RFID Companion Product Definition

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RFID Companion Product Definition

• RFID Companion is a portable, inexpensive RFID
  compliance solution that encodes and verifies
  tags for Department of Defense contractors.
• Designed for small and medium sized suppliers.
• Easy to use. One customer said, Nothing is ever
  that easy, but this really is.

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Why DoD Contractors Benefit From RFID Technology

• Suppliers are paid more quickly because they
  submit shipping information electronically via
  the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) web site.
• The contractors quality score will be higher
  because they are in compliance, assuring they
  will win more contracts.
• The RFID CompanionTM solution assures RFID tags
  are verifiable at the time of shipment.
• Contractors who ignore their RFID contract clause
  can expect their payments to be withheld until a
  resolution is reached.

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Why Defense Benefits From RFID Technology

• Shipments and materials are visible from the
  contractor, through the logistics depots, to the
  final destination in the field. They know if
  their equipment will arrive on time or not.
• Logisticians and war-fighters on the ground can
  make informed decisions about their supplies.
• This reduces excess inventory and saves labor.

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The DoD RFID Equipment Kit

• Ready to use right out of the box!
• RFID Companion Kit
• Unitech Handheld RFID Reader
• RFID Companion Software
• RFID Tags, 915 MHz
• Gen 2, or Class 1
• 96 bit, or 64 bit
• Desktop Installation and User Guide

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RFID Companion System

• System suitable for contractors who may not have
  a budget for RFID equipment
• Perfect solution for contractors shipping fewer
  than 100 containers per day

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Two Options To Encode Tags

• Using a handheld RFID reader
• RFID tags can be encoded (in the office) prior to
  placing them on shipping cartons
• Or, tags can be placed onto the shipping
  container and encoded with the handheld later
• Using the same handheld reader, you read and
  verify that the RFID tags are encoded properly
  before shipping package

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RFID Companion System Screens

• Showing Opening Applications Screens

• Choose whether you want to Encode or Read
  RFID tags

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Encoding 915 MHz RFID Tag Screen

• Choose tag type

• What class?
• What size?
• What type?

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Encoding RFID Tags Screen

• Entering Shipping Information

• Choose Case, Pallet or UID?
• Enter CAGE Code
• Enter Serial Number

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RFID Companion Handheld Screen

• Verify that the tag is encoded properly
• Serial number is incremented automatically
• All settings are saved for next session

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Reading and Searching for RFID Tags

• Search for all RFID tags in vicinity
• Tag information is saved to a file for uploading
  to DoD WAWF web site

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Many Benefits to Using RFID Companion

• Easy to learn and easy to use
• Cost is substantially less than competing RFID
  systems
• RFID system is scalable to grow as your business
  grows
• New RFID software modules can be added later

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The Bottom Line
By implementing a low-cost RFID solution Supply
contractors cannot only bid on but win more
government contracts!