Savi Technology is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 135,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2005 sales of $37.2 billion.
2006 ARC Advisory Group No. 1 Ranking- Leading Supplier of Trade Visibility Solutions; Global Trade Management Solutions Outlook: Market Analysis and Forecast Through 2010
Savi is an active participant in the following standards committees:
EPCglobal Hardware Action Group
EPCglobal Software Action Group
ANSI TC-6
ANSI TC-20
ISO JTC-1/SC-31
ISO 18000-7
ISO TC-122
ISO TC-8
ISO TC-104
ISO SC-4/WG-2
Other "Savi" Facts
Savi holds 13 fundamental patents on RFID technology, with over 20 more pending
Savi has implemented real-time supply chain solution in over 50 countries
Savi is the primary provider of RFID technology to the US Department of Defense and the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense.
In 2002, Savi was the system integrator on the first real-world test of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) technology then being developed by the AutoID Center at MIT (Now EPCglobal).
Savi first introduced "smart container" technology in 1992.
Savi was acquired by Texas Instruments in 1995, and then sold to Raytheon Corporation in 1997. In May 1999, management and venture and corporate investors led the buyout of Savi from Raytheon and it became a private, independent company. In 2006 Savi was acquired by Lockheed Martin.