Alien Technology, an industry leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) UHF products and services, today announced it has entered into an expanded RFID reseller and systems integration agreement with SATO America. SATO America is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions. Today''s announcement includes the addition of RFID tags and readers from Alien Technology to its stable of solutions, and SATO''s agreement to offer integration services to Alien Technology opportunities.

     "We continue to see growth for UHF RFID and as a result we have expanded our product offering to include complete RFID integration solution services with tags and readers from Alien Technology," said Mike Beedles, Director of Integration Services and Development at SATO America. "As part of our expanded relationship with Alien Technology, SATO now offers our supply chain customers access to Alien''s industry-leading portfolio of Squiggle® tags, powered by the Alien® H2 chip, in addition to the new readers and in alliance with Alien Technology, SATO America''s ISD group provides integration services to Alien Technology customers."

     "SATO America''s understanding of customer requirements enables them to offer timely RFID solutions to a fast-growing market segment," said Terry Pruett, director of North America channel sales for Alien Technology. "With tags and readers, printers, as well as integration services and software, in their portfolio, SATO is well positioned to help the supply chain meet current and future compliance requirements for RFID implementation."

About SATO
     SATO is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and the inventor of the world''s first electronic thermal transfer barcode printer. It revolutionized the barcoding industry by introducing the Data Collection System (DCS) & Labeling concept – a total barcode and labeling solution providing high quality barcode printers, scanners/hand-held terminals, label design software and consumables. SATO is one of the first in the industry to introduce a complete, multi-protocol EPC-compliant, UHF RFID solution. SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan. It has worldwide offices in the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and China. For more information please visit www.satoamerica.com/default.asp.

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.

                                                                                                             Extract From Data Collection Online