Defense suppliers who are I-GUIDES customers get free software upgrades;  New customers get easy-to-implement introductory offers

ORLANDO, Fla.  – Sept. 7, 2010 – Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] company, today announced I-GUIDES™ 4, which enables suppliers to comply with new data formats required by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in its IUID policy mandating that key items be marked with a unique identification code.  Suppliers who don’t update their solutions will be unable to communicate with the DoD IUID Registry after Dec. 31, resulting in non-compliance with contract requirements.  (more…)

Whether your focus is on transportation and distribution, border control, equipment maintenance, or disaster relief, chances are your agency has made large investments in its supply chain. Because of this dependency on private industry firms and contractors for response capability, it’s critical that civilian agencies are able to effectively manage and maintain continuous visibility into their supply chains.

Agency assets get lost, misrouted or misplaced, resulting in time-consuming and costly delays. Logistics managers often overcompensate by stockpiling assets. How can this be fixed? (more…)

Clark Brings Expertise and Track Record that Leverages Marketing to Transform Businesses and Lead  Markets

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Aug. 26, 2010 – Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] company and leader in wireless solutions to manage supply chains and smart assets, today announced that William Clark has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.  In this newly created role, Clark is responsible for the full spectrum of marketing functions, including market and product strategies, go-to-market activities, branding, communications, analyst relations, public relations, and demand generation.

The addition of Clark to the senior leadership team will enable Savi Technology to leverage new marketing capabilities and drive Savi’s growth into an expanding base of commercial and public sector markets.  In this role, Clark will oversee all of Savi’s efforts for defining, developing and leading market-driven growth strategies in all of the company’s business segments, worldwide. (more…)

Maggs Brings to Savi a Deep History of Technology Expertise from Palm, Sony Ericsson and Motorola

ALEXANDRIA, VA. – Aug. 19, 2010 – Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] company and leading provider of low-power wireless solutions to manage supply chains and smart assets, today announced that William Maggs will join the leadership team in the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO).  Maggs, who also becomes Savi Technology’s Senior Vice President (SVP)-Technology Operations, formerly was CTO at Palm, Inc., and worked at mobile handset companies Motorola and Sony Ericsson in Advanced Technology and ecosystem development roles.

In his role as CTO and SVP at Savi Technology, Maggs will be the chief catalyst for innovation as well as the focal point for all technology operations throughout the global company, including the design, development and delivery of wireless products and complete software solutions in public sector and commercial markets. Maggs also oversees the Savi Technology Innovation Lab and operations involving product manufacturing, supply chain management and supplier relationships. (more…)

High value assets and their movements are of particular interest to operations managers responsible for the usage of these assets within their facilities. There are many options and approaches for managing these assets. Savi Technology’s methodology is to take a “process approach” and let the process dictate the technology that best fits the application. Understanding a process is like understanding the terrain of a racing track. If you don’t spend time studying it, you may find yourself throwing a 12-cylinder turbo charged BMW onto an unpaved, off-road downhill and off a cliff.

The maturity needed for RFID is less about the technology and more about understanding how it can support business applications and the underlying processes. (more…)