ODIN technologies

ODIN technologies, Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	RFID
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Ashburn, Virginia, Westford, MA, Dublin, IRL, Budapest, HUN, Toulouse, FRA
Key people	Christen H. Sweeney Chairman Patrick J. Sweeney II, CEO Ronan Wisdom, COO Michael Ludwig, Controller
Products	Packaged RFID software and solutions for Aviation, Government, Financial Services and Healthcare industries Consulting services and software
Website	http://www.odinrfid.com

ODIN provides RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) software and solutions for the Aerospace, Government, Healthcare, Financial Services and Social Media markets.

ODIN provides RFID services and RFID software.

In November 2008, ODIN moved into RFID specific world headquarters in Ashburn, VA. This facility was designed for RFID innovation, solutions design, team collaboration and agile development with US Department of Defense Level Security.^[1]

ODIN won a $14.6M contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which represents the largest passive RFID deployment contract that has been granted to date. ODIN Wins $7m RFID Contract from DoD. The DoD renewed that contract again in 2007. ODIN's focus on the Government space has won them business with the DLA, the United States Marine Corps, The Navy, as both a prime and sub-contractor. ODIN is a woman-owned small business.

In March 2008, RFID Journal announced that Airbus was awarded the Best RFID Implementation of the Year.^[2] In 2006 ODIN was the only company to receive the Department of Commerce's Excellence in Innovation Award. The company has received over 25 awards in the RFID industry.

The company was founded in 2002 when author of RFID for Dummies, teamed up with the inventor of the EPC Protocol and former director of [http://autoid.mit.edu/cs/ MIT's Auto-ID lab, Dr. Daniel Engels, to focus on the physics of RFID. From those early days focusing on the physics, they have led the largest deployments in the RFID space worldwide. Notable RFID companies who have purchased this software include Motorola/Symbol and Intermec.

RFID & Social Media

ODIN was the first RFID company to completely integrate RFID & Facebook with a system called EasyConnect which allow users to automatically Like and Check-In on their Facebook page through the use of an RFID tag. This is based on the system deployed by Vail Resorts at hundreds of locations across its five mountain resorts in 2010 (Video^[3]). The system was used at the Dew tour as well as trade shows^[4], events and marketing activities. Information Week calls the combination of RFID & Social media putting Facebook on "auto pilot"^[5].

ODIN has operations in Ashburn, Virginia USA, Boston, MA, Dublin, Ireland, Toulouse, FR and Budapest Hungary. ODIN serves clients on five continents and 50 countries. The company is privately held by employees with no venture capital investment.

Acquisition Activity

In December of 2010 ODIN announced the acquisition of Reva Systems.^[6] Terms of the deal were not publicly disclosed. Reva raised around $35 million in venture funding from Charles River Ventures, Northbridge Partners and Cisco.^[7]

Further reading

1. RFID for Dummies by ODIN CEO Patrick J. Sweeney II, published by John Wiley & Sons

2. CompTIA RFID+ Study Guide by ODIN CEO Patrick J. Sweeney II, published by John Wiley & Sons

See also

• RFID
• IEC_18000-3
• Information Technology
• Symbol Technologies
• RCD Technology
• Intermec
• Omni-ID

References

1. ^ Mark Roberti (08 December 2008). "ODIN Technologies Opens New RFID Lab". RFID Journal. http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/4501/1/1/. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 
2. ^ Mark Roberti (17 March 2008). "In Recognition of Excellence". RFID Journal. http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/3974. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mwXcxUNLJg
4. ^ http://www.expoweb.com/article/rfid-show-gets-hyper-social-attendees
5. ^ http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/social_crm/229500152/rfid-can-put-social-media-on-autopilot
6. ^ Claire Swedberg (13 December 2010). "ODIN Acquires Reva Systems". RFID Journal. http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/8062/1. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 
7. ^ Scott Kirsner (09 December 2010). "ODIN Technologies, Virginia company focused on RFID deployments, acquires Reva Systems for undisclosed sum". Boston.com. http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2010/12/odin_technologies_virginia_com.html. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 

1."Airbus taps ODIN for RFID roll-out" RFID Update, p.

2. DoD Wants Your RFID Shipments: Five Steps To Compliance, RFID Solutions Online, by Scott Decker and Bret Kinsella, ODIN technologies

3. Pharma’s Flirtation With RFID — Will There Be A Second Date, RFID Solutions Online, by Bret Kinsella, ODIN technologies

4. The 5 Elements of a Successful RFID Implementation by Bret Kinsella, ODIN technologies

5. ODIN Benchmarks Globe-Trotting Tags RFID Journal

6. ODIN Benchmarks RFID Readers RFID Journal

7. FCC Grants ODIN Experimental License RFID Journal

8. UHF vs HF for Pharma RFID: And the Winner Is . . . Pharmaceutical Commerce

9. United States Department of Commerce Awards ODIN technologies the first Excellence in Innovation Award

10. Odin Technologies Aims to Be the Chief of RFID The Washington Post

11. NI+C of Japan teams with Odin Technologies for scientific RFID testing Test and Measurement World

12. ODIN Technologies Establishes RFID Joint Venture in Europe, ODIN Budapest SecureID News

13. Nine ODIN technologies Engineers Earn CompTIA RFID+ Certification

14. "Financial Services Technology Consortium hires ODIN technologies to set numbering and performance standard"

External links

• ODIN RFID
• RFID Blog
• RFID Operating System
• RFID Software
• RFID Asset Tracking
• RFID Videos