Savi Launches Project Volcano

Savi Technology is launching Project Volcano, an industry wide challenge for developers to explode onto the scene and create new ways that everyone can benefit from wireless technology.

The best ideas will be awarded with Savi Developer Tools leveraging best-of-breed software and radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware to build solutions, which could range from tracking your missing car keys or children by cell phone to remotely monitoring the moisture in your lawn, smog indexes or electricity consumed in a facility.

Project Volcano calls on all creative developers to submit their ideas on extending applications for long-range, low-power solutions based on the ISO 18000-7 standard for active, battery-powered RFID. Individuals and teams from industry or academia are encouraged to submit ideas for use in cases that go beyond today's primary application of such technology to automatically monitor the location, security and condition of RFID-tagged assets moving throughout the global supply chain.

"When we launched the Savi Developer Program in June, we were overwhelmed by interest from people registering to gain access to the component technologies," said Paul Krakow, Savi Technology's director of business development.

"Momentum has grown around the DASH7 Alliance, culminating in what we hope will be an explosion of creativity around how this technology can drastically improve operational productivity and quality of life." (DASH7 is a nonprofit, multi-industry consortium promoting technology solutions based on the ISO 18000-7 standard).

Project Volcano will run until Dec 15. A panel of judges from Savi Technology's leadership will evaluate the best ideas based on creativity, practical real-world scenarios and end-user benefits. All that is required for Project Volcano is a written 100-word proposal after first registering here.