Intelleflex Announces New Standards Based Battery Assisted Passive (BAP) RFID Platform

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Tue Apr 6, 2010 11:18am EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Intelleflex, the leader in Extended Capability RFID, today announced their next
generation, standards based Battery Assisted Passive (BAP) XC3 technology
platform. The new XC3 technology platform, comprised of RFID chips, tags, reader
modules, fixed readers and mobile hand held readers, supports both the existing
EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 standard and the emerging ISO 18000-6C Class 3 standard,
which just received final technical approval. 

The new Intelleflex XC3 technology platform provides industry leading BAP RFID
performance and capabilities that are normally associated with active RFID
solutions, such as: read/write operating ranges up to 100 meters, 60 kbits of
on-chip extended memory, security using multi-layer password protection and
over-the-air data encryption, and sensor support. These capabilities come at a
significantly lower price point than traditional active tags and will enable
applications previously not served due to prohibitive tag cost. Intelleflex is
upgrading their existing tag and reader family with the new XC3 technology. 

"Our customers have been asking for solutions that provide better visibility
into, and management of, their cold chain operations," said Jeff Wells,
President and CEO of Franwell, an RFID software integrator and solutions
provider. "Existing solutions are either too costly or lack the performance
required in RF challenging environments. Intelleflex`s XC3 technology is the
first RFID solution to meet our customers` needs, providing the performance
required at the right price. We are looking forward to implementing solutions
for our customers based on the Intelleflex XC3 technology." 

"The Intelleflex XC3 technology represents a breakthrough for RFID as it enables
cost effective, real time access to tag data even when the tag is buried in a
pallet of produce or a sealed package," said Peter Mehring, President and CEO of
Intelleflex. "Delivering extended capabilities, such as reading or writing tags
at up to 100 meters or accessing real time sensor data from tags buried in RF
challenging product, all at a compelling price point, provides a new tool to
significantly increase cold chain visibility and improve logistics management.
No longer will transporters and customers have to manually retrieve data
collection devices from their shipments or incur product losses due to a lack of
supply chain visibility." 

The new Intelleflex platform provides unique benefits and significant ROI for
many applications and industries, including: asset tracking, cold chain
management, manufacturing WIP control, construction, agriculture, reusable
container tracking, vehicle/yard management and many others. 

Intelleflex will be demonstrating their new XC3 platform at the upcoming RFID
Journal Live Show in Orlando, Florida, April 14th - 16th at Booth 660. As part
of a technology demonstration highlighting the platform`s capabilities,
Intelleflex will be showing a new XC3 platform tag with integrated temperature
sensing and data logging. Also at their booth, Intelleflex will be providing a
white paper explaining the new ISO BAP Class 3 standard, and how it can be used
to generate significant ROI in specific markets and applications. The new
platform components will sample in June, with general availability in the third
quarter. 

About Intelleflex

Intelleflex is the leader in Extended Capability RFID solutions, products, and
technologies. Its XC3 Platform, comprising high performance multi-protocol tags
and readers, enables solutions for asset tracking, cold chain management,
vehicle/yard management, manufacturing WIP control, supply chain automation,
parts maintenance, access control, and other applications. It features range,
reliability, memory capacity, and security far beyond standard passive RFID, and
at a fraction of the cost of active RFID solutions. For more information, please
visit www.intelleflex.com.

Intelleflex Corporation
Tom Reese, 408-200-6523
Sr. Director, Business Development
treese@intelleflex.com

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