Is More RFID Industry Consolidation on its Way?
RFID Law Journal
Report No. 15
September 21, 2006
We told our readers in our September 19th article that Motorola's blockbuster acquisition of Symbol Technologies marked a point of key industry consolidation. This move followed Lockheed Martin's not insignificant purchase of SAVI Technologies earlier this year. With two of the industry's leaders off the table, where else might large bets be made in this industry? According to an article published by Line56.com, Intermec is perhaps in the bull's eye of one or more of Motorola's competitors (http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=7917). One can also surmise that after tabling its IPO, Alien Technologies may be a target at the "right price." Impinj is a similarly attractive target on the hardware side. On the software side, it's likely that we'll continue to observe smaller, strategic acquisitions in the transaction dollar range of the Verisign/R4 Global Solutions and BEA Systems/ ConnecTerra deals.
© 2006 – RFID Law Journal, LLC.
Learn more about RFID legal issues at http://www.rfidlawjournal.com/. You contact our editor about this publication at editor@RFIDLawJournal.com. This material is being provided for educational purposes only and should not be construed as legal, investment or other advice. Consult your own trusted advisor for any such decisions. Use of this material is subject to the terms and conditions of www.rfidlawjournal.com.
RFID Law Journal
Report No. 15
September 21, 2006
We told our readers in our September 19th article that Motorola's blockbuster acquisition of Symbol Technologies marked a point of key industry consolidation. This move followed Lockheed Martin's not insignificant purchase of SAVI Technologies earlier this year. With two of the industry's leaders off the table, where else might large bets be made in this industry? According to an article published by Line56.com, Intermec is perhaps in the bull's eye of one or more of Motorola's competitors (http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=7917). One can also surmise that after tabling its IPO, Alien Technologies may be a target at the "right price." Impinj is a similarly attractive target on the hardware side. On the software side, it's likely that we'll continue to observe smaller, strategic acquisitions in the transaction dollar range of the Verisign/R4 Global Solutions and BEA Systems/ ConnecTerra deals.
© 2006 – RFID Law Journal, LLC.
Learn more about RFID legal issues at http://www.rfidlawjournal.com/. You contact our editor about this publication at editor@RFIDLawJournal.com. This material is being provided for educational purposes only and should not be construed as legal, investment or other advice. Consult your own trusted advisor for any such decisions. Use of this material is subject to the terms and conditions of www.rfidlawjournal.com.
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