Alien Technology RFID Products Successfully Complete EPCglobal Hardware Interoperability Test; Test Results Showcase Mature EPC Class 1, Gen 1 Ecosystem.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. (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 (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). Gen 1 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. products. Among the participating readers in the test, Alien's ALR-8780 is the only ETSI-certified European EPC reader. Alien's EPC Class 1 96-bit family of tags also demonstrated interoperability with all other Class 1 readers and printer programmers tested. Successful completion of the EPCglobal interoperability test is a prequalification requirement for many end-users' RFID hardware purchases. "Alien is committed to global interoperability as a long-term strategy for the rapid growth of our company and the industry," said Steve Smith, Chief Technology Officer at Alien Technology. "These results demonstrate that the ecosystem of vendors supplying EPC Gen 1 readers, printers and tags forms a solid platform for current rollouts." The testing evaluated the interoperability of Alien Technology's RFID tags and readers with those provided by twelve other manufacturers. MET Laboratories, a testing and consulting services company, administered the test February 15-17 on behalf of EPCglobal. In addition to its family of 96-bit EPC Class 1 tags, the following Alien Technology readers passed the tests: ALR-9774, ALR-9780, ALR-9460 and ALR-8780. For complete test results, visit www.epcglobalinc.org/interoperability. About Alien Technology Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID) products for global customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Using its patented manufacturing process, 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) (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 operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . 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. About EPCglobal Inc(TM) www.epcglobalinc.org EPCglobal Inc, a joint venture of GS1 and the Uniform Code Council, Inc.(R) (UCC An abbreviation for the Uniform Commercial Code. (R)) 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. The EPCglobal Network combines Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, existing communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. infrastructure, and the Electronic Product Code (a number for uniquely identifying an item) to enable accurate, cost-efficient visibility of information in the supply chain. The end result helps organizations be more efficient, flexible, and responsive to customer needs. Alien, Alien Technology, FSA, the Alien logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. Copyright 2005 Alien Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. |
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