Mission

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Mission

• Workforce-XML is an independent, non-profit
  organization dedicated to the development and
  promotion of a standard suite of XML
  specifications and communications to enable
  hardware and software vendors within the
  workforce market to integrate seamlessly with
  other applications and devices such as RFID/Badge
  Readers, Biometric/Hand Readers and Access
  Control devices.
• The mission of the Workforce-XML is to provide
  an industry standard platform that both hardware
  and software vendors can work to.
• The aim is to increase choice for vendors and
  customers, whist reducing costs, time and effort
  in utilizing best of breed devices.

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Hardware Vendor

• Benefits
• Increased market opportunity
• Increased number of partners/resellers
• Quicker take-up of new hardware releases
• Speed to market
• Increased confidence by software vendors and end
  users
• Increase in sales

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Software Vendor

• Benefits
• Increased choice of hardware suppliers
• Significantly reduced/eliminated integration
  costs
• Increased satisfaction of customers
• Quicker deployment of new hardware/features
• Reduced support/maintenance
• Easier to enter new markets
• Plug Play approach to hardware

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Customer/End User

• Benefits
• Increased choice
• Confidence in standards based integration
• Flexibility to mix and match devices to their
  needs
• Quicker access to new device technology/features
• Greater security/ROI in their investment
• Better support reliability of integration

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Design Principles

• Benefits
• Industry standard communications
• Industry standard protocols SOAP/WS
• Industry standard schema XML
• Outbound (client/server) communications
• Intranet/Internet capable

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Client Devices
WS/SOAP/XML
Data Collection Hardware
Workforce Management Software
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Server Devices
Proprietary API/Comms
WS/SOAP/XML
Data Collection Hardware
Workforce Management Software
Biztalk 2006 R2 edge Server
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Proposed Standards

• Attendance (In/Out)
• Job/Task/Activity booking
• Absence Request
• Access Control
• Enquiries

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Founding Members
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Further information

• info_at_workforce-xml.org
• www.workforce-xml.org
• Biztalk RFID
• http//www.microsoft.com/biztalk/technologies/rfid
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