Vilant Systems was named as a finalist for the inaugural 2010 Bully Award honouring the leading European technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies as presented by White Bull Summits. A total of sixty European companies were named as finalists for the 2010 Bully Award. The deserving finalists were selected from a pool of entries that included hundreds of nominated European TMT companies. 

"The Bully Award finalists were selected first and foremost for values of excellence and innovation in the TMT sector," stated Farley Duvall, Founder and Chairman of White Bull Summits. "Each firm has been recognized as a leader in its field, with a bright business proposition and meaningful market strategies, driven by a rich understanding of customer needs and technological solutions."

We at Vilant are honoured to be named a Bully Award finalist, and to be recognized as one of the leading TMT companies in Europe. Thank you! 

For a complete list of the 2010 White Bull Bully Award finalists, please visit www.whitebull.com/latest.  

The Finnish tools and equipment supplier, Würth Oy, has been one of the early birds in the field of RFID as they introduced their first RFID system in Finland already in 1995. Automating their picking line with RFID has brought Würth tremendous savings along the years thanks to error reduction, savings in labor costs and more efficient collection process. Vilant Systems provided Wurth with an updated UHF Gen2 based RFID system.

Read the full case description here.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions are rapidly replacing bar-code technology for identification of different products and assets. In the paper industry, RFID can yield benefits when paper rolls are tagged and automatically identified from the manufacturing phase to the entire supply chain life-cycle.

Until now the challenge of RFID has been reading tag ID by radio waves through paper. Thanks to the new RFID tags that can be read from a distance of 1-2 meters and from any direction, this is no longer the case.

Together with Metso, Core Link and UPM Raflatac, Vilant has produced a white paper presenting the benefits of RFID in paper industry.

Download the full white paper (pdf) here.

Vilant Device Manager (DM) is a software component enabling the control of large amount of RFID readers by single software.The updated version of Device Manager is the DM 5.5, which makes the software use and maintenance easier than before.

For example an audit log helps to monitor and control what has been done and thus detecting operational errors and correcting them becomes easier.  DM 5.5 has enhanced filtering capability and faster user interface than its predecessors. It also improves reader agnostics as it handles more readers than the previous versions.

Read and download the full press release here.

Martela has launched a system that improves the speed and accuracy of office furniture inventory take at customer sites significantly. The system is based on RFID tags that are attached to furniture. Space is inventoried with handheld RFID readers that pick up tagged furniture efficiently also from longer distances. The system improves the design and planning process of office upgrades or moving. It also improves inventory accuracy for book keeping.

Read the full case here.

Tietoviikko magazine listed Vilant Systems as one of the 25 most interesting startups in Finland. It's funny we're still considered a startup, but the thought counts. We definitely do have the attitude that goes with the term. Thank you for this recognition!

Read the full list here.

The UPM Pro RFID Alliance is a powerful network of expert companies covering the whole RFID value chain. Together the partner companies can offer end-users the best RFID solutions to meet even the most challenging requests and inquiries. As the leading manufacturer of passive HF and UHF tags, UPM Raflatac has now gathered the best and most dynamic group together with the goal to take the RFID industry further. Vilant is proud to be one of the launch partners of the initiative. UPM RFID Alliance web site.

Vilant was rated as the 9th fastest growing technology company in Finland in Deloitte's Fast 50 Finland listing for 2009. Vilant's 5-year growth rate was 721%. We are very pleased ito have made the top 10 again. We would like to thank our customers and partners who have made this achievement possible. We would also like to thank Deloitte for arranging this competition that emphasizes the essence of entrepreneurship, business growth. View the full result list.

Watch a case presentation video of five new supply chain RFID cases and their ROI benefits. The presentation was held 12.5.2009 in RFID Lab Finland's RFID seminar by Vilant CEO Antti Virkkunen .

Watch the video stream (Finnish language only). If you have problems opening this link with Windows Internet Explorer, please use Mozilla Firefox).                                    

Download the SCM RFID case presentation PDF.

This ranking of the most innovative European SMEs draws on a survey published by the Deloitte firm, the Technology Fast 500. Commerce International has singled out 50 companies from the list and classified them according to its own criteria: the degree of innovation, the weight of a company on its market and the interest value of its products and services.

Read the report and view the full list of Europe's 50 most innovative SMEs.

Red Herring today announced that Vilant Systems was named a Finalist of Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year. Red Herring's editorial staff rigorously evaluated several hundred private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

More info of the competition and the finalists.

Customers in electronics, industrial goods and machinery industries have had a demand for networked single read points that can be placed to conveyors, production machines or in production cells.

The Vilant In Factory Reader System enables the use of same readers (or even read points) for several applications. It also allows visual signaling and local automation integration with I/O at single antenna units. This allows to cut costs and increase the versatility of the RFID reader system.

See Vilant In-Factory RFID Readers.

Vilant has been nominated as one of the five finalists in Logica Finland's  innovation partner competition. Logica is a leading integrator with presence in 36 countries. 60 innovative companies participated so being among the finalists is already an accomplishment.

More info of the competition and the finalists.