networks Corp. chief executive officer John Roth on Aug. 9, reported in the OSC's printed bulletin on Sept. 19 and in newspapers the next day, would have been available to investors a full month earlier had SEDI already been in place.
The new arrangement will also be a boon to regulators, who will be able to more easily scan the data for potential violations of insider trading rules.
"Not only will the new system improve the timeliness of the data, it will improve the tools [that can be] used to analyze it," Mr. Peloso said.
Accuracy -- a big problem with the old paper-based system -- should also be improved.
That's because SEDI will do calculations to make sure that the holdings of an individual insider match with his or her previous filings, and that the math is correct. SEDI will even prompt filers to check their figures if they don't match.
Companies will be responsible for updating information about corporate developments that could affect the filings, such as stock splits or consolidations, or stock dividend payments. That information will automatically adjust filing data.
For corporations and the insiders themselves, the big advantage is that they'll file electronically, instead of by fax, and they'll only have to do it once. In the existing system some companies and individuals must file to multiple provincial jurisdictions.
SEDI will allow data to be entered over the Internet at any time of the night or day.
In creating SEDI, CDS was able to piggyback on what it learned from developing SEDAR, the electronic filing system for corporate documents such as prospectuses and finacial reports, Mr. Peloso said.
However, only about 800 organizations file SEDAR documents (many companies don't file directly but use filing agents to handle the work), while about 100,000 individuals and more than 5,000 companies file insider reports.
While SEDAR data entry is done over a private communications network -- not a problem with a limited number of filers -- the much broader SEDI system had to allow filing on the Internet. Fortunately, the technology has developed to the point where that is easily feasible, Mr. Peloso said.
Regulators are enthusiastic about the potential for using the Internet as a tool to keep investors better informed.
"This is our first use of the Web to help disseminate critical information to investors in a timely way," OSC chairman David Brown said. "The Web [will help] streamline our regulatory systems and [provide] access to information to members of the public."
And SEDI is only the first step, Mr. Brown said.
It will be followed in about a year by a national system to keep track of all "registrants" -- every individual across the county who is licensed to sell securities.
enjoy,
danny
short data out and samsys has no short position as of sept 15th.
the recent price increase is likely the shorts covering in anticipation of news coming.
i cant say for sure news if coming other than a likely pr from mikoh about the delivery of a new reader.(no dollars)
the company financially is ripe for a finance deal i can say that and the market will dictate the terms i think.
i have heard and read nothing to indicate there is a deal coming just think this is close to the right time as they will need to finance manufacturing by spring i think.
its likely that they will outsource according to my conversations with differant posters as this is what the shareholders will support.
me personally, i would give the company the cash for bricks and morter and reap the whole hog but thats just me and i plan to hold.
my personal plan is to hold 100% till the company gets listed on a major exchange as this is when the real stock value will show.
this montreal exchange is a little outa the way but makes for a cheap entry into a solid startup i think.
enjoy,
danny
this is from investors digest:
It appears increasingly likely SAMSys Technologies (SMY-ME, $2.20,
888-894-8222, www.samsys.com), featured Feb. '99 at $0.50, 12 mo. high $8,
can win a
substantial share of the emerging wireless radio frequency tracking market,
estimated to be worth US$10 billion by 2004 (Frost & Sullivan). RFID
tracking is expected to greatly increase efficiencies in global supply
chain, baggage handling, postal and asset protection industries, to name a few.
Leading global RFID chip and tag makers are lending credibility to SMY's
claim that its patent-pending "Universal Tag Reader" will encourage the
entire industry to take off. Since April Philips Semiconductors, Texas
Instruments, Gemplus, Microchip and Inside Technologies have all allied with
SMY, each company providing its own proprietary RFID protocols for inclusion
in SMY's reader. The customer's risk of product obsolescence is being taken
out of the equation, even as the technology evolves and new suppliers enter
the market. SMY's reader can be adapted to read multiple tags, multiple
frequencies and multiple protocols. The Philips and Inside alliances also
open up the burgeoning contactless Smart Card market as a huge additional
target for SMY readers.
SMY gained a marketing partner in February, when industry giant Marconi Data
Systems (MDS), a division of Marconi plc., agreed to purchase and resell
SMY readers. The generous contract directs commissions to SMY on entire
future RFID installations including hardware, software and setup, for any
customers introduced to MDS by SMY, even if SMY products are not used.
In March SMY applied to patent its newest product, the Tag Evaluation Model
(TEM). Building materials can affect which frequencies and/or protocols work
best. Another problem-solver for the industry, the TEM allows RFID adopters
to test each location before installation, to identify the best solution.
July 18, Australian MIKOH Corp., a leader in the Specialty Security and
Asset Integrety Protection market, enlisted SMY to develop a reader for its
multi-chip, multi-supplier tags. MIKOH markets proprietary technology
incorporating a variety of chips, operating at varying frequencies and
obtained from several chip vendors. SMY and MIKOH expect to move jointly
into commercial sales this fall. Keep an eye on this alliance. The
opportunity to add wireless security to the tracking functionality of RFID
may prove a compelling incentive to mainstream end users, transforming MIKOH
and SMY into a powerful 'dynamic duo'. Expect ongoing announcements of
major new marketing partners, new protocol alliances and customer contracts.
SMY is still speculative but the probability of its becoming a major player
in the RFID industry is rapidly gaining credence.
enjoy,
danny
I recieved this via e-mail today. Very good reading on the subject of SAMSys and rfid.
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RFID: THE NEXT GENERATION
"RFID is widely expected to be the enabling technology for the next
generation of item management, inventory control, supply chain management
and logistics support systems which at present rely mainly on barcoding for
automated data capture. What we are developing with our technology partners
in the United States (and Canada!) is the ability to not only read a wide
range of RFID smart labels but also detect and track tampering of those
labels" (MIKOH Managing Director Peter Atherton, August 17, '00).
'WHERE' ARE THE WIDGETS? 'HOW' ARE THE WIDGETS?
MAJOR RFID BREAKTHROUGH
Before taking a look at today's news from SAMSys, it is very important to
understand that the emerging RFID industry is experiencing a major
breakthrough in terms of the level of functionality RFID technology is able
to deliver to customers/end users.
The 'hands-off', wireless, intelligent tracking ability of RFID is
(hopefully) well understood by SMY followers. Now, in addition to this
functionality, Australia's MIKOH has added a major new function to RFID:
SECURITY/PROTECTION/TAMPER-PROOFING. Not only will manufacturers, suppliers
and customers know 'where' the widgets are, they will know 'how' they are,
and if tampering or damage has occurred, where it may have taken place.
Where the previous focus in RFID has been on 'data' security, MIKOH brings a
unique 'physical' security perspective to the smart label industry.
So now when you think RFID, think Dynamic Dual Function - think Tracking and
Security. The MIKOH trade name says it all: SmartANDSecure.
IRRESISTIBLE COMBINATION
"MAINSTREAM APPLICATIONS"
How important is the addition of the security function? In some industries
security is absolutely crucial; in most industries it is sufficiently
irresistible, in combination with smart-tracking functions, to tip the
balance in favour of widespread adoption of RFID.
In the 2 most recent SMY press releases, Cliff Horwitz has alluded to
marketing RFID into mainstream applications: "There is little doubt that
successful marketing of RFID into mainstream applications will rely upon the
unique functionality which this technology offers;"(August 17) and "MIKOH
represents an ideal model for the implementation of our technology, and
their focus on Security and Asset Integrity Protection markets lends
significant importance to the introduction of RFID into the 'mainstream' of
Automatic Data Collection, especially in the market areas which they serve."
This suggests that the dual functionality now available, is the enticement
needed to jumpstart the global RFID industry and attract large contracts
from major companies.
In a press release today, that follows on SMY latest news, MIKOH calls its
latest agreements with SAMSys and Poly-Flex (which will manufacture its
latest new tag product) "a breakthrough for "smart label" users, including
supply chain managers and customs authorities .There are a lot of large,
global companies interested in smart-labelling using radio frequency
identification (RFID) and our latest development, the SmartANDSecure(TM)
label tamper identification and tracking process, adds a further dimension
to this leading-edge technology."
SMY OPPORTUNITY IN CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS
Whereas in the past the SMY reader has been considered to have an advantage
mainly in systems where multiple competing technologies are expected to
converge, necessitating a universal reader approach, the addition of
security functions opens new doors. Even in closed loop systems (FEDEX
comes to mind) if security is an issue, a multi-frequency, multi-protocol
reader will be needed.
SERIES OF BREAKTHROUGHS
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER ---
SMY' development of a multi-frequency, multi-protocol Universal Reader was
in itself a breakthrough for the industry. Major innovation very often
comes in a series of steps, in which necessity is the mother of invention.
There are no co-incidences.
SMY recognized the need for a universal reader through real-life
experiences/pilots in the field. Industry standardization of frequencies
does not solve the problem when differing frequencies are best suited to a
variety of different product applications.
MIKOH realized it could provide highly secure smart labels by incorporating
multiple chips from more than one chip developer/supplier. But it then
required a product that could read multiple protocols. MIKOH has been
blowing SMY's horn in this regard, in an earlier PR MIKOH stated:
"Widespread adoption of pressure-sensitive RFID labels and seals is
inhibited by the unavailability of secure multiprotocol and multifrequency
tracking readers. The RFID reader design experiences of SAMSys, and its
ability to put unique and effective architectures into real-world
applications, are vital to our marketing of RFID capability. SAMSys
engineering expertise ensures that there will be no compromise on security
in our RFID applications.""
DELIVERY OF FIRST READERS TO MIKOH
>>From today's press release: "The first in a series of reading devices,
specifically designed to demonstrate the unique process branded
SmartANDSecure(TM) by MIKOH, has now been delivered by SAMSys, and it is
anticipated that the marketing of these products will commence shortly."
Just one month from announcing an agreement to develop readers for MIKOH,
SMY has delivered the product.
HOW EASY WAS IT?
To my first question to Cliff Horwitz (above) the answer is "very easy".
The modular design of the SMY reader makes specialty development, for these
and potentially other partners 'a snap!' "We are also pleased that we have
been able to adapt our multi-protocol, multi-frequency architecture so
smoothly for this particular application; and believe that the simplicity
and modularity of the technology will lend itself to further fast
implementation in other areas."
ARE CONTRACTS UPCOMING?
MIKOH has very recently signed agreements with SAMSys, to develop readers,
and with Poly-Flex Circuits, Inc., to manufacture and distribute
SmartANDSecure transponders and labels. It may be safe to assume MIKOH
either has in hand or anticipates orders in the near future.
COMPLEXITY OF THE RFID INDUSTRY
Keep in mind that the RFID industry is very complex and each major contract
will rely upon collaboration and co-operation from numerous product and
service providers. In a hypothetical example, the new MIKOH product will
incorporate chip technology from TI and Philips into tags manufactured by
Poly-Flex. SAMSys will supply the reader technology. Firms like Symbol or
Marconi may act as marketer/integrators.
KEY POINTS TO PONDER (From MIKOH, 08/10/00)
** "SmartANDSecure is a process that is applied to any smart label to make
it tamper-intelligent. This process enhances existing RFID transponders
(thin, flexible RFID circuits included in smart label constructions) so that
tampering can be detected by a special RFID reader." SAMSys is supplying
that 'special' RFID reader.
** Widespread adoption of RFID will increase the need for security. "As
RFID carriers gain wider acceptance in item management and tracking, their
inherent lack of physical tamper protection and their easy portability make
them major security concerns"
** "SmartANDSecure ensures that any attempt to tamper with a smart label,
or remove it from one item and place it on another, will be detected by an
RFID system. A SmartANDSecure label will alert an RFID system even when
sophisticated chemical, temperature or mechanical tampering is attempted."
** "SmartANDSecure provides benefits in high security applications such as
the sealing of classified equipment, restricted locations and HAZMAT
containers, where a combination of tamper-intelligence and on-board data
storage is required."
** "In the commercial arena, it provides powerful asset integrity
protection for item management,
supply chain management and logistics applications, offering cost-effective
protection against inventory fraud, warranty and repair violations, product
diversion and other security-related
actions."
RFID AS THE WORLD VIEWS IT
The August edition of RFID News states "the largest benefit of RFID is that
it will reduce the "cost of doing business" by increasing efficiencies and
decreasing human intervention. The top five advantages of RFID (below) are
presented in terms of 1)Multiple Reads; 2)User Convenience; 3)Position;
4)Writeable; and 5)Rugged. While the editor was thinking of RFID's
conventionally recognized functionality, many, if not most, of the
advantages are as true on the security-function side as on the intelligent
tracking-function side:
"Top five "advantages" of RFID:
It's all about efficiencies in time and motion
I recently asked a group of people what are their top five advantages of
RFID. I have taken their comments and distilled them down into a
collection of similar attributes that may help you with your decision to
adopt RFID as the technology for your project.
The largest benefit of RFID is that it will reduce the "cost of doing
business" by increasing efficiencies and decreasing human intervention.
RFID offers the ability to speed data collection (up to 50x compared to
today's technology) and the transfer of information--making a wider
variety and larger volume of up-to-date, real-time information available
to users in today's decentralized (global) item management market.
* Customer requires ID solution that cannot be met by other
technologies.
* Data capacity of a 2-D symbol or more.... especially when
coupled with #1
* Marketing advantage
* Cost efficiency
* Reduce wasted efforts in tracking collecting and monitoring.
* Be a part of the new age.
* Gear up to technology that has become affordable.
* Competitors are doing it.
* Adds value to the company and a return for the investors.
* Improve profit. Improve profit. Improve profit. Whether that is
by increasing revenues or decreasing costs.
* Eliminate human error, clean databases so they are accurate,
provide better service to customers, automatic data capture where bar
codes can't go.
* Fully integrated solutions: RFID is finally complementary to
today's current AIDC/bar code systems-providing flexibility for the
multiple entities in a supply chain to CHOOSE when to upgrade to RFID
(without changing their GUI interfaces or affecting today's business
partners or practices).
User Convenience
Optimization of processes and convenience for the user (like e.g.
sortation, identification,...) by:
* higher level of automation
* higher reliability of identification
* decentralized data storage
* removing the restrictions given by currently used technologies
(dirt, line of sight,...)
* Decrease in labor cost due to #1.
* Multiple-use in one tag (inventory control, EAS, POS etc.)
* Increase in throughput and productivity
* Ease of use
* Reduced labor costs
Multiple Reads
Customer desires ID solution that requires multiple simultaneous tag
reading.
* High-speed efficiency, increased throughput: RFID offers the
ability to perform multiple tag id/read at extended ranges. Readers can
read and discriminate over 50 tags per second and communicate to
multiple tags in its field of view.
* Ability to read multiple objects and differentiate them...
simplifies tracking and accounting
* Group select: Users can choose to communicate with or identify
all or only a subgroup of tags in the field. The user can also write
information on all or a subgroup of tags simultaneously with a single
command (instantaneously).
Position
No line of sight required (so less human intervention): Multiple
(literally thousands) of RFID labels/tags can be rapidly scanned in a
large volume of space without regard to orientation of the tag.
* Customer desires passive ID tag with long read range
* Customer requires a covert ID technology.
* Auto-location feature... allows you to "find" objects with out
seeing a symbol
Writeable
Customer needs to add data to a tagged item during its use.
* Ability to add and modify all or part of the data on the fly...
more effective process control, avoids relabeling
* Ability to update information in real-time, store and change
information in a tag or database. The business reason for doing this
varies with the application, but it usually comes down to optimizing or
saving time and money in another facet of the end-user's operation based
on information gathered.
* Read/write memory: RFID offers read/write memory which can be
optionally permanently locked (at the byte level). Bytes left unlocked
can be written and rewritten over a 100,000 times.
Rugged
Better survivability than barcodes... for especially in long-term frozen
(ex: plasma) or outdoor storage (ex: Hazardous waste)
* Reliability of information and speed of the read compared to
human reading or barcode reading (humans err; barcodes, or even the item
to which it is attached, can be damaged, bent, covered with paint,
dirt,). http://www.aimglobal.org/
SMY Press Release (1)
http://www.newswire.ca/releases/August2000/17/c1248.html
"SAMSys Technologies Inc. delivers proprietary RFID reader to MIKOH Corporation.
Unique reader enables MIKOH to apply SmartANDSecure(TM) technology
Stock Symbol: SMY:ME
Montreal Exchange
TORONTO, Aug. 17 /CNW/ - SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY:ME): SAMSys
Technologies Inc. ("SAMSys") announced today that it has completed the initial
phase of its agreement with MIKOH Corporation ("MIKOH") to design and produce
a proprietary range of Radio Frequency Identification ("RFID") readers for use
with MIKOH's security transponder technology. This agreement was announced by
the Companies on July 18, 2000.
The first in a series of reading devices, specifically designed to
demonstrate the unique process branded SmartANDSecure(TM) by MIKOH, has now
been delivered by SAMSys, and it is anticipated that the marketing of these
products will commence shortly. MIKOH recently announced an agreement with
Poly-Flex Circuits Inc. under which Poly-Flex will produce RFID smart labels
using MIKOH's tamper-indicating SmartANDSecure(TM) process.
"There is little doubt that successful marketing of RFID into mainstream
applications will rely upon the unique functionality which this technology
offers. SmartANDSecure(TM) is a perfect example of this - and we are extremely
proud to be a partner in this effort," says Cliff Horwitz, CEO of SAMSys. "We
are also pleased that we have been able to adapt our multi-protocol, multi-
frequency architecture so smoothly for this particular application; and
believe that the simplicity and modularity of the technology will lend itself
to further fast implementation in other areas."
According to MIKOH President and CEO Peter Atherton, "This important
milestone reflects the SAMSys commitment to SmartANDSecure(TM). This high-
reliability reader will further accelerate the acceptance of secure smart
labels in our target markets."
About RFID: Radio Frequency Identification (RF/ID) is a wireless
electronic labeling/data collection system that uses radio frequency signals
as a communication medium between tag protocols and readers by which to
identify and count closely spaced items without the need to separate or scan
individually tagged objects. RF/ID offers numerous advantages over optical
barcode systems and other Automatic Data Collection technologies. It can be
used in a variety of applications, where it is desirable to remove dependence
on Line of Sight, Physical Contact and Operator Intervention. Today's state of
the art RF/ID technologies also include Read/Write capabilities as well as
Anti-Collision algorithms, permitting the simultaneous reading of a large
number of tagged objects, while ensuring that each tag is read only once.
Potential applications are broad and varied, and would include
Warehouse/Storage, Parcel and Container Tracking, Stock Control/ Inventory,
Anti-theft for Asset Protection, Airline Baggage/ Passenger Tagging, and
Supply Chain Management. A further emerging market for this technology exists
in the field of contactless smart cards. This application is fast growing in
popularity for financial transaction processing. A rapidly emerging industry,
the size of RF/ID market is expected to reach $10 billion by year 2004
according to the research consultant Frost & Sullivan.
About SAMSys: SAMSys Technologies Inc. has emerged as a world leader in
the development of RF/ID reader hardware designed to support the broadest
possible array of protocols and frequencies. It is a company dedicated to
working in close cooperation with all of the producers and suppliers of
proprietary tag products so as to facilitate the interrogation of both current
and future devices. SAMSys Technologies Inc. is a public company whose shares
are listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange under the symbol: "SMY". The
Company has a total of 19,603,465 shares fully diluted outstanding. For more
information about SAMSys, visit the web site: www.samsys.com and
www.investorfile.com.
About MIKOH: MIKOH is a specialty supplier of security products with
powerful marking technologies for authentication, labels, seals, cards,
classified documents, specialized inks, and security threads. These carriers
are rugged, resistant to chemical and UV exposure, able to withstand extremes
of temperature and humidity, and highly secure. MIKOH technologies include
COUNTERFOIL and COPYSHIELD (for covert and overt authentication), and
SubScribe (for subsurface laser marking and information storage).
MIKOH brings excellent security credentials to the RFID arena. The
company is strongly grounded in Asset Integrity Protection methodologies for
authenticity verification, counterfeit detection, covert identification, and
subsurface information storage. Its technology components are used by key
federal agencies in the US, and they have been endorsed and adopted by the
governments of Australia and New Zealand. For more information about MIKOH
technology and products, visit www.MIKOH.com.
For further information: Company Contact: Cliff Horwitz, Chief Executive
Officer, Tel: (905) 707-0404 x230, Fax: (905) 707-9944, E-mail:
chorwitz@samsys.com; Investor Relations: Gerry Wimmer,
InvestorFile.com(TM), Tel: (416) 360-8895, Fax: (416) 360-0787, Toll Free:
1-888-894-8222, E-mail: smy@investorfile.com
MIKOH Press Release
"8/17/00 -
Gains Edge With Tamper Intelligence For Smart Labels
HOMEX - Sydney
-------------------------
Gains Edge with Tamper-Intelligence for Smart Labels
ASX-listed MIKOH Corporation, which specialises in developing asset
integrity protection products, has achieved a breakthrough for "smart
label" users, including supply chain managers and customs
authorities, with its latest agreements with North American
technology companies SAMSys and Poly-Flex.
"There are a lot of large, global companies interested in
smart-labelling using radio frequency identification (RFID) and our
latest development, the SmartANDSecure(TM) label tamper
identification and tracking process, adds a further dimension to this
leading-edge technology," said MIKOH Managing Director Peter Atherton
today.
He was commenting following the announcement today from Canadian
corporation SAMSys Technologies Inc that it had delivered the first
of a series of reading devices specially designed for use with
MIKOH's unique tamper-intelligent technology.
"RFID is widely expected to be the enabling technology for the next
generation of item management, inventory control, supply chain
management and logistics support systems which at present rely mainly
on barcoding for automated data capture. What we are developing with
our technology partners in the United States is the ability to not
only read a wide range of RFID smart labels but also detect and track
tampering of those labels," he said.
SAMSys last month announced an agreement under which it will develop
and supply multi-frequency, multi protocol (usable with different
label types) readers for use with MIKOH's RFID labels. Subsequently
Poly-Flex Circuits Inc announced that it had entered into an
exclusive manufacturing agreement under which Poly-Flex will produce
RFID label transponders using MIKOH's proprietary tamper-intelligent
SmartANDSecure process, as well as act as a channel distributor.
Poly-Flex is a subsidiary of NASDAQ-listed Parlex Corporation, a
global supplier of flexible interconnects and circuitry to a wide
variety of markets including RFID companies.
"Used in conjunction with a RFID reader, the tamper-intelligent
transponder developed by MIKOH means that if a smart label is even
partially lifted it will not work - the reader will indicate that it
has been tampered with or re-applied to another item," said Dr
Atherton. "A new reader being developed by SAMSys for MIKOH will also
send an alert back to the company concerned if there is any
tampering, and allow tracking."
"This will be immensely valuable for a number of users, including
asset managers, inventory managers, supply chain managers, government
agencies such as customs, and so on."
Dr Atherton said the potential was significant with a number of
multi-national companies interested in using smart labelling.
"There are several factors that should make SmartANDSecure appeal to
the market. It can be read by either a standard reader or, to take
advantage of the tracking capability, the SmartANDSecure reader.
Another important element is that the process does not have to be
linked to any specific RFID brand fruequency."
"All of these attributes mean it will be accessible to a wide range
of users, and attractive to the key RFID manufacturers."
The latest announcement from SAMSys, confirming the delivery of the
first prototype reader under its agreement with MIKOH to produce a
series of proprietary readers, said the company believed that the
development of the SmartANDSecure technology by MIKOH would help
bring to fruition the promise of RFID through the introduction of
mainstream applications.
Contact Details
Dr Peter Atherton
e-mail: peter.atherton@mikohcorp.com"
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Good luck.
Here are two plays that should develope over the next couple months, NTSF and EQLC. Check em out.
Willy
Willy, i think this really could take off. talk without worry about the spammers and bashers is very inviting.
take a hard look at this one, gonna pay off i think nicely.
the stars are aligned imo.
enjoy,
danny
Dannyboy,
Just read you link at the Yahoo club. Do you like the hub? Just watch this IHUB grow over the next couple years. IMO this site will be huge.
WillyWizard.com
FM, check my box. I cleverly put a couple of quote sources in it. {~
enjoy,
danny
I like these ideas..and understand them...
Where can I pull a quote on SMY?
I'm slowly getting into CDN stocks, as I find them facsinating and I see it as an growing exchange..plus, something we will need to add to this site is CDN quotes when we add US quotes..
Thanks,
FM
FM, i looked at the company trkr and think its not a bad investment.
My company has gone through a couple of buyouts over the last few years and one the purchasers used this companys system or one just like it to track the aquired assets from the purchase.
Bar codes for the market they are targeting make sense.
I read the posts at the rb board and saw something about dell and sony.
Those companys may use a bar code tracking idea like that but I think it will be part of a smart label system, hence not trkr's system.
The reason I say that is bar codes can be printed on the back of a smart label so why have two labels when you can get the whole job done with one.
The whole job being inventory tracking for the manufacturer(smart label) and asset management for the end user(bar code).
ie:smart label high volume and fixed devices for manufacturer and bar code low volume cheap and easily portable devices for end user.
I believe thats why they seem to be targeting smaller users like hotels and local goverments.
This could all change in the future as readers for smart labels become smaller but the bar code may be ingrained enough to hold that market for a long time.
Just my thoughts and thanks for the interest.
enjoy,
danny
I do like the ideas in your ibox..
"can support things not even invented yet"
I know someone in the ice business and there are ALWAYS people complainnig about bar codes, etc..not being compatible...
Sounds like this would be the kicker..
Interesting...I like it...Know anything about TRKR (Tracker)?
FM
this is interesting as well. i copied it from the stockhouse board.
8/16/00 -
Gains Edge With Tamper Intelligence For Smart Labels
HOMEX - Sydney
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Gains Edge with Tamper-Intelligence for Smart Labels
ASX-listed MIKOH Corporation, which specialises in developing asset
integrity protection products, has achieved a breakthrough for "smart
label" users, including supply chain managers and customs
authorities, with its latest agreements with North American
technology companies SAMSys and Poly-Flex.
"There are a lot of large, global companies interested in
smart-labelling using radio frequency identification (RFID) and our
latest development, the SmartANDSecure(TM) label tamper
identification and tracking process, adds a further dimension to this
leading-edge technology," said MIKOH Managing Director Peter Atherton
today.
He was commenting following the announcement today from Canadian
corporation SAMSys Technologies Inc that it had delivered the first
of a series of reading devices specially designed for use with
MIKOH's unique tamper-intelligent technology.
"RFID is widely expected to be the enabling technology for the next
generation of item management, inventory control, supply chain
management and logistics support systems which at present rely mainly
on barcoding for automated data capture. What we are developing with
our technology partners in the United States is the ability to not
only read a wide range of RFID smart labels but also detect and track
tampering of those labels," he said.
SAMSys last month announced an agreement under which it will develop
and supply multi-frequency, multi protocol (usable with different
label types) readers for use with MIKOH's RFID labels. Subsequently
Poly-Flex Circuits Inc announced that it had entered into an
exclusive manufacturing agreement under which Poly-Flex will produce
RFID label transponders using MIKOH's proprietary tamper-intelligent
SmartANDSecure process, as well as act as a channel distributor.
Poly-Flex is a subsidiary of NASDAQ-listed Parlex Corporation, a
global supplier of flexible interconnects and circuitry to a wide
variety of markets including RFID companies.
"Used in conjunction with a RFID reader, the tamper-intelligent
transponder developed by MIKOH means that if a smart label is even
partially lifted it will not work - the reader will indicate that it
has been tampered with or re-applied to another item," said Dr
Atherton. "A new reader being developed by SAMSys for MIKOH will also
send an alert back to the company concerned if there is any
tampering, and allow tracking."
"This will be immensely valuable for a number of users, including
asset managers, inventory managers, supply chain managers, government
agencies such as customs, and so on."
Dr Atherton said the potential was significant with a number of
multi-national companies interested in using smart labelling.
"There are several factors that should make SmartANDSecure appeal to
the market. It can be read by either a standard reader or, to take
advantage of the tracking capability, the SmartANDSecure reader.
Another important element is that the process does not have to be
linked to any specific RFID brand fruequency."
"All of these attributes mean it will be accessible to a wide range
of users, and attractive to the key RFID manufacturers."
The latest announcement from SAMSys, confirming the delivery of the
first prototype reader under its agreement with MIKOH to produce a
series of proprietary readers, said the company believed that the
development of the SmartANDSecure technology by MIKOH would help
bring to fruition the promise of RFID through the introduction of
mainstream applications.
Contact Details
Dr Peter Atherton
e-mail: peter.atherton@mikohcorp.com
enjoy,
danny
NEWS!!!
http://www.stockhouse.com/news/news.asp?newsid=483592&tick=M.SMY
Getting closer to full scale manufacturing!
enjoy,
danny
I copied this from a post on the stockhouse board. I think it gives a good idea of where rfid is going.
Taken from RFID news...
Top five "advantages" of RFID:
It's all about efficiencies in time and motion
I recently asked a group of people what are their top five advantages of
RFID. I have taken their comments and distilled them down into a
collection of similar attributes that may help you with your decision to
adopt RFID as the technology for your project.
The largest benefit of RFID is that it will reduce the "cost of doing
business" by increasing efficiencies and decreasing human intervention.
RFID offers the ability to speed data collection (up to 50x compared to
today's technology) and the transfer of information--making a wider
variety and larger volume of up-to-date, real-time information available
to users in today's decentralized (global) item management market.
* Customer requires ID solution that cannot be met by other
technologies.
* Data capacity of a 2-D symbol or more.... especially when
coupled with #1
* Marketing advantage
* Cost efficiency
* Reduce wasted efforts in tracking collecting and monitoring.
* Be a part of the new age.
* Gear up to technology that has become affordable.
* Competitors are doing it.
* Adds value to the company and a return for the investors.
* Improve profit. Improve profit. Improve profit. Whether that is
by increasing revenues or decreasing costs.
* Eliminate human error, clean databases so they are accurate,
provide better service to customers, automatic data capture where bar
codes can't go.
* Fully integrated solutions: RFID is finally complementary to
today's current AIDC/bar code systems-providing flexibility for the
multiple entities in a supply chain to CHOOSE when to upgrade to RFID
(without changing their GUI interfaces or affecting today's business
partners or practices).
User Convenience
Optimization of processes and convenience for the user (like e.g.
sortation, identification,...) by:
* higher level of automation
* higher reliability of identification
* decentralized data storage
* removing the restrictions given by currently used technologies
(dirt, line of sight,...)
* Decrease in labor cost due to #1.
* Multiple-use in one tag (inventory control, EAS, POS etc.)
* Increase in throughput and productivity
* Ease of use
* Reduced labor costs
Multiple Reads
Customer desires ID solution that requires multiple simultaneous tag
reading.
* High-speed efficiency, increased throughput: RFID offers the
ability to perform multiple tag id/read at extended ranges. Readers can
read and discriminate over 50 tags per second and communicate to
multiple tags in its field of view.
* Ability to read multiple objects and differentiate them...
simplifies tracking and accounting
* Group select: Users can choose to communicate with or identify
all or only a subgroup of tags in the field. The user can also write
information on all or a subgroup of tags simultaneously with a single
command (instantaneously).
Position
No line of sight required (so less human intervention): Multiple
(literally thousands) of RFID labels/tags can be rapidly scanned in a
large volume of space without regard to orientation of the tag.
* Customer desires passive ID tag with long read range
* Customer requires a covert ID technology.
* Auto-location feature... allows you to "find" objects with out
seeing a symbol
Writeable
Customer needs to add data to a tagged item during its use.
* Ability to add and modify all or part of the data on the fly...
more effective process control, avoids relabeling
* Ability to update information in real-time, store and change
information in a tag or database. The business reason for doing this
varies with the application, but it usually comes down to optimizing or
saving time and money in another facet of the end-user's operation based
on information gathered.
* Read/write memory: RFID offers read/write memory which can be
optionally permanently locked (at the byte level). Bytes left unlocked
can be written and rewritten over a 100,000 times.
Rugged
Better survivability than barcodes... for especially in long-term frozen
(ex: plasma) or outdoor storage (ex: Hazardous waste)
* Reliability of information and speed of the read compared to
human reading or barcode reading (humans err; barcodes, or even the item
to which it is attached, can be damaged, bent, covered with paint,
dirt,).
enjoy,
danny
this link is from the Mikoh company of Australia. It is in Adobe format. very good reading as it is Mikohs pr version of the deal they have going with SAMSys. it gives a good hint at timelines!
http://www.mikoh.com/Shareholder%20Information/18.07.00-MIKOH%20Announces%20the%20Development%20of%20RFID%20Readers.pdf
more to come.
enjoy,
danny
I will start out by saying i have been in and out of this once allready.
I sold when the company announced a buy out merger i didnt agree with at the time as there was little on the record to support this action.
the fact i made big bucks on it had nothing to do with it.lol
i have recently bought back in and am very happy with the future prospects of the company.
i will answer any questions or direct anyone to the answers if i can. i follow this one fairly close but getting some info on canadien stocks isnt always easy it seems.
back with links on the monday the 14th i think.
enjoy,
danny
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