Datamax introduces the only "RFID Ready" printer available to meet the needs of all potential RFID smart label users. The I-Class RFID Ready printer is available now for users who are interested in incorporating RFID in the future. This printer features all of the benefits and modularity of the Datamax I-Class printer, with the addition of a field- installable RFID module available from Datamax. The Datamax I-Class RFID printer currently supports the ISO 15693 high frequency (13.56 MHz) standard and will soon support an UHF option for ISO and/ or EPC compliance.

The global evolution of the Auto-ID industry has led many companies to search for faster and more efficient tools for automatic identification processes. RFID is emerging as one of these tools, as supported by the pending Wal-Mart and Department of Defense requirements for tagging of inbound goods for distribution through their supply chain. As a leading automatic identification equipment manufacturer, including printers, labels and integration tools, Datamax understands customers' needs for flexible products that are scalable and robust for current and future needs.

Many "efficient" customers are finding smart label applications are appropriate to address business challenges that were previously outside the realm of automatic identification technologies. Smart labels incorporate an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag into a traditional thermal label allowing users to combine graphical and radio frequency data in one application. Smart label applications include supply chain tracking, inventory management, Work-In-Process control and many other traditional automatic identification functions. The Datamax RFID Ready printer allows users to economically print labels now, and seamlessly incorporate RFID encoding capabilities in the future.