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Alien Earns SAFETY Designation From DHS

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Alien Technology Corporation, which manufactures RFID products and provides services related to the technology, announced that its offerings have earned designation as Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002 for airports baggage and cargo handling systems.

Designation under the SAFETY Act is granted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and provides legal liability protection to customers and users of Alien Technology baggage and cargo implementations related to an act of terrorism. [end] 

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