today announced that Correos, the national postal service of Spain, has deployed Reva's TAP appliances to enable RFID operations at an additional 37 mail processing centers. The implementation was designed and managed by Aida Centre, a systems integrator headquartered in Spain, who was instrumental in helping Correos define the production architecture and ultimately deploy the Reva-based production solution.

Correos is using RFID to track mail tagged with UHF RFID labels in order to monitor and manage mail delivery service nationwide. At each processing depot, dock doors equipped with RFID portals capture data as letters and parcels move in and out of the facility. Reva TAPs installed at each site control the portal readers and process the RFID tag data for location accuracy, and then deliver the relevant tag data to Correos' enterprise backend systems. According to Joan Pons, managing director at the solution provider company AIDA Centre, "The Reva TAP is easy to configure and performs reliably in the challenging environment in which Correos operates."

"Each day thousands of pieces of tagged mail are present in the Correos' postal system. When tagged mail enters and exits the RFID-enabled depots, the RFID tags are automatically captured and processed by the Reva TAPs at each location," said Correos' organizational deputy manager Regina Defarges. "Reva Systems provides us with a reliable platform to track the complex movement of tagged mail in real time through our network of depots, enabling us to improve the overall quality of the mail service for millions of customers."

"Reva Systems is seeing increased interest in UHF RFID from Postal Services around the world. The Correos deployment is just one of several Postal projects we are currently working on. Over the next few years I expect UHF RFID to become a critical tool for the accurate, efficient, and secure operations of worldwide mail and parcel services," said Ashley Stephenson, chairman of Reva Systems. "With a Reva Systems RFID infrastructure in place, I believe Correos is well positioned to leverage innovative applications of RFID in postal operations that deliver further operational benefits."

About Correos

Correos is a state-owned company with its entire share capital in public ownership. Its mission is to provide a universal postal service in Spain subject to legal requirements as to consistency, quality, accessibility and pricing, thus guaranteeing the right of all citizens to have access to postal communications.

About Aida Centre

Aida Centre is one of Europe's leading companies in the field of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions. The company was founded in 2004 with headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. Its shareholders include Philips, the Venture Capital Innova 31, the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) and a group of founding professionals with experience in business and technology. 

About Reva Systems

Reva Systems develops RFID network infrastructure products that enable customers to deploy and manage RFID solutions for business benefit. Reva's standards-based Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) appliances facilitate improved system performance, manageability and accuracy while significantly lessening the risks, time and cost of deploying RFID systems. Reva products are delivered by a global network of partners and installed at hundreds of sites worldwide by enterprises leveraging innovative RFID applications to generate value in diverse industries.

Information Source:    Marketwire

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