Alien Technology(R) Awarded EPCglobal Inc. Test Center Accreditation Mark.Alien([R]) RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. Solutions Center, Dayton Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. for EPCglobal-certified RFID Conveyor and Dock Door Testing MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- Alien Technology Alien Technology is a manufacturer of RFID technology. The company is headquartered in Morgan Hill, California, with an RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, North Dakota, the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Corporation today announced that EPCglobal Inc. has awarded its Performance Test Center Accreditation mark to the Alien RFID Solution Center, Dayton. EPCglobal is the not-for-profit organization whose mission is to drive the commercial adoption of the Electronic Product Code (EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). ) in global supply chains. A division of Alien Technology, the Alien RFID Solutions Center is dedicated to bringing the benefits of Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID) technology to applications that enable improved asset visibility within supply chains, enhanced consumer safety and security, and greater operating efficiencies for private and public sector organizations. The Accreditation Mark signifies that the Alien RFID Solution Center has successfully completed the EPCglobal Performance Test Center Audit and that it uses a standard set of performance test profiles to simulate real-world conditions in testing the readability of end-user products that are tagged with the Electronic Product Code. In successfully completing the audit, the Alien RFID Solutions Center is now accredited to provide RFID-tagged unit performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. services in dynamic conveyor and dock door portal environments, in order to provide organizations with the assurance of a uniform level of readability for their tagged items across the supply chain. "As an accredited Performance Test Center, the Alien RFID Solution Center is able to perform conveyor and dock door RFID performance, or readability, testing for customers and partners, and certify the results," said Damon Bramble bramble, name for plants of the genus Rubus [Lat.,=red, for the color of the juice]. This complex genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), with representatives in many parts of the world, includes the blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, boysenberries, , General Manager, RFID Solutions Center, Dayton. "We are pleased to provide this kind of trusted testing environment to help companies accelerate their RFID implementations, and are already engaged in conducting our first accredited tag placement exercises." "We want to make it easy for end users to ensure that their tagged shipments can be read before sending them through their global supply chains," said Chris Adcock, president of EPCglobal Inc. "The EPCglobal Performance Test Center Accreditation Program will help end users be assured that an accredited third party has established that these shipments can be read." The RFID Solutions Center Dayton, a division of Alien Technology, is dedicated to driving RFID technology innovation and adoption of RFID solutions worldwide through collaboration with RFID end-users, key participants in the RFID industry, and academic institutions focused on RFID research and application. Infrastructure and equipment at the center enable technical services and applications engineering teams to simulate key stages in "real world" supply chains, and work closely with RFID customers to evaluate, design, specify, and deploy RFID systems. The center's simulated environment, which includes shipping dock doors, material handling equipment and conveyors, shipping stations, a store backroom back·room n. or back room 1. A room located at the rear. 2. The meeting place used by an inconspicuous controlling group. adj. 1. and a retail store floor, offers a comprehensive engineering laboratory and educational RFID environment. More information regarding the RFID Solutions Center is available at www.rfidsolutionscenter.com. About EPCglobal Inc EPCglobal Inc[TM], a subsidiary of GS1, is a not-for-profit organization entrusted by industry to establish and support the EPCglobal Network[TM] as the global standard for real-time, automatic identification of information in the supply chain of any company, anywhere in the world. About Alien Technology Alien Technology provides UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services to customers in retail, consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , manufacturing, defense, transportation and logistics, pharmaceuticals and other industries. Organizations use Alien's RFID products and services to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and security of their supply chains, logistics and asset tracking operations. Alien's products include RFID tags, RFID readers and related training and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . Alien's patented Fluidic flu·id·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid. 2. Relating to or controlled by fluidics. Self Assembly (FSA FSA Financial Services Authority FSA Food Standards Agency (UK) FSA Farm Service Agency (USDA) FSA Financial Services Agency (Japan) [TM]) technology and related proprietary manufacturing processes are designed to enable the manufacture of high volume, low cost RFID tags. Alien was founded in l994. The company's facilities include: its corporate headquarters in Morgan Hill, CA; an RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, ND; the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Alien is a member of EPCglobal. More information about Alien is available 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. Copyright 2007 Alien Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. |
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