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Improving RFID Safety Systems
Wtek AS is improving the current use of RFID within safety systems, and setting international
standards for the use of track-and-trace technologies within offshore, mining, tunnelling and on
construction sites.
/Industrial PR News/ - SKARPENGLAND, NORWAY, March 15, 2006 - "The time is right for our new range of safety solutions to be commercialized", states Frank Wehus, Wtek AS CEO. Clearly inspired by both existing and potential systems within underground mines and large offshore installations. "New markets have ripened, and with the expansion Wtek has experienced since our first installation in 2002 it is with great enthusiasm that we have reloaded hardware and software specifications".
Existing partners can be proud of several installations within Scandinavia and Central Europe, while new partners have already established ongoing projects in Poland, Asia, Canada and the Middle East.
In brief, Wtek's safety systems use a small transponder placed on personnel or other objects that transmits a unique ID to strategically placed interrogators. The data collected at the interrogators has traditionally been used to locate personnel and equipment in the case of an emergency. However, it can also be used for much more.
Built on their existing, solid foundation, a system with an open architecture is introduced that utilizes collected information in several ways. More scalability and customer-specific variations is the result of new hardware, data collection techniques, module specifications and integration possibilities. At the upcoming product launch in Q2 2006, Wtek will introduce a wider range of hardware and software, including a drastic reduction in the size of transponders, as well as software modules that enables better use of available data. Introductions that will lower ROI times and increase customer satisfaction.
Wtek's success factor so far is the result of a strategically correct decision taken several years ago, when Wtek decided to build a hardware independent system. No matter the supplier or the technology used to collect data, the software system itself can be updated to support it. While competitors have been struggling with typical problems faced by early adopters of emerging technologies, Wtek have utilized their competitive advantage and steady-state condition to further add functionality to their systems. Wtek will with their new products confirm their beachhead and position as market leader within RFID safety solutions.
About Wtek AS
Wtek AS is a leading, industry specific, safety consultant and software development firm located in Kristiansand, Norway. The firm is currently represented through partners and distributors in 26 countries worldwide. Their WATCHERSERIES safety solution has been setting the standard within RFID safety solutions since 2002.
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38 13 91 53
www.wtek.no
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