Omnitrol Networks Takes Best-in-Class Ranking from RFID.net

RFID.net has awarded Omnitrol Networks a best-in-class ranking among intelligent sensor network software and appliance makers.

"Our team of experts found that the Omnitrol Networks solution not only outperformed and out-scaled competitive offerings, but also saved tens of thousands of dollars in hidden costs," wrote Louis Sirico, President of RFID.net.

Here are some of the key differentiators that RFID.net identified:

• device-agnostic support for RFID readers, printers and encoders, Real-Time Location Services (RTLS), PLC controls, digital and analog sensors, and metering and operator feedback devices;
  
• integration with commercial databases, ERP and other back-ends;
  
• a secure distributed smart-agent software framework;
  
• a built-in service creation and sensor emulation environment for rapid delivery of business intelligent applications.

Read more here.

Omnitrol Networks: A Top 5 Manufacturing Intelligence Vendor, say Managing Automation readers

Omnitrol Networks has been named one of the Top 5 vendors in manufacturing intelligence by Manufacturing Automation readers. This is the result of Omnitrol offering a complete pre-integrated solution that provides predictive analytics based on information collected by sensors. The challenge is not only to manage the vast amount of data coming in real time from a multitude of automated sensors but to make sense of what needs to happen immediately versus what needs to be archived for further data mining.

You can learn more about this by reading a very recent white paper I authored.

Frost and Sullivan Acknowledges Omnitrol Networks’ Real-Time Network Infrastructure that Drives Operational Excellence for its End Users

As our software is getting traction in the supply chain, it is good to get more recognition from Frost & Sullivan. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has excelled in customer values through its products and services that offer increased profitability and reduced life cycle costs.

You can read more there. but here's a short excerpt:

“Omnitrol’s cutting-edge solution suite automatically collects information from a large variety of sensors and, through predictive analytics, delivers real-time visibility with accurate forecasting between business partner operations,” says Frost & Sullivan Program Manager Arunkumar J. “Potentially, any control system or middleware may help an end-user integrate back-end and shop-floor, but Omnitrol infrastructure extends business intelligence directly from the operations-floor without the complexity of multiple software layers, thereby minimizing total investment and improving ROI.”

Endwave Receives Award for Manufacturing Innovation

I can't tell you how I felt watching one of our customers getting not one but two awards for what they have achieved as a result of using our software.















Congratulations to the Endwave team!

Omnitrol Networks Named a "Cool Vendor" in Manufacturing by Leading Industry Analyst Firm

In their recent report, Dan Miklovic and Andrew Hughes designated Omnitrol Networks as a “Cool Vendor” for Manufacturing. The Omnitrol Networks’ Work-In-Process tracking application software provides connectivity, real-time operational visibility and workflow management on the shop floor for business leaders and manufacturing plant managers.

According to the report, “Manufacturers with operations that include processes that are not fully automated should consider a combination of hardware and software solutions to provide end-to-end process integration.” Moreover, “Manufacturers have traditionally been receptive to using small vendors that bring innovation and leading-edge functionality, particularly at the plant level.”

Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact.

Managing Automation selects Omnitrol Networks as one of top 10 companies to watch in 2008

The momentum continues with more recognition from the industry. More on the announcement here. Although the manufacturing industry is hurting from outsourcing to China, we are finding more and more customers looking for cutting-edge innovation to create unique value. This industry epitomizes the arms race going on.

Frost & Sullivan Acclaims Omnitrol Networks

Based on its recent analysis of the North American RFID middleware and software market, Frost & Sullivan has presented Omnitrol Networks with the 2007 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation. This is a significant recognition from a leading influencer in the industry.

It feels good to see our value proposition resonate with customers (i.e. Boeing) and industry subject matter experts as we are building the Ubiquitous Network infrastructure. Here are a few quotes from their press release:

• "The OMNITROL was designed as a Telco-grade network appliance with as many applications and standard protocol options as possible, giving it unique versatility compared to other products in the market," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Brendon Ouimette.


• "The Omnitrol EASE software platform is built to be able to create and manage business process applications and to be able to develop and implement new ones from a Web-based interface," stated Ouimette.


• "When new applications for RFID technology become available, the OMNITROL is capable of being quickly upgraded to meet these new business demands by virtue of its devices adaptation and services deployment software application layers and its panoply of I/O hardware interfaces."