Standards-Based Active RFID Products From Savi Certified by Governments of Taiwan, Malaysia and Chile

Standards-Based Active RFID Products From Savi Certified by Governments of Taiwan, Malaysia and Chile

October 03, 2007

New Approvals for Use Further Substantiate Growing Global
Penetration of Savi's ISO Standards-based Products and
Networks for the Supply Chain

    CHICAGO, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Savi Technology,
a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) and leading provider
of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based total asset
management solutions, today announced that official
regulatory bodies in Taiwan, Malaysia and Chile have
approved the use of Savi's active RFID tags and readers.
The certifications pave the way for further global
expansion of Savi's active RFID networks, which
automatically monitor the location, security and
environment of cargo containers. 

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    "Businesses in Taiwan, Malaysia and Chile
recognize the economic and strategic value of standardized
RFID, and certification facilitates our ability to help
make the supply chains there more efficient and
secure," said Fraser Jennings, Savi's vice president
of Standards and Regulatory Activities. "International
recognition of ISO 18000-7 means customers can deploy a
single active RFID platform globally, which translates into
lower deployment costs, greater flexibility in designing
active RFID networks, and a higher return on
investment." 

    Savi products are now approved for use in more than 50
countries located throughout all major trading regions
worldwide. The Savi hardware is based on the ISO 18000-7
standard for battery-powered RFID devices operating in the
433 MHz radio frequency.

    Approvals were sought in Taiwan, Malaysia and Chile as
part of Savi Networks' plans to expand its RFID-based
infrastructure to strategic supply chain locations in Asia,
Europe, and North and South America. Savi Networks, a joint
venture between Savi Technology and Hutchison Port
Holdings, is already deploying Savi SR-650 readers and Savi
SP-652 signposts at the Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan as part
of its growing global network and SaviTrak(TM) information
services. In Malaysia, Savi Networks is expanding its
monitoring network at the Westports Malaysia Port in Port
Klang, where Savi readers will cover gates while signposts
will monitor rail traffic. 

    These product approvals also facilitate the deployment
of systems from Savi Technology IP licensing partners
participating in the Savi ISO 18000-7 licensing program.
For more information on Savi licensing, contact
[e-mail]

    Savi Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), with headquarters in Mountain
View, Calif., and offices in Washington D.C., London,
Singapore and Melbourne. For more information, visit
http://www.savi.com .


    For more information, please contact:

     Mark Nelson
     Savi Technology
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     Email: [e-mail]

     Patrick O'Boyle
     Savi Technology
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