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Ingram Micro to Distribute Impinj's Speedway(TM) RFID Reader in North America
Agreement Expands Access to Highest-Performing RFID Reader Technology in Key Markets
| Source: Impinj, Inc.
SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 21, 2007 -- Leading UHF Gen 2 radio frequency
identification (RFID) chip and reader supplier Impinj, Inc. today announced
an agreement with the world's largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro
Inc. (NYSE : IM ), to distribute Impinj's high-performance Speedway™ UHF
Gen 2 RFID reader.
The distribution agreement will be facilitated by Ingram Micro's Data
Capture/POS Division, a leading distributor of automatic
identification/data capture (AIDC), RFID, point-of-sale (POS) and mobile
computing products. The agreement serves the growing number of North
American RFID value added resellers (VARs) incorporating the Speedway
reader into complete "Powered by Impinj" RFID systems. Successfully
deployed in large retail and distribution environments, the Speedway UHF
Gen 2 reader significantly improves manufacturing and supply chain
efficiencies and supports a broad range of use cases at the pallet, case
and item-level.
"Impinj's Speedway reader is an excellent addition to our RFID product
portfolio," said Justin Scopaz, director, vendor management for Ingram
Micro. "The Speedway reader provides an ideal platform for RFID VARs to
develop comprehensive end-customer solutions that transform small RFID
pilots into successful, large-scale deployments."
"Our distribution agreement with Ingram Micro gives RFID VARs, system
integrators and end-users unprecedented access to the world's best RFID
reader technology for numerous applications," said Dimitri Desmons, vice
president of RFID marketing at Impinj. "Ingram Micro's broad and trusted
distribution capability supports Impinj's aggressive RFID adoption
initiatives in the retail, manufacturing, logistics and transportation
industries, and across key vertical market segments such as pharmaceuticals
and apparel."
Impinj's Speedway reader delivers best-in-class read reliability and
throughput and includes a flexible software architecture that facilitates
maintenance and monitoring options. The Speedway reader also features a
unique mono-static antenna design that substantially reduces ownership
costs and complexity compared to other reader solutions. The Speedway
reader carries both EPCglobal's Gen 2 Conformance Certification and
Interoperability Certification marks.
About Ingram Micro, Data Capture/POS Division
The Data Capture/POS Division of Ingram Micro Inc. is a leading value add
distributor of auto ID/data capture (AIDC), RFID, point-of-sale (POS),
radio frequency identification (RFID) and wireless solution products. The
division offers these products, as well as the complete suite of Ingram
Micro products, to provide complete solutions to its customers. With
offices and distribution centers across North America, Latin America,
Europe and Asia, Ingram Micro's Data Capture/POS Division delivers a
comprehensive portfolio of products and services to technology integrators
around the world. For more information, visit www.ingrammicro-dcpos.com.
About Impinj, Inc.
Impinj, Inc. is a semiconductor and RFID company whose patented
Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its 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 its technical
expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution,
comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID
that just works™. Impinj's innovative IP products, core to the
company's RFID tags, are licensed 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 provides rewriteable NVM technology in logic CMOS
manufacturing. For more information, visit www.impinj.com.
Impinj, Speedway, Self-Adaptive Silicon, GrandPrix, Monza, "RFID that just
works," and AEON are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Impinj,
Inc.