About The FILE Group of Companies

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2 About The FILE Group of Companies FILE Pty Limited is an independent wholly Australianowned Company, specializing in the open-shelf storage and management of active files (those requiring a high degree of reference and retrieval). These are primarily Medical Records requiring 24/7 retrieval services.

3 About The FILE Group of Companies FILE Pty Limited FILE Technology specialises in RFID technology for onsite tracking of files, assets and people. Such as Medical Records, Patients and Hospital Assets.

4 About The FILE Group p of Companies p FILE Pty Limited FILE Technology FILE Vault provides offsite-online backup and data vaulting lti solutions. l ti Backup all your , documents, spreadsheets; in fact everything from your system to FILE's highly secure and reliable data vault for protection.

5 About The FILE Group p of Companies p FILE Pty Limited FILE Technology FILE Vault

6 What is R F R F ID ID ADIO REQUENCY ENTIFICATION At a simple level, it is a technology that involves labels (Tags) that emit radio signals and ddevices called readers that pick up the signal

7 RFID History A technology that has existed for decades! 1948 Harry Stockman, "Communication by Means of Reflected Power s 1960 s Early explorations of RFID technology, laboratory experiments. Transponder systems of "identification, friend or foe" (IFF) for aircraft. Commercial use of RFID. Sensormatic and Checkpoint companies were founded s Animal tracking, vehicle tracking, and factory automation s Toll roads in Europe and America with RFID s 2000 s Explosion of RFID development. Commercial applications of RFID enter mainstream. Emergence of standards. RFID widely deployed. RFID becomes a part of everyday life.

8 Types of RFID Technologies Active RFID tags Have their own internal power source. Passive RFID tags have no internal power supply. Semi-passive RFID tags Very similar to passive tags except for the addition of a small battery.

9 RFID Standards Frequency Low-frequency KHz High-frequency MHz Ultra-high freq 915 MHz Microwave: 2.45GHz (Near Field) EPC Standards Class 0 Class 1...etc Generation 2 ISO Standards A B etc ISO 9001:2000

10 About FILE Passive RFID Tags Multi-Directional Allows Items to be read in any orientation Interface Protocol Allows Tags to be stacked. Passive Tag Microchip Antenna

11 RFID vs. Barcodes They don t compete with each other They complement each other. Sightless identification removes manual reading More than one item can be read at a time Larger amounts of data can be stored on the tag Data can be written to the tag with each read Accurate knowledge of the inventory level by eliminating discrepancies between inventory record and physical inventory Simplification of business processes Prevention and elimination of the sources of errors Timesaving by automatic recording

12 RFID Readers There are two types of RFID readers: - RFID read-only readers - RFID read-write readers Handheld Readers Desktop Readers Wall Readers

13 FILE Technology RFID Reader Applications Desktop Applications

14 FILE Technology RFID Reader Applications Desktop Applications

15 FILE Technology RFID Reader Applications Locate File

16 FILE Technology RFID Reader Applications Locate File

17 Adopters of RFID Technology Aircraft Transponders Tolls (E-tags) Security (most large retail outlets) Warehousing Libraries Medical (pharmaceuticals, etc.) Records Management (from FILE Pty Limited)

18 RFID Requirements for Records Management Price High Volume of Tags required for Low Value Items High Volume of Reads Reading 100 s or even Thousands of Items in a single Scan Zero Separation Multiple Tags that have very little or no separation between them Discreet Doorway Readers Capable of reading multiple tags from several metres away via non-obtrusive readers Software Systems available to cater for the specific business rules of Records Management

19 What Industry Needs from RFID Tags User Requirements Records Management? Worldwide Compliance High Speed Reads Rewritable Non-volatile Memory Multiple Tag Reads > 100 Security Small Separation - Stackable Tags Range of RFID Reads

20 Why isn t every industry using it? Price Technology A single universal standard

21 The FILE RFID System FILE RFID Database Standalone RFID Tags & Linked Smart Labels Fully Integrated Server & Database FILE Anti-collision algorithms FILE RFID Business Rules FILE Smart Middleware Network Communications e.g. Wireless, Ethernet RFID Transceiver Workstation & Software Application

22 RFID & etrack Software Installation ti Example

23 Frequently Asked Questions Q. What is the advantage of using RFID technology? No contact or even line-of-sight is needed to read data from an item containing an RFID tag. Multiple tags can be read instantly. Q. How long will an RFID tag last? Passive RFID tags have an indefinite life. Active tags last up to 10 years. RFID technology also works in rain, snow and other environments where barcode or optical scan technology would be useless. Q. Will RFID hardware interfere with other electronic devices? RFID hardware will not create any interference with MRI equipment, security systems, PCs, phones or other electronic devices, nor will it affect magnetic media such as credit cards, video cassettes, etc. as per ISO Q. Are there any health risks associated with RFID? No. The system is not harmful to persons, including those with hearing aids or pacemakers. Q. Can a barcode scanner be used concurrently with an RFID reader? A barcode scanner may operate along with an RFID reader on the same PC. Q. Is there any limit to the number of items that can be read in a single stack? This is variable but, provided the tags are within range of the reader, FILE s system permits hundreds of tags to be read simultaneously. Q. Will RFID replace barcode technology? Probably not, at least not in the near future. Different data capture and tracking technologies offer different capabilities. Many organisations will likely combine RFID with existing technologies such as barcode readers and scanners to achieve expanded data capture and tracking capabilities that meet their specific document management needs.