RFID on Metal

Alien Technology RFID Growth

Alien Tech raises additional funding based on its growth prospects. ...

... "sales in the RFID (radio frequency identification) industry are suggesting a healthy path to recovery. " ...

Via MSN Money: Alien Technology

Alien Tech RFID Solution Center Accredited

EPCGlobal has awarded its accreditation to the Alien RFID Solution Center for completing the reassessment audit. This audit validates that Alien uses standard test profiles to create real-world conditions for RFID readability testing for EPC tags. ...

... "GS1 EPCglobal Inc. has awarded its Accredited Test Center Program (v.2.0) Mark to the Alien RFID Solution Center (Alien RSC). Located in the Dayton, Ohio region, the Alien RSC is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to bringing the benefits of RFID technology to applications ... " ...

Via Alien Technology: Test Center Accreditation Certificate

Alien Technology RFID Tag Signature Authentication Addresses Cloning

Alien Technology has implemented dynamic authentication as a feature on its Higgs-3 RFID chip, enabling data security to confront cloning. ...

... "Dynamic Authentication further enhances security of the Higgs-3 IC by incorporating a challenge/response algorithm which defeats static cloning attempts of the Higgs-3 IC. This innovative custom feature is a verification process comprising a dynamic interaction between the reader and the tag, and is a function of several parametric tag characteristics whereby the tag’s signature is challenged by the reader for Higgs-3 authenticity and confirmed by the host to provide customers with a cost effective, secure identification measure. " ...

Via Alien Technology: Higgs-3 RFID IC Security with Dynamic Authentication

Alien Higgs RFID Chip Tracks Waste from Cleanup Sites

Alien Technology collaborates with Bechtel Jacobs Company and GlobeRanger to deliver a viable RFID solution for tracking of contaminated waste removed from clean-up sites. The solution has been applied to the Bechtel Jacobs' environmental remediation process, where tracking and detailed record keeping is critical. ...

... "Within three months of initial discussions, a deployable RFID solution was installed in the field. Vehicles were equipped with tags containing Alien’s feature-rich Higgs-3 IC, and rugged deployable passive RFID towers were developed using Alien’s enterprise-class ALR-9900 readers. Utilizing software developed by GlobeRanger, the system was designed to automatically identify vehicles at designated checkpoints, thus giving Bechtel Jacobs visibility into real-time material tracking as well as the ability to remotely manage the RFID systems, even in locations where infrastructures may be non-existent.

The GlobeRanger software collected data from a variety of devices, including handhelds, fixed RFID readers, and weigh scales. Data from these inputs was then programmed in the extended memory section of the Alien Higgs-3 tags using encryption algorithms to enhance security. The system was designed to flag and provide alerts and notifications if processes or time schedule variances deviated from pre-defined expectations. " ...

Via Alien Technology: Mobile RFID Solution for Rugged Environment

RFID Custom Application Development Kit

Alien Technology launches an RFID Custom Application kit that supports custom development of applications for Alien readers. Partners are positioned to deliver custom RFID solutions to their clients using this kit, based on the Ruby programming language. The Alien Ruby Programming Kit will be available shortly for a one-time cost of $299. ...

... "Alien developed the application kit to accommodate the expanding list of applications for Gen 2 RFID. Alien Channel Partners are discovering many new ways to use RFID technology and wanted the ability to adapt off-the-shelf readers to new applications. The Alien RFID Custom Application Kit enables partners to deliver more value, more quickly for emerging applications like apparel inventory management, industrial manufacturing and IT asset tracking. " ...

Via Alien Technology: Object-Oriented Programming Language Ruby Enables Custom Applications

RFID Waste Management Process Implements Access Control and Tracking

Alien Technology and Creativesystems collaborate to deliver a process-integrated RFID solution for LIPOR, the municipal Waste Management organization for Greater Oporto, Portugal. The RFID technology support a more streamlined and automated process, which was previously manual. ...

... "LIPOR has installed the Alien-Creativesystems RFID tracking solution to verify if a certain truck is allowed to unload its garbage at the waste management disposal center. Alien’s ALR-8800 passive UHF reader/writer, controls the gate barrier’s opening and closing by first reading the tagged vehicle to determine if the vehicle is allowed entry. Once the barrier opens, the truck proceeds to a designated weigh bridge where the weight of the vehicle is recorded and is assigned to a tag on the windshield. This weight is then communicated to the driver via a display, and the vehicle then travels to a specific unload point inside the facility, where the waste is unloaded. The RFID solution also ascertains that the driver went to the correct unload point since there are readers mounted throughout the facility. When the truck exits LIPOR’s facility, the tag is once again read to determine if the truck is allowed to exit. Periodic, real-time reports are issued to the municipalities via email to for billing purposes. " ...

Via Alien Technology: Waste Management Application in Portugal

Retail RFID Implementation Tracks Clothing Through the European Supply Chain

Alien Technology teams up with Eren Holding to implement a high-volume RFID garment tracking installation in Istanbul, Turkey. The solution will provide end-to-end RFID traceability in the garment supply chain of retail stores (88) with a volume of nearly two million items. Eren Holding manufactures and distributes high-end garments, with brand names such as Lacoste, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Coach and Blank. ...

... "Eren Holding had a need to enhance its supply chain traceability process and reduce inventory control/labor costs, so it approached the Alien integrator, STS for a complete hardware and Oracle based software solution. Eren Holding’s main objective in adopting RFID was to provide 100 percent traceability of the clothing articles, from the manufacturing site to the distribution centers, and, finally, to the retail outlet. " ...

Via Alien Technology: RFID Retailing Installation in Europe with Lacoste, Calvin Klein and Burberry

RFID Pilot: Cardinal Health Completes

Cardinal Health completes its RFID pilot, which tested RFID tags for end-to-end pharma packaging and distribution business processes. The pilot tested the application of tags and the utilization of item level tracking techniques. Alien Technology, IBM, and Verisign provided hardware, software and implementation services. The application and encoding of the RFID tags approached 100 percent success rates. Reliable read rates were best achieved at the individual case level. The pilot was a fruitful learning experience for the pharma industry. ...

... "The pilot program tested whether ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tags could be applied, encoded and read at normal production speeds during packaging and distribution of pharmaceuticals. Verifying the authenticity of medications along each step of the distribution process adds an additional layer of security to lessen the chance of counterfeit pharmaceuticals entering the supply chain. It is also hoped that RFID data could improve efficiencies in the supply chain. Pilot Program Background: In conducting the industry's first end-to-end pilot program, Cardinal Health used new technology to place RFID tags on the labels of brand-name solid-dose prescription drugs, then encoded the electronic product code (EPC) standard data at the unit, case and pallet levels during the packaging process. The products were shipped to a Cardinal Health distribution center in Findlay, Ohio, where the data was read and authenticated as products were handled under typical operating conditions. Normal procedures were enhanced with RFID hardware and software from Alien Technology Corporation and IBM along with project management support from VeriSign.

RFID Labeling and Online Encoding: Data collected from the pilot suggest that it is feasible for RFID tags to be inlaid into existing FDA-approved pharmaceutical label stock, and the tags can be applied and encoded on packaging lines at normal operational speeds. Online encoding yields were 95 percent to 97 percent, and fine tuning of the process is expected to produce yields that approach 100 percent. The RFID tag application and encoding requires minimal adjustments to current labeling and packaging lines.

RFID Read Rates: Unit-level read rate data varied widely depending on the locations and type of reading stations throughout the supply chain. Highly reliable unit-level read rates in excess of 96 percent were found when reading individual cases one at a time and when reading units mixed with other products in tote containers prepared for delivery to a pharmacy. However, as expected, unit-level read rates were not found to be reliable when attempting to read units within a full pallet of product. " ...

Via Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health Releases RFID Pilot Results ...

RFID: Alien Tech World Tags ...

Alien introduces RFID tags that will operate across the world. ...

... "Alien World Tags enable companies to manufacture products on one continent and ship them worldwide utilizing a single RFID tag that exhibits uniform behavior and delivers consistent performance regardless of its destination. When used with Alien Enterprise RFID Readers, this enables companies to deploy a common RFID infrastructure worldwide, thus reducing the number of infrastructure designs, software interfaces, development projects and equipment models they need to ensure accurate, reliable tag reads across their global supply and delivery chains. Consequently, upfront implementation and ongoing maintenance costs are minimized, overall RFID effectiveness is maximized, and returns on RFID investment can be accelerated. " ...

Alien Technology Expands Gen2 RFID Tag Family

Alien RFID IPO Off ...

Alien Technology, provider of UHF Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services, has decided not to proceed with their initial public offering due to the conditions in the stock market for recent IPO's. Now, the company must focus on operational efficiency to manage their cash flow in order to support business growth. ...

... "Alien Technology Corporation today announced that the company has withdrawn its Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has determined not to proceed with the registration and sale of its common stock at this time. No shares of the Company's common stock have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Company may undertake a subsequent private offering of securities in reliance on Rule 155(c) of the Securities Act. " ...

Alien RFID IPO Off: Via Alien Technology: Alien Technology Withdraws Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering ...

RFID Intermec Alien IP Tussle ...

Intermec and Alien compete for the use of RFID intellectual property. Intermec claims rights to the IP given its patents. Alien is challenging. ...

... "Intermec is seeking an injunction prohibiting Alien from selling the infringing RFID products, as well as monetary damages. Also today, Intermec filed a motion to dismiss a declaratory judgment action filed by Alien in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. Intermec is moving to dismiss the case on the ground that the North Dakota federal court does not have jurisdiction to hear the case. An RFID pioneer, Intermec holds more than 150 RFID patents, including patents core to the use of RFID.



Committed to providing industry access to its RFID patent estate, Intermec in 2005 offered a Rapid Start RFID licensing program that provided access to portfolios of its RFID patents. Twenty RFID industry leaders, including RFID, chip, tag, reader, printer and wireless network manufacturers, were selected for the program. Alien Technology is not one of the licensees. " ...

RFID Intermec Alien IP Tussle: Via Intermec: Intermec Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Alien Technology: Complaint Specifies Alien’s Generation 2 RFID Products ...

RFID Gen2 Chip Supply for Alien ...

Tower Semi will manufacture Generation 2 RFID chips for Alien Technology. ...

... "Tower Semiconductor Ltd., a pure-play independent specialty foundry, announced that it is the manufacturing supplier for Alien Technology's internally-designed Gen 2 RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) integrated circuits. These ICs recently achieved the EPCGlobal certification mark. The RFID ICs are produced at Tower's Fab2 in an advanced 0.18-micron manufacturing process. Market analysts forecast the RFID IC's market to grow significantly to between $500 millions and $1 Billion by 2010, mainly due to the Gen 2 impact. RFID tags help enable supply chain efficiency, visibility and security and are being deployed in retail, defense, transportation and health markets. Some of the implementation initiatives are being led by major US retailers. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, 13 federal agencies are already using or plan to deploy RFID technology. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has mandated RFID's use across its suppliers for increased supply chain visibility and improved forecasting. The newly certified Alien Gen 2 RFID chips include some new CMOS devices which were jointly developed with Tower. IC development efforts focused on the low-power requirements for such an RFID tag which draws its power solely from transmitted Radio Frequency energy. " ...

RFID Gen2 Chip Supply for Alien: Via Tower Semiconductor: Tower Semiconductor Manufactures Gen 2 RFID Tags for Alien Technology ...

RFID Patent Infringement Battle ...

RFID patent infringement battle continues ...

... "Alien Technology Corporation (Alien) today announced that the company has filed suit against Intermec Inc. in federal district court in the District of North Dakota seeking a declaratory judgment for patent non-infringement and invalidity on ten Intermec patents for RFID products and processes. After conducting a review of the Intermec RFID patents and a comparison of those patents with the design elements and operation of Alien products, Alien believes its products do not infringe Intermec intellectual property. In response to public statements by Intermec, including recent public threats of IP litigation against Alien and others companies who have not licensed Intermec's RFID technology, Alien has taken this action to seek ratification of Alien's position from the district court. " ...

RFID Patent Infringement Battle: Via Alien Technology: Alien Technology Files Declaratory Judgment Action Against Intermec to Prove Non-Infringement of RFID patents ...

RFID Solutions Center: Print and Apply ...

Weber RFID print and apply products are available at Alien Tech RFID Solution Center ...

... "Weber's Model 5200rfid system combines the printing, encoding, verification and application of pressure-sensitive RFID smart labels to cartons and pallet loads into one operation. At the same time, the system rejects and recovers RFID smart labels that are not compliant. The system will help users of the Center learn how to meet the emerging RFID labeling requirements in the consumer and governmental sectors.

The capabilities of the RFID Solutions Center are now available to companies, educational institutions, government agencies and other organizations undertaking the implementation of RFID technology. The Center's facilities encompass technical labs and testing grounds, and include a wide range of RFID equipment and services that will simulate real-world RFID situations. " ...

RFID Solutions Center: Print and Apply: Via Weber Marking Systems: Weber RFID labeling system at work at new, collaborative RFID Solutions Center Dayton ...

RFID Drug Authenticity Pilot at Cardinal Health ...

Cardinal Health begins second wave of RFID testing that supports the safety of the drug supply. RFID technology will enable in-process authentication as drugs make their way through the extended supply chain. Cardinal will also look for ways to achieve operational efficiencies from the RFID-enabled supply chain information. The company is expecting to complete this wave of tests by the 4th Quarter of 2006. ...

... "Cardinal Health, Inc., the leading provider of products and services supporting the health-care industry, announced the next phase of the first end-to-end pilot program to test technology that could improve the safety and efficiency of the nation's drug supply. The pilot program will begin to tag medication with labels carrying unique data that can be captured and read to verify its authenticity at each step of the supply chain. Verifying the authenticity of pharmaceuticals along each step of the distribution path adds an additional layer of security to lessen the chance of counterfeit pharmaceuticals entering the supply chain. In addition, the data gathered could improve efficiency as logistics experts at Cardinal Health will be able to analyze the data to identify bottlenecks, read rates and other opportunities to improve efficiency in the supply chain.

In conducting the end-to-end pilot program, Cardinal Health will use new technology to place radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on the labels of brand-name and generic solid-dose prescription drugs at the company's Printed Components facility in Moorestown, N.J. Next, the company's facility in Philadelphia will encode the electronic product code (EPC) standard data at the unit, case and pallet levels during the packaging process. The products will be then shipped to a Cardinal Health distribution center in Findlay, Ohio, where the data will be read and authenticated as products are handled under normal operating conditions. Normal operating procedures will be enhanced with RFID hardware and software from Alien Technology Corporation and IBM along with project management support from VeriSign. From Findlay, the tagged product will be sent to a health-care provider to further test read rates and data flow using the same technology as the distribution center. The product dispensed to patients will not be in the RFID packaging. The company launched the pilot in February and expects to complete the test in the fall." ...

RFID Drug Authenticity Pilot at Cardinal: Via Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health Announces Next Phase Of RFID Pilot ...

Alien RFID IPO Planned ...

Alien RFID company plans IPO ...

... "Alien Technology Corporation today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of approximately $120 million of its common stock. It is expected that all shares sold in the offering will be sold by the Company. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. is acting as book-running manager for the offering with Cowen & Company, Robert W. Baird & Co. and Advanced Equities, Inc. acting as co-managers for the offering. " ...

Alien RFID IPO Planned: Via Alien Technology: Alien Technology Files for Initial Public Offering ...

RFID Smart Label Print Server ...

Loftware plans RFID product launch at upcoming RFID World ...

... "A proven brand leader for its ability to integrate from a centralized software platform both RFID Smart Labels as well as traditional bar code labeling, this latest release of the Loftware Print Server further extends these capabilities by adding software support for fixed mount RFID reader technology from companies like Alien, Symbol, AWID and ThingMagic. As a result, companies implementing pilot programs can use multiple hardware devices with a single software solution from Loftware. Loftware's highly integrated, multi-device platform encodes and now reads both Smart Labels and RF Tags to perform real time use cases, including building, receiving, and verifying pallets. The Loftware Print Server is a server-based software solution for managing and processing barcode label and RFID Smart Label requests from corporate applications. An enterprise-class solution, LPS 8.4 is a highly-scalable and fault tolerant system designed to handle thousands of requests targeted to hundreds (or thousands) of printers, whether local or remote, with all of the appropriate queuing, status, and recovery features expected in advanced enterprise systems. Key to its leading market status is the product's seamless integration of Department of Defense (DOD) and EPC specifications via universal interfaces for HF, UHF, and GEN 2 RFID whether printing smart labels or encoding RFID tags. " ...

RFID Smart Label Print Server: Via Loftware: New Product to Make First Public Debut at RFID World, Booth 310 on Feb. 27th: INNOVATIVE LPS 8.4 SOLUTION FROM LOFTWARE, THE ONLY USER-CONFIGURABLE PRODUCT IN ITS CLASS TO SUPPORT BOTH LEGACY BAR CODES AND RFID SMART TAGS, NOW INCLUDES RFID TAG READER SUPPORT ...

RFID Visibility Solution for Supply Chain

TNT Express will implement Xterprise’s TraX Visibility, a real-time supply chain execution solution. The system will track high value electronics movement in the supply chain from China to Europe. The solution was piloted in 2004 and will now be expanded. ...

... "Phase II involves deployment of an enhanced TraX Release 2.0 application with multi-stakeholder enterprise system integration, including SAP. In addition, the solution will enable streamlining and higher accuracy sorting at the TNT facilities in Europe and enable Item-level shipment visibility for supply network partners. TraX 2.0 is expected to improve TNT customer service through a higher fidelity Track and Trace features which allows for better inventory planning and management and more accurate shipping performance, resulting in a value-added service offerings to TNT’s customer base. Xterprise technology partners in the project included Alien, Zebra Technologies and Apriso. The introduction of the latest RFID tag antenna designs and new multi-static European RFID readers both from Alien increased the read reliability dramatically. Tests have shown up to 100% read performance of a full pallet of notebooks as they are unloaded through the Xterprise XPort™ RFID reader portals in multiple locations throughout Europe. Xterprise’s TraX RFID enhanced visibility application, built on Apriso’s Flexnet SOA platform, enables customers, suppliers and logistics service providers to view real-time status of shipments around the globe. " ...

RFID Visibility Solution for Supply Chain: Via Xterprise: TNT Express Deploys Xterprise TraX Real-Time RFID Visibility Solution for China-Europe Supply Chain ...

RFID Art Party ...

Art reception was held using RFID tracking technology where party-goers were given RFID tags. People's viewing history was traced and analyzed using Alien RFID readers.

RFID Art Party: Via Engadget: Partygoers get RFID tagged for art's sake ...

... "RFID Tracking Party held at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art earlier this week was to make some kind of clever, artsy, postmodern statement about privacy, society and art. " ...

RFID Innovation Recognized: Alien FSA RFID Manufacturing ...

Alien Technology recognized for their innovative fluidic self assembly process for manufacturing RFID electronics. Michael Totty reports on the Wall Street Journal's 2005 Technology Innovation Awards where innovators are recognized. ...

RFID Innovation Recognized: Alien FSA RFID Manufacturing: Via Wall Street Journal: A Better Idea ...

... "The Bronze winner was Alien Technology Corp., a Morgan Hill, Calif., semiconductor company that has developed a manufacturing process that dramatically reduces the cost of radio-frequency identification, or RFID, tags. " ...

Toyota RFID Project: Accelerated Processes ...

Toyota project will implement Alien RFID technology to drive accelerated supply chain processes. Anticipated benefits exceed the RFID project's capex investment. ...

Toyota RFID Project: Accelerated Processes: Via Alien Technology: Toyota South Africa Motors Ltd. Selects Alien Technology® RFID Solution for Vehicle Identification: Automated vehicle tracking will accelerate throughput of produced assets in the supply chain, resulting in reduction of time to invoice dealers and thus time-to-cash ...

... "Traditionally, RFID-based vehicle tracking applications have been hampered by the use of costly microwave systems and proprietary RFID protocols. Toyota's application will benefit from the use of open, global-standard EPC RFID technology that combines consistent reads, even in a heavy metallic environment, with the ability to leverage extremely low-cost RFID tags. In Toyota's implementation, an Alien RFID tag will be applied to each vehicle during production. The tags will then be accurately read by field-proven Alien ALR-9780 readers at ranges exceeding six meters as the vehicle is tracked from within the Assembly Plant, through the Plant Exit, into, through and out of the Vehicle Distribution Yard. The resulting precision tracking will enable Toyota to both streamline and accelerate its vehicle shipping and invoicing processes, and thus its time-to-cash. According to Stoop, the anticipated savings on interest for the targeted reduction of Stock (vehicles-on rubber) of one day is expected to more than off-set the CAPEX for this RFID Project. " ...

Toyota South Africa, established in 1961, has been the overall market leader in terms of domestic vehicle sales for more than 25 consecutive years. The company has now been integrated into the global supplier network of Toyota Motor Corporation after TMC took a 75% majority shareholding in the company in 2002. The current production capacity of Toyota SA’s plant in Durban is in excess of 100 000 vehicles annually. This is set to expand to 220 000 units per annum by 2008. The South African operation now exports built up units to both Australia and Europe.

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.

One-Day RFID Workshop: Manufacturers and Distributors

Via Mechanics of RFID: The one-day RFID workshop for manufacturers and distributors ...

... "The Mechanics of RFID is a no-nonsense workshop designed specifically for manufacturers and distributors. The leading RFID technology providers, including; Alien Technology, Avery Dennison, Intermec, LXE, RedPrairie, RF Code, Symbol, VeriSign, X-ident and others ...

Philadelphia, PA, October 6, 2005 " ...

Radio Frequency Identification RFID Label: Certified Preferred ...

Radio Frequency Identification RFID Label: Certified Preferred: Via Nashua Corporation: NASHUA CORPORATION NAMED AN ALIEN TECHNOLOGY® CERTIFIED PREFERRED CONVERTER PARTNER: Selection Recognizes Nashua Label Division’s RFID Capabilities and Positions Company to Help Customers Utilize Advanced RFID Solutions ...

... "Nashua Corporation (NASDAQ: NSHA), a manufacturer and marketer of labels, thermal and specialty papers, and imaging products, announced that Alien Technology Corporation has named the Company's Label Division a Certified Preferred Converter Partner. Partner status recognizes the Label Division's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) capabilities and strengthens the relationship between Nashua and Alien Technology Corporation, a leading supplier of inlays and other RFID hardware and components. Alien Technology initiated the Certified Preferred Converter Partner program in order to team with key industry leaders such as Nashua, which utilizes RFID technology in the low cost, high quality inventory and product tracking solutions applications it provides its customers. " ...

Nashua Corporation manufactures and markets a wide variety of specialty imaging products and services to industrial and commercial customers to meet various print application needs. The Company's products include thermal coated papers, pressure-sensitive labels, bond, point of sale, ATM and wide format papers, entertainment tickets, as well as toners, developers, and ribbons for use in imaging devices. Alien Technology® Corporation is a leading supplier of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware that enables consumer packaged goods companies, retailers and other industries to improve their operating efficiency throughout their supply chains. Through its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®), Alien fabricates high performance electronic product code (EPC) Class 1 tags in unprecedented volumes at very low cost.

1Million RFIDLabels 12.9Cents Each: SALE!

1Million RFIDLabels 12.9Cents Each: SALE!: Via Alien Technology: Alien Technology Corporation Achieves Another Step Toward Pervasive, Economic RFID with Announcement of 12.9 cent RFID Labels ...

RFID labels reach the 12.9cent level in quantities of 1million, courtesy of Alien Tech ...

... "Alien Technology Corporation today achieved another RFID industry milestone with the announcement of EPC Class 1 RFID labels priced at 12.9 cents. This represents a 44% decrease in the price of 96-bit RFID labels from Alien in the past 12 months reflecting significant progress towards the goal of widely available, economic RFID labels. The Alien Technology ALL-9338-02, a fully converted EPC Class 1 tag, can be purchased today for 12.9 cents in order quantities of 1 million or more. " ...

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. The 12.9 cent RFID label offered by Alien is made possible by the company's patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®) and Alien's new cost efficient High Speed Strap Attach Machine (HiSAM) assembly technology. These manufacturing technologies allow for low-cost packaging of very small semiconductors in very high volumes that in turn are packaged as low-cost RFID tags.

Zebra RFID Smart Labels Supply Alien Tech ...

Via Zebra Technologies: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES EXPANDS RFID SMART LABEL BUSINESS: Zebra adds smart label converting equipment to its supplies plant and qualifies as a supplier of Alien Technology EPC Class 1 RFID labels ...

Zebra supplies RFID Smart Labels with Alien Technology ...

... "A smart label is created by embedding a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip and antenna within the label material. Zebra is working closely with chip providers, such as Alien Technology, to ensure the quality and performance of each tag. With its expanded RFID label converting capabilities, Zebra can offer a wide range of high- and ultra-high frequency inlays to meet a variety of application needs as well as customized label facestocks, adhesives, sizes and formats. " ...

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 also provides 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.

Zebra Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ZBRA) delivers innovative and reliable on-demand printing solutions for business improvement and security applications in 100 countries around the world. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Zebra-brand printers. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra-brand thermal bar code, "smart" label, receipt, and card printers, resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved quality, lower costs, and better customer service. The company has sold more than four million printers, including RFID printer/encoders and wireless mobile solutions, and also offers software, connectivity solutions and printing supplies.

Alien RFID Walmart Exec Joins Board

Alien RFID Walmart Exec Joins Board: Via Alien Technology: Alien Technology® Announces Election of Bob L. Martin, Retired Wal-Mart Information Technology Innovator, to Board of Directors ...

Walmart Exec joins Alien Tech's board of directors ...

... "Alien Technology announced the election of Bob L. Martin to the Board of Directors. Mr. Martin, a retired Wal-Mart executive and member of the Wal-Mart Executive Committee from 1985 to1999, is widely recognized for his leadership role in bringing innovative information technology to the retail segment. " ...

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.

Embedded Middleware RFID Reader ...

Embedded Middleware RFID Reader: Alien Technology® And IBM Work Together On New-Generation RFID Reader: Alien ALR-9800 Reader Embeds IBM WebSphere RFID Middleware for Seamless Integration With Enterprise Business Processes ...

Alien embeds IBM middleware into Gen2 RFID reader ...

... "Alien Technology and IBM today announced that the two companies have integrated IBM's WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI) middleware on the newly announced Alien ALR-9800 RFID Reader, the first RFID reader designed from the ground up for Gen2 RFID environments. Alien also announced it is offering customers a specific version of the ALR-9800 incorporating IBM's WRDI middleware, which enables the seamless integration of RFID data with IBM platform-based systems and enterprise business processes. " ...

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.

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key business partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable companies to take full advantage of the on demand era.

Alien RFID Obtains Funding ...

Alien RFID Obtains Funding: Alien Technology® Secures $66 Million In New Round Of Funding ...

... "Alien Technology announced the completion of a $66 million round of financing, led by SunBridge Partners. The financing provides the company with capital to continue its expansion and drive new market opportunities in the face of accelerating global demand for RFID technology. " ...

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.

RFID Application and Education ...

RFID Application and Education: Ohio Governor Bob Taft - News Release

... "Development Research Corporation (Kettering, Montgomery County) received more than $2.3 million to establish the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Application and Education Center (REAC). The REAC will serve as a source for RFID solutions for both end customers as well as suppliers. RFID tags, which consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver, could one day be used to track everything from soda cans to cereal boxes. Unlike bar codes, which need to be scanned manually and read individually, radio ID tags do not require line of sight for reading and hundreds of tags can be read per second. The project expects to achieve annual sales of $10 million and create 100 new jobs within 3 to 5 years. Collaborators on this project include Alien Technology Corp., Sinclair Community College, Miami Valley Venture Funds, Development Project Inc., NCIC Capital Fund and Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. " ...

Microsoft RFID Infrastructure: Alien Technology Support

Microsoft RFID Infrastructure: Alien Technology Support: Alien Technology: Alien Technology® Announces Alliance with Microsoft on RFID Initiatives: Microsoft Showcases New RFID Infrastructure Using Alien RFID Readers and Tags at TechEd Europe 2005 ...

Alien Technology supports Microsoft's RFID infrastructure initiative ...

... "Alien Technology today announced an alliance with Microsoft that establishes Alien as one of the key partners in Microsoft's RFID Initiatives whereby Alien RFID reader and tag products will be supported by Microsoft's RFID technology. Alien also announced that Microsoft selected Alien tags and European-compliant high powered ALR-8780 readers as one of the readers to demonstrate its RFID technology at the Microsoft TechEd EMEA conference this week in Amsterdam. Designed for demanding supply chain applications, the Alien ALR-8780 reader was the first EPC RFID reader certified to the stringent new European specification (ETSI EN 302-208) for higher power readers. " ...

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.

RFID Reader Development Kit

RFID Reader Development Kit: RFID Class 0+/1 RFID Reader Kit

... "Embedded Planet RFID Development Kit is your dream come true. It takes the pain out of creating RFID solutions. The kit comes ready to run Linux on a Freescale PowerQUICC I processor with a PCMCIA RFID Reader Engine that is firmware upgradeable to future standards. " ...

RFID Library Automation Package

RFID Library Automation Package: Litum Technologies Announces Value Added Solutions Provider Agreement for Alien Technology® RFID Products ...

Using Alien Technology's RFID products, Litum Technologies delivers a library automation package based on RFID-enabled inventory management ...

... "Litum Technologies, a leading provider of turnkey RFID solutions in Turkey, announced a value added solutions provider (VASP) agreement with Alien Technology to resell Alien® RFID reader and tag products as part of its solutions for the Turkish retail, pharmaceutical, library and healthcare industries. Litum is already incorporating Alien’s products in its recently introduced LAKSIS library automation package, a pioneering solution that leverages RFID technology for automated check-in and check-out and improved security. " ...

With R&D facilities in Izmir, Turkey and San Diego, California, Litum is dedicated to producing RFID software and solutions to the highest international standards. It is the first company in Turkey to provide turnkey RFID solutions for retail, pharmaceutical, library and healthcare, in addition to designing and implementing biometric security systems. Litum’s success stems from its sound business strategies and exceptional technical competencies, which provide the flexibility to address the evolving needs of customers and create new application opportunities in multiple environments.

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.

RFID Data Capture Solutions

RFID Data Capture Solutions: Creativesystems Announces Value Added Solutions Provider Agreement for Alien Technology® RFID Products ...

Creativesystems leverages Alien Technology's RFID products to deliver data capture solutions that improve operational efficiency through RFID technology ...

... "Creativesystems, a leading integrator of smart wireless information solutions in Portugal, announced a value added solutions provider (VASP) agreement with Alien Technology to resell Alien® RFID reader and tag products. Creativesystems will incorporate Alien products and technologies into end solutions that seamlessly integrate intelligent RFID-based data capture solutions with enterprise information systems for enhanced process efficiency and business performance. " ...

Based in the north of Portugal, and focusing on the automotive, electronics, food & beverage, retail, pharmaceutical, and textile sectors, Creativesystems develops and integrates smart wireless information solutions that enable organizations to focus on added value activities. The company’s solutions enable improved process efficiency and productivity by integrating smart peripheral systems such as RFID devices, RF Portable Data Terminals, PDAs, BarCodes, smart printing and Data visualization systems with central enterprise information systems such as ERP systems.

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.

Sysco RFID Pilot in Cold Chain: Alien Technology Used ...

Sysco RFID Pilot in Cold Chain: 3PL Solutions and Alien Technology® Announce Successful Field Test of RFID & Sensor-based System for Cold Chain Management: Successful field test deployed for SYSCO Corporation, North America’s largest food service marketing and distribution organization, demonstrates capability of RFID to transform the monitoring of temperature and environmental conditions during food transport with huge strides in documentation for food quality and safety ...

Sysco pilots RFID in their cold chain leveraging Alien Technology's RFID solutions with value chain services from 3PL Solutons ...

... "The DAX pilot program field testing was conducted by Alien Technology, 3PL Solutions and SYSCO in the SYSCO Frozen Foods and Produce supply chains and addressed dedicated, LTL, and inter-modal shipments. The RFID and Sensor-enabled system provides cost-effective Chain of Evidence documentation for food shipments, addressing anticipated regulatory requirements for better documentation of quality & safety control in food shipments, as well as improving methods to avoid waste and spoilage losses. Today, when food products leave the controlled environment of a well regulated distribution center, there are few cost effective mechanisms to insure and document continuous environmental control and access control... " ...

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.

3PL Solutions, Inc. supplies the Commercial Warehousing and Supply Management Industry with products and services for the Third Party Logistics Industry with a Commercial and Public Distribution Services focus. In close coordination with affiliate, Geometric Solutions, Inc., 3PL systems and services help manage millions of SKUs for thousands of manufacturers across the country. 3PL Solutions staff is comprised of seasoned professionals with a mandatory combination of skills encompassing Information Systems, Business Practices, and floor Operations. With years of hands-on experience in virtually all major product families flowing through the nations’ supply lines, 3PL Solutions cross-pollinates best practices from one industry focus to another, and enables customers to meld the best of all worlds into cost effective and unusually efficient and profitable operations.

Smart Labels RFID Conference ...

Smart Labels USA 2005 Conference ...

... "Smart Labels USA 2005 at a glance: THE WORLDS DEFINITIVE RFID SMART LABELS EVENT! From pallet to item level: How to manufacture, implement and benefit from RFID Smart Labels. Emerging technologies & systems - from tags to middleware, understand all the RFID building blocks and what is coming next - now with World first announcements! Speakers include Hitachi, Deloitte, Impinj, AWID, Samsys, PolyIC, MIT, Alien, TYCO ADT, ..." ...

June 27-30 2005
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
The conference will be held at the Wyndham Baltimore - Inner Harbor Hotel.

RFID Label Qualification Process ...

RFID Label Qualification Process: LOWRY COMPUTER PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES ALIEN TECHNOLOGY® QUALIFICATION FOR RFID LABELS ...

Alien qualification process for RFID labels ...

... "Lowry Computer Products, Inc., a leading provider of RFID-EPC, wireless, bar code and data collection solutions, today announced that it has completed Alien Technology’s RFID label qualification process for Alien® EPC Class 1 UHF RFID tags. Alien Technology Corporation is a key provider of high-volume, low-cost RFID products for case and pallet tagging. Lowry’s label conversion facility is now a qualified label converter for Alien’s EPC Class-1 UHF Squiggle™ and “I” design tags. " ...

Lowry Computer Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer, integrator and provider of RFID-EPC, bar code, wireless and data collection solutions that are in the vanguard of technology, equipment, and industry compliance.

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 a low cost. The company provides a family of RFID readers for a variety of applications.

Partnership Drives RFID Data Integrity ...

RFID Data Integrity: Inovis and Kewill Partner to Deliver Global Data Synchronization Across Europe

... "With large retailers driving advanced initiatives like RFID and Vendor Managed Inventory, which rely on data integrity to deliver the business benefit, the issue of data accuracy and accessibility has become paramount. Furthermore, the retail industry is becoming more global, which has led to the formation of a variety of data standards, means of communication and synchronization requirements, making it increasingly complex to ensure data accuracy. " ...

Inovis is a leading provider of business-to-business solutions for global trading relationships. With more than 20 years of experience, Inovis enables collaborative business processes and solves the complete B2B integration challenge for more than 20,000 customers and their trading partners. The company’s comprehensive line of B2B software and managed services help companies speed transaction flows, synchronize product information ...

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.

RFID Healthcare Business Intelligence ...

RFID Healthcare Business Intelligence: Mantic Point Solutions Ltd Announces Value Added Solutions Partner Agreement for Alien Technology® RFID Products ...

Mantic integrates RFID into the business intelligence capabilities of the healthcare industry ...

... "Mantic Point Solutions Ltd, a leading UK value added solutions provider (VASP) specializing in combining business intelligence with RFID data, today announced an agreement with Alien Technology to offer Alien® RFID reader and tag products as part of solutions aimed at the UK healthcare industry. By integrating real-time tracking data from RFID readers with data from other hospital systems, Mantic Point’s Chaperone solution helps hospitals and clinics track mobile assets and optimize their utilisation, control capital equipment costs, and enhance patient and staff safety. " ...

Mantic Point Solutions Ltd is a UK software company with a focus on applying business intelligence techniques to real-time and historic RFID data to provide new insights into asset movement and utilisation. Mantic Point is a member of AIM UK, the automated identification (AIDC) industry association, and a strategic partner of the National RFID Centre.

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.

50Million EPC RFID Tags Milestone Reached ...

50Million EPC RFID Tags Milestone: Alien Technology® Announces Milestone of 50 Million EPC Class 1 RFID Tags Shipped ...

Alien breaks the 50Million RFID tag milestone through active deployment at Walmart and the DOD ...

... Alien Technology announced that the company has now shipped 50 million EPC Class 1 RFID tags. The Alien® RFID tags, which are manufactured using Alien’s patented Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®) technology, are widely deployed in a large percentage of Wal-Mart and DoD-related RFID implementations. Alien continues to lead the market in delivering reliable, high volume, low cost EPC tags. ...

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.

ALR-9780 Gen2 Firmware Upgrade ...

ALR-9780 Gen2 Firmware Upgrade: Alien Technology® Announces EPC Class 1 Gen 2 Compliant Firmware for ALR-9780 RFID Reader ...

Alien provides Gen2 firmware upgrade for the popular ALR-9780 RFID reader ...

... Alien Technology today announced plans to offer EPC Class 1 Gen 2 compliant firmware in all Alien ALR-9780 RFID Readers beginning in June 2005. The firmware will also be available to upgrade customers’ existing ALR-9780 Readers enabling a seamless transition to implementation of Class 1 Gen 2 RFID tags. The popular ALR-9780 is currently installed in hundreds of retail and DoD-related RFID implementations. ...

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 RFID Reseller STid ...

Alien Technology - Press Releases

... "STid, a multi-technology integrator specialized in sales of RFID readers, today announced a reseller agreement for Alien Technology RFID reader and tag products. Under the agreement, STid will distribute Alien products on a non-exclusive basis in Europe, Mexico and South America." ...

Founded in 1996, STid has specialized in Contactless Identification Technology, and designs, develops and sales RFID readers to target access control, traceability and logistics markets. Its unique market approach based on its technological independence enables STid to offer the widest choice of products operating at the main frequencies (125 kHz, 13.56 MHz and UHF) and compliant with existing chip technologies (Mifare®, ST, INSIDE, EM) and international standards (ISO 15693, EPC, ISO 18000).

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.

DOD Passive Radio Frequency Identification Electronic Product Code-1 (RFID EPC-1) project

DOD Passive Radio Frequency Identification Electronic Product Code-1 (RFID EPC-1) project ...

Alien Tech secures purchase order for supplying DOD RFID technology ...

... The objective of the Passive Radio Frequency Identification Electronic Product Code-1 (RFID EPC-1) project is to provide a state-of-the-art, common, integrated structure for logistic identification, tracking, locating, and monitoring of commodities and assets. In addition, data collection, storage information, retrieval methods, information processing, and transmission of Tag data will greatly enhance systems within the Department of Defense (DoD). Passive RFID EPC-1 technology will provide standardization and interoperability among Government users of Passive RFID EPC-1 components purchased from this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). ...

Ohio RFID Application Education ...

Newsroom | Ohio Department of Development

... "Development Research Corporation (Kettering, Montgomery County) received more than $2.3 million to establish the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Application and Education Center (REAC). The REAC will serve as a source for RFID solutions for both end customers as well as suppliers. RFID tags, which consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver, could one day be used to track everything from soda cans to cereal boxes. Unlike bar codes, which need to be scanned manually and read individually, radio ID tags do not require line of sight for reading and hundreds of tags can be read per second. The project expects to achieve annual sales of $10 million and create 100 new jobs within 3 to 5 years. Collaborators on this project include Alien Technology Corp., Sinclair Community College, Miami Valley Venture Funds, Development Project Inc., NCIC Capital Fund and Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. " ...

Alien RFID EPCGlobal Interoperable ...

Alien RFID EPCGlobal Interoperable: Alien Technology RFID Products Successfully Complete EPCglobal ...

Alien finalizes EPCGlobal interoperability tests ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Alien Technology(R) today announced that all four Alien(R) RFID readers that were presented successfully ...

... Alien Technology(R) today announced that all four Alien(R) RFID readers that were presented successfully completed the EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 1 Hardware Interoperability test, the most comprehensive testing to date of interoperability between the over 20 vendors supplying EPC Gen 1 RFID products. ...

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(R)), 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.

KimberlyClark AutoID RFID Strategy at Conference ...

KimberlyClark AutoID RFID Strategy at Conference: Mike O'Shea from Kimberly-Clark Corporation to Keynote on Day 2 of ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Mike O'Shea, director of corporate Auto/ID and RFID strategies and technology at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, will be the featured keynote speaker on ...

... Mike O'Shea, director of corporate Auto/ID and RFID strategies and technology at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, will be the featured keynote speaker on day two of RFID World 2005, March 2-3 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, near Dallas, adding to the show's list of top end-user speakers and case studies. Mike Meranda, president of EPCglobal US(TM), a regional Member Organization of EPCglobal Inc.(TM), the not-for-profit standards organization entrusted with driving the global adoption of Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) technology, will also address attendees in a morning keynote session. The second day keynote panel, "RFID Readiness and Interoperability," features Alien Technology, Intermec Technologies, Microsoft Corporation, Printronix, Inc. and Texas Instruments, who will discuss global standards issues surrounding frequency allocation, tag and reader functionality, and intellectual property. ...

Alien RFID EPC Class1 ...

Alien RFID EPC Class1: Paxar Qualifies As Supplier Of Alien Technology EPC Class 1 RFID ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... of Monarch(R) products and services, today announced that it has recently been qualified by Alien Technology(R) as a supplier of high quality RFID smart labels ...

... Paxar Corporation (NYSE: PXR), a global leader providing bar code and identification technologies for the retail supply chain and the supplier of Monarch(R) products and services, today announced that it has recently been qualified by Alien Technology(R) as a supplier of high quality RFID smart labels containing Alien(R) Class 1 transponders. Users of RFID technology can order smart labels directly from Paxar, with pre-qualification from Alien that the labels will be of high quality and performance. ...

Paxar Corporation is a global leader in the identification and tracking of consumer products worldwide. Paxar(R) products are used the world over by leading apparel brands. Monarch(R) products are used by 90% of the top 100 U.S. retailers and their supply chain partners to identify, track and price all varieties of consumer goods. Paxar is a member of EPCglobal, the agency managing the emerging standards for RFID. Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Alien is a member of EPCglobal.

DOD RFID Compliance Kit Ready ...

DOD RFID Compliance Kit Ready: Alien Technology Announces RFID Ready Kit to Enable Compliance ...

Alien Tech has developed training, a software development kit SDK, and a guide to aid suppliers with their DOD RFID compliance efforts ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA  ... Alien Technology(R) today announced the Alien(R) RFID Ready Kit, a comprehensive package to assist suppliers in preparing to meet Department of ...

... Alien Technology(R) today announced the Alien(R) RFID Ready Kit, a comprehensive package to assist suppliers in preparing to meet Department of Defense (DOD) mandates for RFID. The package includes Alien EPC RFID Readers, Antennas, and Tags, as well as the training, services and information needed for successful planning and deployment of RFID with DOD. ...

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(R)), 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.

Marketing RFID Technology to the Transportation Industry ...

Marketing RFID to the Transportation Industry: Alien Technology Names Robert J. McKinley Vice President Business ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... McKinley will lead Alien's business development and marketing efforts directed to RFID applications in transportation industries, including airlines and third ...

... Alien Technology(R) today announced that Robert J. McKinley, former Director of Security and Airport Systems at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), has joined the company as Vice President Business Development. McKinley will lead Alien's business development and marketing efforts directed to RFID applications in transportation industries, including airlines and third party logistics. ...

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(R)), Alien(R) 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.

RFID Company Adds Depth in Financial Management Leadership ...

RFID Company Adds Depth in Financial Management: Alien Technology Expands Management Team with Addition of Chief ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... with exceptional opportunity and an early leadership position in the rapidly growing markets for RFID, and look ...

... Alien Technology(R) today announced the addition to the company's management team of Ronald K. Shelton in the role of Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for the finance, legal, human resources and information technology functions at Alien. Shelton brings to the company extensive experience as a public company CFO with expertise in the many aspects of financial management and administration important to Alien's next stage of growth. ...

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(R)), Alien(R) manufactures EPC tags in very high-volumes and at low cost. The company also provides 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.

More information on financial management depth at RFID companies ...

Manager - RFID - Strategy and Operations Job: supply chain, mergers & acquisitions, financial management, program leadership ... Our depth of experience allows us to ... Consulting LLP, in our RFID practice, will ...

SkyeTek Expands Executive Team and Board of Directors: "These appointments bring the depth of technology ... the top players in the RFID world. ... 14 years of entrepreneurial financial management experience predominately ...

Blackstone Technology, Inc.: startup RFID companies such as Gentag, Inc, and combined with IT infrastructure experience, provides Blackstone with superior financial management depth for ...

Freight Transportation Vulnerability, Security, and Productivity through RFID Cargo Seals ...

RFID Cargo Seals Role in Freight Transportation Vulnerability, Security, and Productivity

From Electronic Cargo Seals: Context, Technologies, And Marketplace ...

... "RFID Seals: RFID technologies are most common among electronic seals. Fundamentally, they marry RFID transponders or their components with manual seal components. There are two main types of RFID tags and seals, passive and active. Passive seals do not initiate transmissions--they respond when activated by the energy in the signal from a reader. Interrogated by a reader, a passive seal can identify itself by reporting its 'license plate' number, analogous to a standard bar code. The tag can also perform processes, such as testing the integrity of a seal. The beauty of a battery-free passive seal is that it can be a simple, inexpensive, and disposable device. Although not a formal term, it is useful to think of such devices as 'pure passive'--a term that describes what most practitioners have in mind when they discuss passive RFID electronic seals. Passive RFID seals can carry batteries for either or both of two purposes. The first is to aid communication by boosting the strength of the reflective signal back to the reader. This capability need not add much cost. The second purpose is to provide power so functions can be performed out of the range of readers. One example of the latter is to power a clock, continuously test the integrity of the seal, and record the time of tampering. Adding substantial capability could raise the cost of a passive seal sufficiently that it would be practical only as a reusable product. Practitioners use three different terms to describe passive tags with batteries. They are semi-active, semi-passive, and battery-assisted passive. Since the terms seem to be interchangeable, this is a source of confusion in RFID tag discussions. Alien Technologies began using the term semi-passive and is now transitioning to the term battery" ...

RFID Product Compliance Testing Validates to Europe RFID Wireless Standard ...

RFID Product Compliance Testing Validates to Europe Wireless Standard: Alien Technology Corporation Taps MiCOM Labs for Testing of New ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... 4, 2005--MiCOM Labs, Inc., today announced that it has completed product compliance testing of a new radio frequency identification (RFID) system for Alien ...

... MiCOM Labs, Inc., today announced that it has completed product compliance testing of a new radio frequency identification (RFID) system for Alien Technology Corporation of Morgan Hill, Calif. Alien Technology is an industry leader in the development of RFID tags and equipment that includes electronic product code (EPC) or "smart" tags that reflect radio signals. RFID equipment is revolutionizing inventory tracking and supply chain management in retail and defense operations. The testing performed by MiCOM Labs validated the new RFID system to a new European standard (EN 302 208) for wireless RFID product performance, qualifying the RFID system for certifications needed for product sales in Europe. ...

MiCOM Labs, Inc. (www.micomlabs.com) is a RF and EMC testing laboratory serving the global wireless, telecommunications, medical and security industries. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., and accredited by the globally recognized United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) organization, the company provides traceable, repeatable, accurate and secure testing and reporting to enable companies to certify product compliance with global performance standards and bring new products into global markets. Alien Technology is a leading provider of reliable, high-volume, low-cost, EPC-compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) tags used in a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs.

Additional resources on European Wireless RFID standards ...

Wireless Tracking - Standards Spat: But delays by the European Telecoms Standards Institute (ETSI) in approving its EN 302 208 RFID specifications, which govern radio frequencies and ...

The New RFID Standard in Europe: industry to make the new standard work as ... very different to that described within EN 302 208. ... Communications Committee (ECC) within the European Conference of ...

New ETSI RFID Rules Move Forward: use of the available spectrum, EN 302-208 divides the ... legislative and judicial decisions of the European Union (EU ... The standard has to be translated into the ...

Wireless Computing Technology: is the first to meet the ETSI 302 208 standard and gives our European customers RFID ... mechanisms, including RS-232, wired Ethernet and wireless 802.11g ...

RFID Compliance Services: AGI Worldwide completes RFID compliance initiative at American Port Services’ Norfolk distribution facility ...

AGI Worldwide, a leading Supply Chain Services and Solutions company based in Alpharetta, GA, announced the successful RFID pilot and implementation at American Port Services (APS), a leading East Coast Third Party Logistics provider (3PL). AGI was hired to assist APS in meeting and exceeding a major retailer’s RFID compliance mandates in their distribution centers in order to offer RFID compliance services to their customers.

AGI provided project management, vendor management, integration and testing services, as well as warehouse management process changes (software and procedures). “We were starting to fall behind our deadlines - an easy thing to happen considering we had 7 different vendors involved, including Alien, Printronix, International Paper, HighJump, Loftware and GlobeRanger,” stated John Edwards, Assistant Director of Operations for APS. “Kevin Wilson, RFID specialist with AGI, took over the project. He and the AGI staff brought the project back under control, and helped us successfully meet our October 1 RFID pilot deadline for one of our key clients who is a top supplier for a major retailer,” stated Edwards.

“We are very pleased at the success of this RFID project. Most RFID projects you read about seem to take longer than expected, and go over budget, due to the somewhat changing and untested state of RFID, as well as the involvement of multiple vendors. We were able to pull all the participating vendors together, fill in existing project gaps, and execute efficiently coming in on time.” stated Kevin Wilson, Vice President and RFID specialist for AGI. “APS now has a solid RFID infrastructure fully integrated with their warehouse and yard management software, enabling them to accommodate future RFID compliance initiatives they have planned with other major retailers,” stated Wilson.

About AGI Worldwide
AGI Worldwide is a leading provider of Supply Chain Execution (SCE) solutions and services. They provide clients with a full range of consulting and technology implementation services helping to improve operational and logistics performance. AGI has extensive experience in a wide range of services, including strategic planning, solution design and development, integration, software selection and implementation, and process re-design and improvement. Industries of expertise for AGI include Third Party Logistics (3PL), consumer product goods, distribution, manufacturing and retail.

About American Port Services
American Port Services (APS) specializes in developing and operating high volume distribution centers and cross-docking facilities. With over 1,500 trained associates, 600 doors, four million square feet of warehouse space and the most advanced warehouse management systems available, APS is the leading logistics company for the Southeast, covering the major ports. Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk and Houston are the sites of our distribution facilities, offering cross-docking, drayage and inland transportation.

Contact:
Kevin Wilson
Vice President
AGI Worldwide
www.agiworldwide.com
678-319-9443 x.201
kw@agiworldwide.com

RFID Printer Drivers: TEKLYNX Announces Driver Support For Zebra RFID Printers

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... human-readable text, and graphics on the label surface, as well as read, encode, and verify information programmed to the ultra-thin RFID transponder embedded ...

... TEKLYNX(R) International, the world's leading developer of software products for the AIDC marketplace, today announced that CODESOFT(R) 7.1 Enterprise label design and integration software supports the Zebra R402, Zebra R2844-Z, and Zebra R4MPlus (203 dpi) bar code printer/encoder models. Using CODESOFT 7.1 and Zebra printers, users can design and print bar codes, human-readable text, and graphics on the label surface, as well as read, encode, and verify information programmed to the ultra-thin RFID transponder embedded inside the label. With specific RFID tag support varying by printer model, CODESOFT 7.1 can encode popular High Frequency (HF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tags including Philips - I--Code, TI - Tag-it, Inside Tech - Pico Tag, Infineon - ISO15693, Philips - ISO15693, TI - ISO15693, EPC Philips HF 96 bits, and Alien (EPC Class 1) RFID transponders. ...

TEKLYNX International is the leading software developer of AIDC products including software for label design, host connectivity, and data collection. Its software products feature the widest range of device and driver support in the industry. TEKLYNX is a Microsoft Certified Partner and has connectivity relationships with multiple ERP software providers. Over 400,000 companies in 120 countries rely on its integrated software solutions for supply chain automation, warehouse management, shipping and receiving, inventory control and asset management. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee with operations in the United States, Europe, Japan, China, Singapore, and Canada.

WalMart RFID Compliance: The Rush to RFID by WalMart Suppliers Face 90-Day RFID Deadline ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... With WalMart Stores Inc.'s (NYSE:WMT) RFID compliance deadline just 90 days away, many of the retail giant's suppliers face certain non-compliance ...

... With Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s (NYSE:WMT) RFID compliance deadline just 90 days away, many of the retail giant's suppliers face certain non-compliance amid an endless barrage of hype and scare tactics, all of which are unnecessary, says Dean Frew, founder and president of Dallas-based Xterprise Inc., an RFID supply chain solution provider. The company, which publicly launches today after more than 18 months of quietly serving customers, considers itself the voice of reason in the often cloudy RFID solution deployment race. ...

Xterprise Inc. offers a complete set of Electronic Product Code(TM) and RFID solutions for retail suppliers, pharmaceutical companies, third-party logistics providers and others. Xterprise specializes in "rational RFID," which includes RFID engineering studies, RFID and warehousing management systems implementations and complete RFID compliance deployments. These include XARM(TM), which helps retail suppliers efficiently meet the demands of their retail customers for RFID capability. A sponsor of EPCglobal Inc., Xterprise was one of the first solution integrators selected by Alien Technology as a preferred partner. Xterprise was formed in 2002.

RFID Smart Labels: PLITEK Announces Certified Converter Status With Alien Technology Corporation

Innovative EPC Testing Systems Ensure Highest Quality EPC Class 1 Case and Pallet Labels ...

... DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, October 4, 2004 (http://www.Plitek.com): Karl Hoffman, President and CEO of PLITEK, L.L.C., announces today PLITEK’s certification as a preferred Electronic Product Code (EPC) Class 1 label converter with partner Alien Technology Corporation, industry leading supplier of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) hardware. At the forefront of innovation in the emerging RFID market, PLITEK is an industry leading RFID label converter. “Quality and high-yield levels are key factors impacting the RFID industry today. RFID label converters are under a great deal of pressure to deliver superior quality while minimizing production time and costs for our customers,” comments Hoffman. To meet the demands of the marketplace, PLITEK has developed and implemented unique EPC quality testing systems allowing them to deliver the highest quality EPC labels in the market today. With this qualification, PLITEK is one of the first converters able to deliver EPC Class 1 labels directly to its customers. “As the industry leader in providing EPC compliant RFID tags and readers, Alien’s partner “Qualification Program” establishes the highest levels of confidence in our partner’s labels for consistency and reliability containing Alien tags. We commend PLITEK on their achievement as a qualified converter and for their continued focus and investment in product quality,“ stated David Bledsoe, Director OEM and Consumables at Alien Technology®. ...

PLITEK is a pioneering RFID label converter and a leading provider of customized die-cut components and specialty films serving the medical, electronics, transportation, and consumer packaging industries. The company is a global supplier, shipping products into over 28 countries around the world. PLITEK has over 40 years of material, adhesive, and converting expertise and is ISO-9001: 2000 registered, FDA registered, GMP compliant and has won numerous 6 Sigma quality awards. PLITEK’s integrated manufacturing facility and innovative smart label converting process is fully equipped to handle many types of RFID label applications today. PLITEK delivers a customized engineering process, superior quality, and consistent, on-time delivery while providing a cost effective solution for its clients. PLITEK’s integrated conversion capabilities include die-cutting, slitting, lamination/corona treating, extrusion and hot melt adhesive coating. PLITEK partners with Alien Technology, as well as other recognized RFID industry technology leaders to provide the highest quality products and equipment, as well as engineering and custom design expertise. Their corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility is located in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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 also provides 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. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology, the Alien logo and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries.

To find out how PLITEK's smart label solutions can work for you today, please e-mail them at rfid@plitek.com, call 1.800.966.1250 or 1.847.827.6680, or visit www.plitek.com.