Advanced ID And RFID, LTD. Partner To Optimize USDA Animal Traceability Efforts
Leading technology integrator RFID, LTD. (OTC: RFDL) today announced an alliance with Advanced ID Corporation (OTC BB: AIDO). Advanced ID develops and manufactures uniquely numbered radio frequency identification (RFID) products for use in individual animals, providing a global identification solution for companion animals, agribusiness and also the automotive tire industry.
This alliance establishes RFID, LTD. as a preferred systems integrator for Advanced ID Corporation. The alliance between the two companies was forged in response to the animal traceability initiatives by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). As a certified SBA HUBZone Contractor, RFID LTD. is awaiting the finalization of $3 million in funds that the USDA will be awarding. The USDA funds will be provided in order to conduct more extensive field trials to analyze information pertaining to animal identification. Field trials will focus on the evaluation of new technologies for use in the establishment of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
"Developing an effective animal identification system has been a high priority for USDA and we've made significant strides toward achieving a comprehensive U.S. system," said Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns in a statement released April 6th. The USDA has established an aggressive timeline and associated benchmarks to incrementally enable the NAIS to be operational by 2007, and to ensuring full implementation by 2009.
"We are extremely pleased to be associated with Advanced ID Corporation, the largest domestic animal identification and recovery database proprietor in Canada. The Advanced ID DataTRAC™ livestock identification system has worked well in multiple documented tests and studies as well as applications," stated RFID, LTD. president Nicholas Chavez. "It is evident that our integrative capabilities and their existing RFID-based product set could dominate the agri-business landscape in the United States."
About RFID, LTD
RFID, LTD. (OTC: RFDL) is the world leader in formulating, testing and deploying vendor neutral UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions for small to medium sized businesses required to comply with retail and U.S. Government compliance mandates. RFID, LTD. is approved for SBA HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program. All Federal agencies are subject to the requirements of the HUBZone Program. The statute sets the goal for HUBZone contracts to be 3% of a Federal department's overall spending. The 3% goal sets the United States Department of Defense (DoD) HUBZone spend target at approximately $4.6 billion per annum.
About Advanced ID Corporation
Advanced ID Corporation (OTC BB: AIDO) is a complete solutions provider in the radio frequency identification (RFID) market. The Company's subsidiaries are Advanced PET ID, "The Pet Microchip Company," the largest provider of companion animal identification in Canada, and Advanced ID Asia Engineering Co. Ltd., our R&D and technical support company. Since 1994 Advanced ID Corporation has been offering a Low Frequency (LF) product line of over 100 items comprised of RFID microchips, identification scanners, and a proprietary pet recovery database to the companion animal and biological sciences markets. Advanced ID is also a leader in UHF/RFID technology with its line of DataTRAC™ livestock tracking and traceability products, and UHF/RFID automotive tire tag applications.