[LIS-Forum] RFID supporting softwares and estimate

Wed May 7 11:09:23 IST 2014

Dear RFID experts,

Please explain if i did not use middle ware but enabled NCIP/SIP2 then what
minimum works i can get from the RFID devices? without using middle ware?

Thanking You.

On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 12:06 AM, Tushar Popat <tushar.popat at rapidradio.co.in
> wrote:

> Dear LIS Forum Members,
>
> This email is in reply to the RFID query being raised by Mr. DATTATRAY
> SANKPAL
>
> We wish to highlight here that question raised by Mr. Mishra( from NIT
> Rourkela) is very right and we wish to answer that and the same would also
> give more clarity to Mr. Sunil's (from Informatics) comment on the topic.
>
> Middleware is an item in RFID project which can really provide you with
> full benefit of NCIPV2.0 /SIP2 protocols. It is not important to debate
> whether middleware is require or not but whether middleware provided by the
> vendor would be able to integrate with third party hardware or not. In
> today's business world vendors are running to lock clients by providing
> them non standard solutions and hence freedom of choice is lost. Middleware
> is actually the platform where SIP2/NCIP are installed which in turn
> provides number of features as listed by Mr. Mishra.
>
> To set high standards of solution delivery focusing on client satisfaction
> and freedom of choice, RapidRadio have integrated RFID hardware from
> three OEM (RapidRadio, Tagsys & Feig) for British Council Library and show
> similar openness to any of our  current clients where third party hardware
> is required to be integrated. We strongly feel clients can be retained by
> providing them satisfactory support and not by forcing them to stick to a
> current vendor & solution using non standard delivery or direct integration
> methods.
>
> Below is the list of software and the RFID hardware they support. (The
> list is based on our knowledge of RFID projects in India with various OEM
> companies)
>
> KOHA - Nedap, 2CQR, RapidRadio (Supports both SIP2/NCIPV2.0)
> Liberty & Alice - 3M, RapidRadio (Supports both SIP2/NCIPV2.0)
> VTLS Virtua - 3M, Feig, RapidRadio (Supports SIP2)
> LibSys - Tagsys (Supports Direct Integration)
> SLIM21 - 3M, RapidRadio (Support both SIP2/NCIPV2.0)
> SOUL 2.0 - RapidRadio (Support both SIP2/NCIPV2.0)
> Egranthalaya -  Feig, RapidRadio (Support both SIP2/NCIPV2.0)
> Autolib - RapidRadio (Support both SIP2/NCIPV2.0)
>
> and many more........
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Tushar Popat
>
> B-404, Satyamev I, Opp. Gujarat High Court,
> Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad - 380 060
> Phone: +91 79 2766 5256
> Mob: 081560 86160
> Web: www.rapidradio.co.in, http://www.rapidradio.co.in/products.html
> E-mail: tushar.popat at rapidradio.co.in
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:35 PM, vinod mishra <mishravk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Mr. Sunil,
>>
>> Please explain " Koha - only need to be activated" . Do you mean that once
>> SIP2 is enabled and just plug the RFID device in the machine it will start
>> working? without any middle ware for tagging, charging, discharging tasks
>> etc.?
>>
>> Thanking You.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Sunil Kumar R <
>> sunil.kumar at informindia.co.in> wrote:
>>
>> > Dear Sir,
>> >
>> > Any library management software which supports SIP2/NCIP protocol can be
>> > integrated with RFID solutions. Primarily many of the software vendors
>> > charge extra for the SIP2 protocol whereas in Koha SIP2/NCIP protocol is
>> > inbuilt and need to be activated. In some cases vendors do charge
>> libraries
>> > based on the collections, as the collection increases the cost of the
>> > SIP2/NCIP protocols also increase.
>> >
>> > Some company provides middleware application for the integration of RFID
>> > and
>> > library management software, which is wrong way to do as in future if
>> > library management software upgrade; these middleware application is not
>> > able support the RFID and upgraded library management software.
>> >
>> > Following are the library management software which support RFID.
>> >
>> > Koha - only need to be activated
>> > Virtua - charges extra for the SIP2 protocol and Middleware application
>> > Autolib - charges extra for the SIP2 protocol
>> > LibSys - charges extra for the SIP2 protocol
>> > Alice for Windows
>> > And many more...
>> >
>> > We have done implementation of Koha on cloud as well as onsite
>> installation
>> > and provide support on the RFID solutions.
>> >
>> > Feel free to contact for any clarifications on RFID and Koha.
>> >
>> > Thanks and Regards
>> >
>> > R Sunil Kumar
>> > BDM (Library Technology Solutions).
>> > Informatics
>> > Mobile: 08105083261
>> > Email: sunil.kumar at informaticsglobal.com
>> >
>> >
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>> > Sankpal
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>> > Dear Friends,
>> > Please share information about RFID supporting Lib Mgt softwares with
>> > estimate and experiences of those who use the particular system.
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>> >
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With Regards,
Vinod Kumar Mishra,
Assistant Librarian,
Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL),
NIT Rourkela.
Mob:91+9439420860

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