RFID Transportation Market: Systems and Services Capabilities

Alien Technology® Acquires Quatrotec To Drive Expansion In RFID Transportation Markets ...

Alien makes acquisition that strengthens its ability to deliver RFID solutions to the transportation market ...

... "The market for RFID in transportation is projected to grow rapidly in the next three years. Venture Data Corporation predicts that the market for RFID systems for air transportation & airports alone will reach $236.4 million in 2008. In acquiring Quatrotec, Alien has expanded its ability to address air, sea, ground and homeland security-related RFID applications of any scope and scale. Serving the air transportation industry for more than 20 years in projects ranging from $1 million to well over $200 million, Quatrotec possesses particular design and implementation expertise in such highly specialized areas as airport security systems, baggage handling systems, passenger services and terminal operations. " ...

Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for global customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Using its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®), Alien manufactures EPC tags in very high-volumes and at low cost. The company provides a family of RFID readers for a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting, to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien is an active member of EPCglobal.