RFID Technology of the Alien Technology Company for Automatic Radio-frequency identification is Heading for Bohemia and Slovakia

Alien Technology, prominent worldwide supplier and innovator in the area of RFID technologies and Barco, supplier of solutions in the area of automatic identification, RFID and bar codes, have signed a contract of representation for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 

The RFID technology is presently more and more applied in larger perspective in various industries for real time contactless identification, localizing and tracking of goods, property and people. The RFID technology application is now by no means only a matter of retail companies. The organizations planning to implement RFID technologies include also companies from the area of production, logistics, transport, defence and healthcare. Their objective is to achieve high level of logistics processes automation and highly increased operation accuracy, thus to increase efficiency, decrease operating costs and minimize number of errors caused by human factor. The first realization and implementation of the RFID in the world showed contributions of RFID technologies in the form of better overview of goods movement thanks to its tracking from supplier up to the end customer. 

The product portfolio of the ALIEN TECHNOLOGY Company contains the entire infrastructure necessary for implementation of the RFID technologies including scanners, antennas and tags according to EPC Class1, Gen1 and Gen2. The products have been developed with regard to the needs and possibilities of customers, with special focus on the required range, speed and accuracy of reading and robustness of the entire solution. The products of the ALIEN TECHNOLOGY Company are characteristic by their power parameters, flexible architecture and low implementation costs. 

In order to optimize RFID integration into current infrastructure, ERP systems and other corporate applications, the ALIEN TECHNOLOGY Company cooperates in the area of development of RFID technologies with worldwide suppliers of software platforms, like IBM, Oracle or Microsoft. The ALIEN products comply with EPC Global standards and meet all the requirements of regulatory authorities for mutual interoperability of RFID systems in Europe and worldwide. 

Technological innovations and success have become a basis for cooperation in initial pilot projects worldwide. The largest customers of the ALIEN TECHNOLOGY Company include Procter & Gamble, GiIlette, Wal-Mart or Kimberly-Clark.

About RFID technology

RFID is an abbreviation that stands for Radio Frequency Identification. RFID is a contactless identification serving for data transfer and storage using electromagnetic waves. The basic RFID components for information storage and transfer include a chip (tag), located on a plastic support and connected to a spiral antenna, by means of which it communicates with a scanner EPC kód (Electronic Product Code), uniquely identifying a given tag, or a product or transport package, sensor with antenna, electronic device responsible for mediation of communication with tags via the antenna and for reading of the EPC code and middleware, which filters and submits data for use within the information system. The reader can be in a form of for example RFID gate or it can be mobile in the form of data terminal/scanner. The role of standardization commission is played by the EPCglobal association. EPCglobal members now include hundreds of renowned world firms out of numerous business companies, product manufacturers and technological companies. EPCglobal is represented in the Czech Republic by the GS1 Czech Republic association. 

About Barco

Barco is a significant solution provider in the field of bar code applications, RFID and wireless technologies in business processes. We specialize on solutions for online warehouse management along with utilization of mobile terminals and wireless infrastructure. Our leading product has been on-line Warehouse Management System SmartStock.WMS. The corporation was established in 1993. Its stock capital is 2 000 000 CZK. Barco is a holder of certificate ISO 9001:2001.

www.barco.cz

About Alien Technology

Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for global customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Using its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA(R)), Alien manufactures EPC tags in very high-volumes and at low cost. The company provides a family of RFID readers for a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting, to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien is an active member of EPCglobal. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com.

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