Thursday, August 04, 2005

Lockheed Martin Chooses Zebra for RFID Label Printing

"Zebra Technologies, a global leader in delivering on-demand printing solutions for business improvement, has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide radio frequency identification (RFID) label printer/encoders, media, and printer management software. Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. defense contractor, will use Zebra equipment and supplies to create smart labels for items it ships to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), to satisfy the DoD's RFID requirements. Zebra is the first printer manufacturer to earn a contract to supply Lockheed Martin with RFID products. Zebra will provide Lockheed Martin with RFID printer/encoders, smart label media, and ZebraNet Bridge software for printer management." Source: Zebra Technologies Corp via Yahoo