KeyTone And PRECYSE Technologies Unveil Strategic Partnership To Deliver RFID Enabled Asset Tracking And Equipment Monitoring Solutions

Online, May 5, 2011 (Newswire.com) - KeyTone Technologies, a recognized leader in RFID solutions, announced today its strategic partnership with PRECYSE Technologies to leverage their network-based active RFID technology for delivering KeyTone's asset visibility solutions to customers worldwide. The partnership will enable global clients to track their assets and equipment spread across multiple locations. The joint solution includes PRECYSE hardware that operates flawlessly in any region of the world and KeyTone software that provides real time inventory and tracking of all distributed assets by leveraging any existing asset management system currently used.

PRECYSE's long range frequency agnostic tags which can be read up to a mile, its sensor capabilities, and reliability to perform under harsh conditions coupled with an enterprise scale KeyTone platform opens up a new range of application scenarios that were not available before. Customers can now extend their tracking capabilities beyond the four walls of the enterprise to also track assets and their conditions such as temperature, humidity, vibration, movement, fluid level, tamper and more as they move in transit between locations.

"Today, one of the biggest challenges in deploying any RFID based real time tracking solution globally is the need to invest in hardware infrastructure specific to a country's frequency and tag interoperability as they travel across regions. PRECYSE's technology removes this constraint by offering a common set of readers and tags that can work anywhere in the world" says Ed Winder, executive vice president at KeyTone. " By supporting their technology in our tracking and visibility software platforms, we now have the ability to extend our solution footprint for our global customers."

"We are excited to embrace KeyTone as an experienced and reliable partner. Their software platforms and business models are designed to help customers realize the benefits of RFID and sensor technology in a phase wise approach without replacing any existing infrastructure" said Andy Mullins, president & CEO of PRECYSE. " We look forward to working together to implement ROI centric solutions for compelling business cases."

About KeyTone Technologies

KeyTone Technologies is a recognized leader in RFID solutions for clients in Manufacturing, Distribution, Transportation & Logistics, Financial Services, and Aerospace & Defense. With in-depth experience and comprehensive solutions, KeyTone has distinguished itself as the company of choice for delivering real value while simplifying the adoption of RFID. Whether providing end-to-end visibility through all manufacturing and distribution processes or tracking material and human assets, KeyTone's solutions help create and sustain superior performance by improving visibility, agility and efficiency of operations.
Headquartered in Cupertino, California, KeyTone enjoys an impressive customer base including, Seagate, Micron (formerly Lexar Media), Silicon Valley Bank, Wesco Aircraft, Surefire, and BHEL and an equally strong partner community including Alcatel-Lucent, arviem, HCL, Motorola, Intermec, Alien Technology, Zebra Technologies, and Intelleflex. For more information, please visit www.keytonetech.com.

About PRECYSE Technologies

PRECYSE Technologies, headquartered in Atlanta, is a market leader in real-time asset and supply chain visibility solutions offering last-mile communication platforms that connect assets, machines, and IT platforms on a unified information network in a one-mile range. The network automates data collection, enables managerial intelligence, and facilitates savings through inventory reduction, process automation and human error elimination, improved quality and supply chain agility. Coupled with the PRECYSE Smart Agent, a 'cell phone' build for assets, PRECYSE offers an out-of-the-box solution introducing a new way for manufacturers, logistics providers and government organizations around the world to manage operations. To learn more, visit us at http://www.precysetech.com/.