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METRO and Reva Team For RFID-Boosted Store Improvements

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Think you’ve been hearing a lot about METRO Group lately?

Well, as of this morning, there’s more: Today Reva Systems, an RFID network infrastructure provider, announced that METRO Group is deploying Reva’s Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) products in what’s being called the “largest production-scale RFID rollout in Europe.”

Initially encompassing about 200 locations of the sales brands Metro Cash & Carry, Real stores, and the METRO Group distribution centers, the rollout entails installing Reva’s technology at each location, according to reports.

Reva’s RFID network infrastructure helps enable Metro’s RFID architecture to support current and future RFID initiatives. [end] 

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