Intermec Quotes

We're pleased with the outcome of the program. It was our objective from day one to have multiple suppliers of RFID technology licensed under Intermec. Customers want choices, and there are multiple suppliers. Gen 2 products are going to start coming to market, and customers would have started asking their suppliers if their products were licensed by Intermec, so we wanted to clear that up. It would not be fair for us to hold our technology captive. - Tom Miller

Our Rapid Start program was created because end-user customers realize the benefits of RFID in mission-critical applications such as in supply chains, and want access to the full power of these systems, available only by using Intermec's patented inventions. - Tom Miller

Judges selected Intermec as the winner in this category based on its ability to deliver cutting-edge innovative value to customers while working closely with IBM to both benchmark and extend those solutions and technologies. Intermec is combining technology expertise with business insight to help its clients innovate on important business issues and realize real efficiencies. - Donn Atkins

[Intermec and Symbol also have agreed to negotiate settlements to their other intellectual-property disputes. They'll conduct a] 90-day moratorium ... We expect to build more than 400 million inlays in 2006, so it was a good time to sit down and work things out. - John Bruno