iKonect Announces First Milestone Release of Singularity,

i-Konect announced the first milestone release of Singularity 1.0, an open-source java-based platform that integrates Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and sensory data with enterprise applications as well as business partners. The Singularity architecture segments the functionality into two major components (Information Services and Middleware). It is designed to provide integrators and users the ability to more rapidly deploy RFID technology and significantly advance the realization of a return on investment.

Ron Rose, i-Konects President, stated, Singularitys M1 release is a significant milestone on the path to creating a robust , open, industry-standard RFID/Sensory integration platform that will be used globally as a foundation to enhance supply chain management and security.

Singularitys M1 release focuses on the Middleware component that captures and filters RFID data. Complex event processing, coupled with business context and process control, integrates key information with existing enterprise systems (e.g., CRM, ERP, WMS), as well as new or customized user applications. Singularity also supports standards developed by EPCglobal (e.g., ALE, EPC-IS).

The Information Services component is an Enterprise Service that would ultimately reside as a member of a companys Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). Although an ESB is not required, utilizing a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a best practice approach for providing EPC event information to the enterprise as well as to external business partners via the EPCglobal Network or the DoDs Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). An SOA approach with Singularitys EPC-IS provides a federated deployment model that enables global Track and Trace visibility with the logical appearance of a single EPC-IS repository.