RFID Reader Said to Break Barrier in Technology Adoption

Published: February 26, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE

COLUMBIA, MD, USA—Matrics Inc. reports the release of a new 'Advanced RFID Reader,' which the company says "breaks [the] barrier to radio frequency identification (RFID) adoption." According to Matrics, it's "a pioneer in the advanced development and standardization of low-cost, high-performance EPC-compliant UHF radio frequency identification smart label technology.…The multi-protocol reader [is] designed to function with any UHF RFID standard tag," which the company adds "will eliminate obsolescence, [resulting from the] continuing evolution in air-link protocol standards."

The Advanced Reader, says the co., is packaged ready to interface with Matrics EPC-compliant Class O and Class 1 tags; it utilizes a 'new fully configurable' software-based architecture to enable standards' compliance as other US and European air-interface standards emerge. Matrics adds Reader is programmable to support simultaneous reading of multiple tag types, and "provides a significant increase in tag-reading efficiency, allowing them to read at an unparalleled rate of more than 1,000 tags per second at range of 30 feet."

Adds Piyush Sodha, Matrics CEO: "This Reader provides a safe, future-proof choice for early [RFID technology] adopters. It assures customers their RFID infrastructure has the flexibility to accommodate multiple, evolving standards at no incremental cost." Co. says it will begin shipments of the Advanced Reader by June 2003.

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