Hi-G-Tek and IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Partner to Offer a Complete ISO Standard 18000-7 Active-RFID Solution Set

Hi-G-Tek (www.higtek.com), a developer of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensing and control solutions for tracking high-value cargo and sensitive materials, today announced a strategic partnership with Dallas, Texas–based IDENTEC SOLUTIONS (www.identecsolutions.com), the leading provider of intelligent wireless identification technology for the automotive, oil, gas and mining, defense, construction and logistics industries. This partnership is designed to supply a complete menu of active-RFID solutions based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 18000-7:2008 and in response to a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Request for Proposal (RFP), termed RFID-III, which is seeking RFID 18000-7 protocol licensees. The ISO 18000-7 protocol is an international standard that operates at 433 megahertz and is used around the world by DoD, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and various military defense systems. This frequency features a low power consumption that allows the incorporation of various sensor attributes including temperature, location and humidity. In addition, the 18000-7 standard established an automatic identification of assets at distances exceeding 100 meters. DoD uses active-RFID technology to monitor, track and protect cargo in transit across the globe. According to DoD’s Draft RFID-III Statement of Work, all RFID-III contracts will provide integrated ISO 18000-7 compliant active-RFID hardware, software, documentation and services. The primary purpose of the contract is to supply a universal, integrated platform among government users of active-RFID components for logistics and location tracking and conditional monitoring of cargo and assets. Hi-G-Tek and IDENTEC are blending complementary technologies from the companies’ two product lines. Hi-G-Tek’s solution monitors cargo en route, while also providing real-time conditional monitoring of assets. IDENTEC’s solution provides asset and basic sensor tags. The melding of these two active-RFID capabilities will allow the Systems Integrators (Primes) to bid on all aspects of the RFID-III RFP. “Our experience as the world leader in commercial active-RFID, combined with Hi-G-Tek’s innovative sensor and monitoring solutions, allows this technology partnership to deliver the most comprehensive and robust set of products and services to DoD,” stated Peter Linke, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. Erik Wood, Vice President of Business Development, Hi-G-Tek, said, “We recognize IDENTEC SOLUTIONS as the world’s leader in high-volume, active-RFID technology, which clearly complements Hi-G-Tek’s world-class, premium functionality active-RFID technology. The marriage of these best-of-breed categories will offer DoD and NATO allies the most comprehensive menu of standards-based active-RFID solutions ever seen on the market”. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS and Hi-G-Tek are exhibiting at the Defence Logistics Europe 2008 conference being held at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on July 9th & 10th. Please stop by their booth in the Heian I exhibition area.