Alien Technology
Alien Technology, founded in 1994, is a manufacturer of RFID technology. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, having the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. As of August 2010, Alien employs approximately 235 people. Alien produces (EPC) Class 1 and Class 1 Gen 2 RFID inlays, tags, and readers designed for use in manufacturing lines, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail stores.
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| Company type | Private, venture-funded |
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| Industry | Electronics manufacturing |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | UHF RFID devices |
Number of employees | 235 (August 2010) |
| Website | www.alientechnology.com |
Alien Technology, founded in 1994, is a manufacturer of RFID technology. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California,[1] having the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. As of August 2010, Alien employs approximately 235 people. Alien produces (EPC) Class 1 and Class 1 Gen 2 RFID inlays, tags, and readers designed for use in manufacturing lines, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail stores.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1994 by John Stephen Smith.[5]
Products
[edit]Due to potential applications in a wide variety of mass-produced electronic devices, the company received funding and technical support from a number of other manufacturers, such as DuPont Displays and Philips Components. The company has established relationships with the United States Department of Defense, The Gillette Company, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Zebra Technologies, and Paxar.[citation needed]
Products from Alien Technology include handheld RFID readers, RFID antennas, and RFID accessories.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alien Technology - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Alien Technology(R) and SOTI Bring Advanced Automation and Orchestration Capabilities to Alien Android RFID Handhelds". Yahoo Finance. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "Alien Technology® Awarded GS1 EPCglobal Test Center Accreditation Certificate". Market Wire. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "Alien Technology Corp - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Alien Technology raises $35M to make RFID tags for the Internet of things". VentureBeat. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "ALIEN TECHNOLOGY". rfid4ustore.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.