MORGAN HILL, Calif. - (Business Wire) Alien Technology, a leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) products and services, today announced the availability of RFID Comply!
TM – a three-day workshop combining instruction in the art and science of retail industry RFID compliance with product certification through Alien
’s EPCglobal Accredited Performance Test Center at the RFID Solution Center in Dayton, Ohio.
“The RFID Solution Center is a player-agnostic ecosystem built to spur the rapid and successful adoption of RFID,” said Mark McDonald, interim director of the RFID Solution Center. “Over the past two years we have seen end users, solution providers, software developers, universities, and a host of RFID hardware manufacturers use the center to prove-out a solution.”
RFID Comply! leverages the RFID Solutions Center, a 23,000 square foot vendor-neutral education, research, and partner collaboration center housing a 15,000 square foot simulated supply chain environment. Upon completing the interactive, lab-based learning portion of the program, students team with RSC engineers to apply to their own product EPCglobal testing procedures in the EPC Accredited Performance Test Center. Authorized to conduct both Dynamic Dock Door Portal and Dynamic Conveyor Portal testing, the RFID Solution Center will, upon completion of the program, certify the supplier’s product for supply chain performance.
Upon completing the RFID Comply! program participants will be well-equipped to successfully ship product in compliance with retailer requirements. For more information about RFID Comply!, EPCglobal Accredited Performance Test Center services, and use of the RFID Solutions Center, visit www.RFIDSolutionsCenter.com where you can download a free white paper with insight to RFID compliance for the retail sector.
About the RFID Solutions Center Dayton
Located in Dayton, Ohio, the RFID Solutions Center provides educational, implementation testing and consulting services 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. More information on the RFID Solutions Center can be found at www.RFIDSolutionsCenter.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 visit www.alientechnology.com
Alien, Alien Technology, the Alien logo, FSA, and RFID Comply! are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. Copyright 2008 Alien Technology Corporation. All rights reserved.
Spark PR for Alien Technology
Catherine Burke, 415-321-1882
alien@sparkpr.com
or
RFID Solutions Center
Robert Zielinski, 937-619-4415
Director of Education & Services Marketing
rzielinski@rfidsolutionscenter.com
