Friday, June 24, 2011

Zebra joins Navis Star Technology Alliance

Zebra Technologies, the former parent company to terminal operations software firm, Navis, has joined its former company’s Star Technology Alliance.

Navis is now part of Finland’s Cargotec Corporation and the company said in a statement that the alliance with Zebra “allows Navis to develop fully integrated solutions utilizing Zebra's WhereNet hardware, Wheretags, Whereport, and middleware for use in marine ports and terminals.”

Zebra Technologies, which divested from Navis earlier this year, is known for its bar code, kiosk, card and RFID printers as well as real-time location solutions.

Navis said it and Zebra are already providing WhereNet radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for use in the Los Angeles Long Beach Clean Truck Program, where more than 15,000 trucks are tagged in order to gain access to the ports and terminals and ensure environmental compliance.

"Strategic channel relationships are an essential component to Zebra's business and we are excited to establish a formal partnership with Navis," said Mike Terzich, senior vice president, global sales and marketing.

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