Sybase's iAnywhere subsidiary has announced the release of RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition. The new product provides RFID hardware manufacturers with embeddable software components to build “smart” readers that include essential security features, support for a variety of communication protocols, the ability to execute logic on-device, remote management and upgrade capabilities, and RFID reader multi-protocol support, according to the company.

With the RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition, engineers can build RFID readers that are both intelligent and easily managed, thereby significantly reducing the cost of ownership.

Through remote management, reader configurations can be quickly and automatically restored, drastically reducing downtime and administrative overhead. On-device logic can filter and smooth data generated by the reader, ensuring that only essential information is transmitted and thus greatly reducing network data volumes.

“As RFID implementations move to production mode and begin to expand, there will be increasing demand for more intelligence and scalability at the reader level,” said Martyn Mallick, director of product management, iAnywhere.

“RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition meets this need by enabling hardware manufacturers to cost effectively embed advanced functionality and management within RFID devices, thereby increasing their competitiveness in the market.”