Geac to build RFID capabilities in System21 Aurora
12th December 2005 Geac, has announced a software development partnership with Indigo Software to build Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) capabilities for Geac's flagship Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product - System21 Aurora. The new capabilities will be a core new component of System21 Aurora version 2.2, the next major release which is scheduled for general release early 2006.
Richard Smith, VP of operations for Geac System21, said:
"Many of our customers who supply the retailers within the fast moving consumer packaged goods industry are now looking towards initial projects for the adoption of RFID technology. This is becoming increasingly important in our market, not just as technology advances or as a way of improving the efficiency of internal processes, but we find the real driver for RFID adoption is commercial compliance. Some of our customers are having to adopt because that is what their customers are mandating. This is going to become a compelling issue for many customers in the next 12 months. Yet this compliance issue extends beyond RFID technology into mandated product structures and definitions - either commercial compliance mandates or standards body/ market mandates. Again, these are compelling issues that require a response from us."
