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Wirama Demonstrates World's First RFID Reader Capable of Precisely Locating Passive RFID Tags
Silicon Valley startup demonstrates breakthrough RFID reader technology capable of solving core locationing problems across industries.
San Francisco, CA – Feb. 5, 2008 – Wirama, Inc. announced today that the company has demonstrated the world’s first RFID reader that is capable of precisely locating passive RFID tags based on the EPC Class 1 Gen 2 standard. Traditionally, locationinghas been possible only with more expensive active tags that run on batteries and cost significantly more than passive tags, limiting their applicability to tracking more expensive assets. With the advent of Wirama’s new technology, locating a 10-cent passive tag precisely is now possible, thereby significantly reducing the price of entry for location-enabling any RFID deployment.
“Wirama has discovered some very novel approaches to achieve this major milestone,” said Ben Wild, President of Wirama. “We are very excited about the new applications that are enabled by these fundamental set of patent-pending innovations.” Wirama’s cofounders include Chief Scientists Dr. Upamanyu Madhow (pioneer in wireless communication and Professor at UC Santa Barbara) and Dr. Kannan Ramchandran (pioneer in signal processing and Professor at UC Berkeley).
Wirama and its partners will offer RFID reader systems to their customers for pilot testing during Q1 2008. Wirama will also demonstrate its technology in booth #715 at the upcoming RFID Journal Live Conference April 16-18 in Las Vegas, NV.
For More Information Contact: Ben Wild Wirama, Inc. 415-992-9612 info@wirama.com |
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