[Satellite Today 02-20-09] Numerex Corp. has established a technology partnership with Savi, a Lockheed Martin company, to co-develop the first asset and shipment-monitoring device that combines global satellite positioning, active radio frequency identification and satellite communications, Numerex announced Feb. 18.
    The hybrid ST-694 GlobalTag is being developed to market with new capabilities for both spot-level and in-transit visibility of their shipments and mobile supply chain assets, such as transport vehicles, container shipments or large and valuable equipment.
    “When the asset or the container is moving through the supply system, the owner has possession and good visibility to track their assets,” Pierre Parent, vice president of Numerex Satellite Solutions told Satellite Today. “But, when those assets go outside the last depot and are deployed out into the world, where they are most vulnerable to being lost or stolen, there is no reader network available and no visibility.”

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