Acsis, Inc. announced its sponsorship of the research report, “RFID and IT Infrastructures: Maximizing Business Value.” The research, issued by Aberdeen Group offers specific recommendations to help companies maximize the business value of their RFID and other IT investments by achieving best-in-class levels of application and infrastructure monitoring and management.

The research report, surveying more than 200 respondents, highlights the business pressures and the actions being taken to address challenges including year-over-year changes in compliance with external Service Level Agreements (SLAs), unplanned downtime and "time to information."

According to the research, best-in-class companies enjoyed an average of:

- 75.4 percent year-over-year increase in the number of applications meeting or exceeding external SLAs;
- 16.7 percent year-over-year increase in IT infrastructure operational efficiency and business responsiveness;
- 1.92 percent year-over-year reduction of unplanned downtime;
- 6.9 percent year-over-year reduction in "time to information" for business intelligence.

To enhance competitiveness and the business value of infrastructure management and RFID investments, companies are looking to increase integration with those RFID investments with core operational (“back-office”) applications and business processes and analytics, via IT infrastructures. This study offers specific recommendations based on research findings and user interviews.

“According to survey respondents, the top pressures driving integration of RFID and IT infrastructure management are the desires to ease integration of RFID-generated data with key applications, and to maximize the business value of that data,” says Michael Dortch, senior research analyst, Aberdeen, and author of the study. “The average 6.9% year-over-year reduction in 'time to information' for business intelligence enjoyed by Best-in-Class respondents underscores the ability of RFID-IT infrastructure management integration to deliver meaningful business benefits beyond compliance with regulations or mandates. There is much more business value and ROI to be had.”

Acsis delivers end-to-end products, solutions and services that help manufacturers and distributors ensure safe, secure and efficient supply chains. Leading manufacturers and distributors in the chemical, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical and other industries employ Acsis’ enterprise-class software products to facilitate track and trace, automate data collection, streamline processes and provide real-time access to supply chain information.

Acsis ProducTrak automates and monitors the movement of finished goods from manufacturing through distribution and into the retail environment. ProducTrak taps into the business automation and data collection power of Acsis xDDI to intelligently integrate with SAP, enhance inventory management, maximize product movement and visibility and improve intelligence.

“The Aberdeen Group report demonstrates that organizations are continuing to expand their RFID focus on value-add business processes,” says Andre Pino, CMO, Acsis Inc. “However, it is important to have a solid understanding of the technology and its potential benefits prior to implementation. Aberdeen Group has spent quite a bit of time and energy to research this market to provide its clients with the best information possible.”

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