Alien Partners To Provide RFID In Korea
September 27, 2006 -- Alien Technology Corporation today announced that it has signed a memo of understanding with u-IT Cluster, a RFID organization under the Korean government’s National Computerization Agency, whereby the two organizations will collaborate to provide RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) education and consulting services for the Korean and Asian markets.
Under the memorandum, the RFID Solutions CenterSM Dayton, a division of Alien Technology, and u-IT Cluster will work together on an RFID education program utilizing the u-IT Cluster Center facilities in SongDo Incheon City, Korea. The program is modeled on the popular Alien® RFID Academy, which since 2002 has graduated more than 1,800 individuals representing over 600 commercial and governmental organizations around the world. The Academy offers both fundamental and advanced hands-on courses for optimizing RFID implementations and helping to maximize their ROI. Alien and u-IT Cluster will also explore opportunities for exchanging personnel, information and publications and for engaging in joint seminars and RFID development projects in Korea.
“Alien welcomes the opportunity to work with u-IT Cluster as it spearheads the building out of Korea’s RFID infrastructure,” said Keith McDonald, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Alien Technology. “Active collaboration and the sharing of application knowledge is a necessary ingredient for practical RFID implementation, and we look forward to participating in helping Korean companies and government agencies build working RFID solutions.”