Alien’s RFID Solutions Center opens

Alien Technology Corporation has announced the opening of the RFID Solutions Center Dayton, a unique and comprehensively staffed and equipped facility devoted to RFID discovery, innovation and successful implementation, on February 6. Located in Dayton, Ohio, USA, 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 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.

‘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. The opening 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 RFIDs 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 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 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, and Zebra Technologies.