Printronix RFID Label Printing Solution Achieves SAP Certified Integration
Printronix XML Forms Module integrated with SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 2.1 and SAP NetWeaver
IRVINE, Calif., May 4, 2006 - Printronix Inc. (NASDAQ: PTNX), the leading integrated supply-chain printing solutions manufacturer, today announced that its radio frequency identification (RFID) label printing solution has achieved SAP certified integration. SAP has certified the Printronix XML Forms Module 1.0 for integration with the Device Controller Interface of SAP® Auto-ID Infrastructure Release 2.1 and the SAP NetWeaver® platform in Printronix's 5r Multi-Technology Thermal Printing Platform.
"Printronix's RFID printing technologies integrate seamlessly with SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure and SAP NetWeaver. Both companies are committed to enabling widespread RFID adoption, and Printronix is pleased to bring to our customers certified integration with SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure and SAP NetWeaver," said Brad Jarvis, director, product marketing, Printronix. "We're giving retail and government suppliers a fast, inexpensive solution to help them comply with the next wave of RFID mandates. With this solution, our customers can leverage RFID technology quickly by connecting tagged objects with the business view of an ERP system."
With this certified solution, Printronix customers can expect low-cost, rapid integration of RFID label printing into SAP solution-based environments. The pre-designed label templates, XML test files and label-design software yield the dual benefits of lower maintenance and increased reliability. This scalable solution grows with users' information-processing needs, eliminating need for costly middleware.
XML, or Extensible Markup Language, allows business applications to exchange data seamlessly via a standard interface. Printronix XML Forms Printing provides users the ability to easily print and encode RFID smart labels as they adapt their business processes to changing compliance standards.
SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 2.1 enables RFID-based supply chain management (SCM) and supply chain execution processes across the enterprise. Printronix worked with SAP to enable smart label creation within SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 2.1 on the industry's best-selling RFID printers and encoders.
Availability
Companies can work directly with a Printronix-certified RFID partner to obtain the XML Forms Module. Visit the Printronix Web site at www.printronix.com/rfid-partners.aspx for a listing of solution providers.
About Printronix Inc.
Since 1974, Printronix Inc. (NASDAQ: PTNX) has created innovative printing solutions for the industrial marketplace and supply chain. The company is the worldwide market leader in enterprise solutions for line matrix printing and has earned an outstanding reputation for its high-performance thermal bar-code and fanfold laser printing solutions. Printronix also has become an established leader in pioneering technologies, including radio frequency identification (RFID) printing, bar-code compliance and networked printer management. Printronix is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. For company information, see www.printronix.com.
