Alien Technology Corporation, an industry leader for RFID products and services, in partnership with STS Technology, recently secured a vehicle tracking contract for the Municipality of Pendik in Istanbul , Turkey .

     The Municipality of Pendik has installed the STS/Alien RFID vehicle tracking solution for their employee parking lots. Employee and company vehicles now will feature an Alien RFID tag mounted on the vehicle window with fixed position ALR-8800 readers mounted at various entry/exit points within the parking lots.

     "We believe the RFID reader/tag solution from Alien to be superior to other solutions we tested," said Omer Elci, Transportation Manager for the Pendik Municipality . "We were impressed with STS'' ability to provide the RFID hardware and software integration solution to suit our needs."

     "The benefits to the municipality are multi-fold, including complete traceability of the vehicles location," says Tanhu Dizgec, president of Istanbul-based STS Technology "This RFID solution from Alien Technology provides a seamless method of securing parking payment and enhancing the security for public employees. As a result of this first EPC-compliant vehicle tracking installation, we are now involved in half a dozen pilots with leading universities and municipalities throughout Turkey ."

     "Alien''s UHF RFID solution, based on the globally standardized EPC protocol, offers the customer the critical reading range of several meters," said Stephen Crocker, Director of Alien Technology Channel/Sales EMEA and India . "Alien is fast becoming the de facto standard for RFID enabled vehicle tracking applications, based on our commitment to offer low-cost RFID tags through our high-volume tag manufacturing advantages."

About STS Technology

     STS Technology, which was founded in 2005, provides UHF RFID solutions and services to customers in the retail, textile, jewelry, consumer goods, manufacturing, defense, transportation and logistics, pharmaceuticals and other industries. At STS Technology, the goal is to ensure 100% customer satisfaction. STS realizes cost-effective solutions by using Alien products of UHF (866 Mhz) RFID EPC-compliant solutions throughout Turkey . More information about STS is available at www.sts-rfid.com

About Alien Technology

     Alien Technology is a leading provider of RFID products and services to customers in a wide variety of industries. Organizations use Alien''s RFID products and services to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and security of their supply chains, logistics and asset tracking operations. Alien''s products include RFID tags, RFID readers and related training and professional services. Alien''s patented Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA) technology and related proprietary manufacturing processes are designed to enable the manufacture of high volume, low-cost RFID tags. Alien was founded in 1994. The company''s facilities include corporate headquarters in Morgan Hill, CA; an RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, ND; the Alien RFID Solutions Center in the Dayton, OH; and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Alien is a member of EPCglobal. More information about Alien is available at www.alientechnology.com

 

 

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