ANALYST VIEWPOINTS

"Alien is back and there's no question that they intend to continue to lead the innovation of RFID in the UHF space," said Louis Bianchin, Senior Analyst & Program Manager RFID, VDC Corp. "Alien's readers and tags address current and emerging market needs with new form factors and price points."

Louis Bianchin
VDC Corp

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"Alien's introduction of a new class of readers and form factors for tags, coupled with an enhanced services offering, serves as an example of Alien's continued RFID innovation and commitment to total solutions development," said Michael J. Liard, Research Director RFID & Contactless, ABI Research. "Alien's new product portfolio complements both its high-growth market focus and its mission of developing partner-friendly products and services."

Michael J. Liard
ABI Research

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"Alien continues to be on an exciting innovation path and has re-emerged as a leader," said Ann Grackin, CEO of ChainLink Research. "Alien's new portfolios of services, readers and tags will be of great help to their partners in driving RFID adoption in non-mandate and emerging markets.”

Ann Grackin
ChainLink Research

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"Alien is paving new paths with the introduction of the smart antenna class of Gen2 readers," said Brendon Ouimette, Research Analyst AutoID & Security, Frost & Sullivan. "Alien's leadership for readers and tags continue and we continue to watch the company closely as the market for RFID continues to expand."

Brendon Ouimette
Frost & Sullivan