DALLAS, Texas, WALDORF, Germany, WALTHAM, Mass. - June 8, 2005 - Kimberly-Clark, SAP and OATSystems®, Inc. today announced that the Kimberly-Clark Corporation has initially deployed the 1st standardized interfaces between SAP AII (Auto-ID Infrastructure) and the OAT Foundation Suite. Together, SAP and OAT will provide a complete RFID infrastructure that provides best-of-breed RFID functionality and fully leverages existing investments in SAP. The standardized interfaces are fully supported by both SAP and OAT to minimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) and optimize RFID integration for joint customers.
Kimberly-Clark led the effort to develop a standardized RFID infrastructure. Working closely with SAP and OAT, Kimberly-Clark helped design the appropriate interfaces between SAP AII and the OAT Foundation Suite. SAP and OAT continued the collaborative effort to develop the most appropriate interfaces to support broad market needs.
"We have been impressed by the level of collaboration between SAP and OAT," said Mike O'Shea, Director, Auto-ID Sensing Technology, Kimberly-Clark. "The resulting interfaces enable us to standardize our RFID infrastructure with the two leaders in the market, minimize our cost of ownership and improve our RFID business integration capabilities. We are pleased to help shape this joint SAP-OAT offering and hope other companies will find it as valuable as we do."
"This is another great example of market leading solutions we have developed during our long-standing relationship with Kimberly-Clark," said Amar Singh, Vice President of Global RFID and Business Development, SAP. "The resulting SAP-OAT offering is unique in the market and is fully supported by SAP," said Dave Marzouk, Solution Director, RFID, SAP.
"Kimberly-Clark's role in the interface development between SAP and OAT is another example of Kimberly-Clark's continued leadership in RFID," said Prasad Putta, CEO of OATSystems. "Not only does this deliver lower TCO for Kimberly-Clark but by standardizing the interfaces this same solution is available to all interested SAP customers."
About Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are indispensable parts of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people -- nearly a quarter of the world's population -- trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the company's 133-year history of innovation, visit http://www.kimberly-clark.com.
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software solutions*. Today, more than 26,150 customers in over 120 countries run more than 88,700 installations of SAP® software--from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize businesses to enterprise-scale suite solutions for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver™ platform to drive innovation and enable business change, mySAP™ Business Suite solutions are helping enterprises around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high tech, retail, public sector and financial services. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at http://www.sap.com)
About OAT
OATSystems, Inc. is the recognized RFID framework leader with software that empowers businesses to achieve competitive advantage from radio-frequency identification (RFID). As pioneers in the development of RFID technology, OAT has been setting the standard in RFID for over half a decade and is responsible for industry firsts that include the largest scale and largest scope of deployments, as well as the most innovative approaches to providing enterprise-wide RFID solutions. OAT's multinational client base, which includes companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Gillette, consists of over 50 customers in retail, CPG, consumer electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, OAT has offices in Chicago, London and Bangalore and is on the Web at www.oatsystems.com.