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June 29, 2005

Intermec Technologies Corp. Recieves US Government RFID Contract

Intermec Technologies Corporation, a designer and producer of RFID systems has bagged a government contract recently. As per the Blanket Purchase Agreement, Intermec has to provide RIFD technical engineering services to the Department of Defense and the US Coast Guard. This is the third such award for the company this year. Intermec also has a five-year commitment to providing automatic identification technologies.

Converting to RIFD technology tops the government’s list of commercial priorities as it advances commercial effeciency. RIFD is a little more advanced than the commonly used bar code technology and as such has very practical applications for resource tracking for government agencies. It also saves time by expediting with line-of-sight or manual scanning. This technology will help provide timely asset visibility. Intermec.com Reports:

RFID, a complement to current bar code-based inventory and asset tracking systems, allows companies and organizations to automatically track inventory throughout an entire supply chain. RFID automatic data collection systems typically do not require line-of-sight or manual scanning as do most bar code-based systems.

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