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Morgan Hill, CA BUSINESS WIRE January 10, 2005 Alien Technology and ScanSource today announced an agreement for distribution of Alien RFID reader and tag products, as well as applications and educational support services in the North American market. Under the agreement, ScanSource will serve as a distributor of Alien RFID product and service offerings, and the two companies will collaborate on joint marketing activities directed to resellers. ¿ScanSource capabilities as a value-added distributor to deliver products and services to customers in emerging RFID markets are a strong fit for the requirements of the rapidly growing markets for Aliens RFID products,î said Keith McDonald, Sr. Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Alien Technology Corporation. ¿We look forward to working with ScanSource to support the rapidly growing number of customers implementing RFID solutions.î We are pleased to enter into this agreement with Alien, a leading supplier of end-to-end EPC Class 1 RFID products. We welcome Alien to our market leading RFID Edge Program and look forward to mutually beneficial contributions,î said Paul Constantine, Vice President of Merchandising, ScanSource. About ScanSource ScanSource, Inc. is a leading international distributor of specialty technology products, including automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and point-of-sale (POS) products through its ScanSource sales unit; Avaya communications products through its Catalyst Telecom sales unit; communications products from Intel and NEC through its Paracon sales unit; and electronic security products through its ScanSource Security Distribution unit. The Company serves the North America marketplace and has an international segment, which sells AIDC and POS products in Latin America and Europe.ž Founded in 1992, the Company markets products from more than 80 technology manufacturers to over 15,000 value-added technology resellers and is committed to empowering them with tools and services designed to help them grow. For more information, call the toll-free sales telephone number at 800.944.2432 or visit www.scansource.com. 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), 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 Companys website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology, the Alien logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. Contact: Ms. Linda Prosser Vice President, Corporate Marketing 18220 Butterfield Blvd. Morgan Hill, CA 95037 lprosser@alientechnology.com Phone: 408-782-3963 Fax: 408-782-3908 (c) Business Wire 2005 |
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