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Alien Technology® Announces Newly-Formed Alliance With SATO to Include RFID Tags, Readers and SATO Integration Services
March 11, 2008, Morgan Hill, Calif. – Alien Technology, an industry leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) UHF products and services, today announced it has entered into an expanded RFID reseller and systems integration agreement with SATO America.
SATO America is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions. Today’s announcement includes the addition of RFID tags and readers from Alien Technology to its stable of solutions, and SATO’s agreement to offer integration services to Alien Technology opportunities.
“We continue to see growth for UHF RFID and as a result we have expanded our product offering to include complete RFID integration solution services with tags and readers from Alien Technology,” said Mike Beedles, Director of Integration Services and Development at SATO America. ”As part of our expanded relationship with Alien Technology, SATO now offers our supply chain customers access to Alien’s industry-leading portfolio of Squiggle® tags, powered by the Alien® H2 chip, in addition to the new readers and in alliance with Alien Technology, SATO America’s ISD group provides integration services to Alien Technology customers.”
“SATO America’s understanding of customer requirements enables them to offer timely RFID solutions to a fast-growing market segment “said Terry Pruett, director of North America channel sales for Alien Technology. “With tags and readers, printers, as well as integration services and software, in their portfolio, SATO is well positioned to help the supply chain meet current and future compliance requirements for RFID implementation.”
About SATO:
SATO is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC)
industry and the inventor of the world’s first electronic thermal transfer
barcode printer. It revolutionized the barcoding industry by introducing
the Data Collection System (DCS) & Labeling concept – a total barcode
and labeling solution providing high quality barcode printers, scanners/hand-held
terminals, label design software and consumables. SATO is one of the first
in the industry to introduce a complete, multi-protocol EPC-compliant, UHF
RFID solution. SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock
Exchange in Japan. It has worldwide offices in the United States, Belgium,
France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia,
New Zealand, Thailand and China. More information about SATO can be found
at http://www.satoamerica.com/
About Alien Technology
Founded in 1994, Alien Technology is a leading technology and product provider
of UHF Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Integrated Circuits (IC), tags,
readers and professional services. Alien Gen 2 products, along with software
solutions from partners, help solve business problems for customers to improve
productivity, processes, security and asset tracking for closed-loop and
supply chain systems. These solutions are currently implemented in industries
such as consumer packaged goods, retail, manufacturing, transportation,
airports and cargo logistics, government and defense, and more. Alien's
patented Fluidic Self Assembly (FSATM) technology and related proprietary
manufacturing processes are designed to enable the manufacture of high volume,
low-cost RFID tags. Quatrotec, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alien
Technology, is a specialized professional services and technology firm that
provides complete solutions to meet the sophisticated requirements of the
transportation industry. Alien’s facilities include corporate headquarters
in Morgan Hill, CA; RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, ND; the Alien
RFID Solutions Center in Dayton, OH; Quatrotec’s offices at the San Francisco
International Airport (SFO); and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia.
Alien is a member of EPCglobal. For more information please visitwww.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 2008 Alien Technology Corporation. All rights reserved.
