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Lowry and Impinj to Deliver High Performance UHF Gen 2 RFID Solution
Market-Leading Monza(TM) Chip and Speedway(TM) Reader Available to Wal-Mart and DoD Suppliers
| Source: Impinj, Inc.
SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 26, 2007 -- Leading UHF Gen 2 radio frequency
identification (RFID) tag chip and reader supplier Impinj, Inc. today
announced an agreement with Lowry Computer Products, Inc., a manufacturer
and integrator of wireless, RFID, bar code, and data collection solutions,
to resell Impinj's high performance GrandPrix™ solution in North
America.
The addition of Impinj's GrandPrix solution, comprising the Monza™ tag
chip and Speedway™ reader, to Lowry's line of endorsed RFID products
expands the availability of the industry's highest performance tags and
readers to the automotive, government, and food and drug industries.
Lowry's customers, including a significant number of Wal-Mart and DoD
suppliers, now have access to the only tag chip and reader combination that
carry both EPCglobal's Gen 2 Compliance Certification and Interoperability
Certification marks, which assure predictable hardware operation in system
implementations.
"Impinj's Speedway reader and Monza chips are excellent additions to our
RFID product portfolio," said Mike Lowry, CEO and president of Lowry
Computer Products. "The GrandPrix solution provides the performance,
quality, and application flexibility that our customers need to
successfully deploy RFID systems within their enterprises."
"We are delighted that Lowry selected the GrandPrix solution for new RFID
deployments," said William Colleran, president and CEO at Impinj. "Lowry's
successful RFID deployment track record affirms Impinj's aggressive RFID
adoption initiatives in high growth markets and industries that require the
quality and performance of Impinj-powered products."
Successfully deployed in large distribution centers and retail stores
worldwide, the GrandPrix solution addresses the most important RFID
deployment criteria for demanding supply chain and item-level environments
-- high tag throughput rates, high read and programming reliability, and
secure track-and-trace capability.
About Impinj, Inc.
Impinj, Inc. is a semiconductor and RFID company whose patented
Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables two synergistic business lines:
high performance RFID products and semiconductor intellectual property
(IP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume
supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages technical expertise
and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution, comprising
tags, readers, software, and systems integration to offer RFID that just
works™. Impinj licenses innovative IP products, core to the company's
RFID tags, to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to
seamlessly integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and
digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's IP products include the
popular AEON® family of embeddable cores, which provide rewriteable NVM
technology in logic CMOS manufacturing. For more information, visit
www.impinj.com.
About Lowry Computer Products
Lowry Computer Products, headquartered in Brighton, MI, is a synergistic
organization made up of manufacturing, systems integration and technical
services components, enabling the company to provide comprehensive
wireless, RFID, bar code, data collection and labeling solutions. Lowry
manufactures automated labeling systems for supply chain, packaging and
RFID applications, as well as fully converted, tested and ready-to-use
Smart Trac™ labels with Gen 2 inlays. Lowry's professional services team
conducts site surveys, recommends and installs complete technology
solutions and determines optimal tag selection and tag placement for RFID
applications. Lowry's certified technical services team and a nationwide
service network ensure that all partner printers, scanners and hardware are
well maintained, whatever the location. Lowry is a Founding Solution
Provider of EPCglobal and a member of AIM Global, the organization for
Automatic Identification and Mobility. To find out more about Lowry's
products and services, call 800-733-0210 or visit us at
www.lowrycomputer.com.
Impinj, Speedway, Self-Adaptive Silicon, GrandPrix, Monza, "RFID that just
works," and AEON are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Impinj,
Inc.