- Aggressive licensing program designed to accelerate use of RFID
in supply chain and industrial settings
- Early adopter programs provide substantial royalty incentives
- Provides open market access to standards-based technology
Intermec Technologies Corp. today introduced a global program to license its Intellitag®
radio frequency identification technology. According to the terms of the new program,
Intermec will offer non-exclusive royalty bearing licensing of pertinent RFID
intellectual property pertaining to its application specific integrated circuit
(ASIC) "chips," inlays (inserts), transponders (tags), and fixed and
portable interrogators (readers or base stations), all components of an RFID system.
Customers who complete license agreements with Intermec before June 1, 2003, will
receive royalty incentives. Early adopters who complete agreements before Feb.
28, 2003, will be granted permanently reduced royalty rates.
"Intermec holds more than 115 RFID patents, one of the industry s strongest,
most comprehensive portfolios of RFID intellectual property," said Intermec
Vice President Richard Mahany, Product Development. "Through licensing, we
can encourage and accelerate market adoption proven RFID technologies that already
meet leading global standards."
"Standards provide a common definition for technology and its use by adopting
customers," said Intermec Director Michael Guillory, Industry Relations.
"This foundation broadens the market for technology providers, encouraging
global competition in ways that lead to reduced price and risk for end users.
Such a common framework facilitates applications development by encouraging interoperability
and by reducing customization so typical of proprietary technologies."
RFID is an automatic data collection technology that uses tiny computer chips
attached to objects that transmit real-time information as RFID-tagged items move
through a supply chain. RFID technology has been used for years in transportation-related
systems and now is being introduced into manufacturing industries around the world
as a way to obtain and update real-time information as items move through an enterprise.
The Intermec technology behind Intellitag supports all relevant adopted and emerging
national and international standards including: ISO/IEC SC 31/WG 4, including
ISO/IEC 18000 Part 6 (UHF) Item Management and ISO/IEC 18000 Part 4, Mode 1 (2450
MHz); ISO TC 104 Freight Containers, including ISO 18185 Electronic Seal Tags
and ISO 22389 RFID Read/Write for Containers; ISO TC 122 Packaging; EAN.UCC Global
Tag; ANSI INCITS T6, including ANS INCITS 256.2001; ANSI MH10/SC8 Material Handling,
including ANS MH10.8.4:2002 RFID for Reusable Containers; and AIAG Automotive
Industry Action Group, including AIAG B-11 Tire and Wheel Identification.
Read more information on Intermec's RFID licensing program or contact Intermec
Vice President James Evans at james.evans@intermec.com.
About Intermec
Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global
supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of
wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag® RFID (radio frequency
identification) and mobile computing systems. The company s products and services
are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and
responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise
resource planning to field sales and service.
To learn more about how companies can benefit from Intermec's supply chain
technologies, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, Everett,
WA 98203 USA; telephone 800-347-2636; or visit Intermec's web site at www.intermec.com.
To learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com.
