Intermec Grants RFID Patent Licenses to Motorola.EVERETT, Wash. -- Intermec Technologies Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IN): * Motorola becomes Intermec's 24th 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. licensee * Sources of licensed RFID products continue to grow Intermec Technologies Corp. (NYSE:IN), the leader in automated data capture technologies, announced that Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) has become a licensee under Intermec's RFID patents. Intermec holds more than 154 RFID patents covering broad areas of supply chain applications. Intermec's patents cover all global standards and classes for the practice of RFID technology, including EPCglobal Class 0, Class 1, Class 1 Generation 2, ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. , ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. and others. Motorola's license will give it access to this technology with respect to RFID tags, and fixed and portable readers. Motorola joins 23 other licensees under Intermec's RFID patents, including, Accu-sort, Avery Dennison, AWID AWID Association for Women's Rights in Development AWID Association of Women Industrial Designers AWID Aircraft Weapons Integration Department , Cisco, Datamax, EM Micro, Feig Electronics, Hand Held Products, LXE LXE Lightguide Express Entry (AT&T) , Metrologic, Paxar, Philips Semiconductor, PSC (Public Service Commission) Same as PUC. , Psion Teklogix, Sato, Sharp Corp., Symbol Technologies, Texas Instruments, Thingmagic, Toppan Printing, Tyco-Sensormatic, Transcore and Zebra Technologies. With the addition of Motorola to its group of RFID licensees, Intermec continues to support RFID end users and suppliers by ensuring that the market has an ample supply of high quality, properly licensed RFID equipment from global manufacturers. About Intermec Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN) develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies include RFID, mobile computing and data collection systems, bar code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations. For more information about Intermec, visit www.intermec.com or call 800-347-2636. Contact Intermec Investor Relations Director Kevin McCarty at kevin.mccarty@intermec.com, 425-265-2472. |
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