Toronto, CA - 06/01/05 The formation of the RadioActive Software Foundation was announced in Toronto today by its founding members, N4 Systems and Refactored Networks. The goal of the Foundation is to develop freely available, mission critical class software for the entire suite of EPCglobal RFID standards.

"It is our belief that the promise of RFID and the EPCglobal Network can only be realized when there is freely available and openly implemented software available to the industry", said Somen Mondal, Co-CEO of N4 Systems. "Without organizations such as Apache it would be difficult to imagine the Internet being as robust as it is. We intend on the RadioActive Software Foundation fulfilling that industry requirement."

With over 30 active participants from 10 countries, the predecessor of the RadioActive Software Foundation has existed as an open source RFID middleware project for over a year. Recent donations of higher level data exchange software and the imminent publication of the EPC Information Service standards prompted the move to a larger mission.

"EPCglobal will be publishing several standards over the coming year and only the availability of free software is going to accelerate the adoption rate necessary to realize ROI within the next 2 years", said Michael Mealling, CEO of Refactored Networks and EPCglobal Software Action Group participant. "And if you are a developer looking for a way to make your name in the emerging RFID industry, then this is the organization that can help you do that."

The Foundation's initial releases will include implementations of the ALE, Reader Protocol, and EPC-IS standards that will enable both internal middleware and external B2B data exchange support. The Foundation is also working toward its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in order to support future donations. The Foundation's website, radioactivehq.org, contains additional information on participation, a future road-map, and available software.

About the RadioActive Software Foundation, LLC
The RadioActive Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and financial support for RFID and EPCglobal Network related open-source software projects. The Foundation is incorporated as a membership-based, not-for-profit corporation. It's purpose is to ensure that the RadioActive projects are supported beyond the participation of individual members, to enable contributions of intellectual property and financial support, and to provide a vehicle for limiting legal exposure while participating in open-source projects. For more information on the RadioActive Software Foundation, please see radioactivehq.org