This article was originally published by RFID Update. June 2, 2006—Yesterday’s announcement by Alien that it is suing Intermec caused a stir around the industry, with many surprised to see the issue ...

Alien Technology introduced a Gen2-compliant RFID chip with 512 bits of user-programmable memory. Alien's new H3 Higgs chip also offers password protection for reading and writing. The company claims ...

Alien Technology Corp. has acquired Quatrotec Inc., a provider of solutions and project management to the air transportation industry, the company said today. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Supply-chain infrastructure providers like Alien Technology and Symbol Technologies are prepping now for second-generation, or Gen 2, RFID tags expected in the second half of 2006. They’re unveiling ...

Alien Technology announced last week a multiprotocol Gen 2 RFID reader, the ALR-9800, which improves read performance and speed over earlier models. Using an Intel XScale processor, the reader will be ...