PRESS RELEASES
RFID Solutions Center Dayton Opening To Serve Global RFID Community
Advanced 23,000 Sq. Ft. Facility is Devoted to Driving RFID Technology Innovation and Accelerating the Adoption of RFID Solutions Worldwide
February 6, 2006, Dayton, OH – The doors officially open on Monday, February 6 at the RFID Solutions Center Dayton, a unique and comprehensively staffed and equipped facility devoted to RFID discovery, innovation and successful implementation, announced Alien Technology Corporation today. Located in Dayton, Ohio and comprising 23,000 sq. ft. of educational, R&D and real-world implementation resources, the RFID Solutions Center is a division of Alien Technology® dedicated to bringing the benefits of Radio Frequency Identification (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.
Participating as speakers and panelists at the opening event are U.S and Ohio State legislators and business leaders from the region; representatives from such Solutions Center partners as Intel, Lockheed Martin, Verisign, and OATSystems; and RFID end users including Cardinal Health, Proctor & Gamble and representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense.
“The RFID Solutions Center Dayton is a resource for the entire RFID community of suppliers, end-customers, solutions partners and educators dedicated to furthering RFID technology,” said Stav Prodromou, CEO, Alien Technology. “It represents not just the Alien® commitment to furthering the value of RFID, but also that of numerous Solutions Center partners and supporters across multiple industry segments, governmental and military agencies, and academia. Today marks the start of an opportunity for organizations to collaborate in real-world RFID settings to help optimize today’s RFID deployments and blaze the trail into RFID’s compelling future.”
The services of the RFID Solutions Center are available to organizations involved in the implementation of RFID technology, including enterprises, government agencies and their partners. It houses sophisticated technical labs, and extensive test and piloting facilities, as well as the capital equipment needed to simulate a wide range of “real-world” RFID situations in consumer packaged goods, retail, transportation, defense and pharmaceuticals. With its breadth of physical facilities and world-class consulting and educational resources, including the Alien RFID Academy, the Solutions Center is designed to help organizations address the totality of RFID in the global supply chain—from packaging and manufacturing to distribution and to point-of-sale.
Organizations can join the RFID Solutions Center ecosystem as a Partner thus gaining access to its resources as well as the opportunity to interact with other Solutions Center supporters. Partners include hardware solutions providers, software solutions providers, systems integrators, end users in both the public and private sectors, and University-based educators and researchers. To date, the following organizations have become partners of the RFID Solutions Center:
Accraply Seimens (Dematic) E-Smith Consulting GlobeRanger Intel Corporation Lowry Computer Products Markem Corporation Oracle Oat Systems Paxar Corporation |
Printronix Psion Teklogic Sun Microsystems Unisys Verisign Vue Technology Weber Marking Systems XIO Strategies Zebra Technologies |
About the RFID Solutions Center Dayton
Centrally located in Dayton, Ohio, the RFID Solutions Center Dayton is a division of Alien Technology Corporation, reflecting Alien's commitment to RFID users, their partners and the RFID industry. Staffed by industry experts and housing the most advanced hardware, software and infrastructure equipment, the Center is dedicated to driving RFID technology innovation and accelerating the adoption of RFID solutions worldwide. More information on the RFID Solutions Center can be found at www.rfidsolutionscenter.com.
About Alien Technology
Alien Technology provides UHF Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services to customers in retail, consumer goods, 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. Alien's patented Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA) technology and related proprietary manufacturing processes are designed to enable the manufacture of high volume, low cost RFID tags.
Alien was founded in 1994. 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, Squiggle 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.
