Article: Alien Technology Announces EPC Class 1 Gen 2 Compliant Firmware for ALR-9780 RFID Reader; Demonstrates Class 1 Gen 2 Reader and Tag System at RFID JournalLive!

MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- Alien Technology(R) today announced plans to offer EPC Class 1 Gen 2 compliant firmware in all Alien ALR-9780 RFID Readers beginning in June 2005. The firmware will also be available to upgrade customers' existing ALR-9780 Readers enabling a seamless transition to implementation of Class 1 Gen 2 RFID tags. The popular ALR-9780 is currently installed in hundreds of retail and DoD-related RFID implementations.

The ALR-9780 with Gen 2 firmware implements the entire Gen 2 command set and modulation modes. With support for mixed populations of Class 1 Gen 1 and Gen 2 tags, Alien(R) will guarantee(a) compatibility of the upgraded ALR-9780 Reader ...

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