M/A-COM to Sell, Support Mercury Line of RFID Readers to Meet Increasing Global Demand

CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 26, 2006 – ThingMagic, Inc. (www.thingmagic.com), a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today announced a reseller agreement with M/A-COM, Inc. (www.macom.com), a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a leading manufacturer of RF/microwave components.  The new agreement extends an existing relationship with M/A-COM, which manufactures the Mercury line of RFID readers for ThingMagic.
 

“Rolling RFID adoption mandates are increasing demand for high-performance, maximum accuracy RFID readers. By adding M/A-COM as a global reseller, together we can meet this demand and better support businesses adopting RFID for supply chain management and other operational benefits,” said Tom Grant, Chairman and CEO of ThingMagic. “ThingMagic’s RFID reader platform is unsurpassed, and this partnership reflects M/A-COM’s history of embracing top RFID technologies.”

“Working with ThingMagic, an RFID leader, allows us to offer high performance, cost effective RFID solutions,” said Tim Emery, vice president, sales, M/A-COM. “Given our extensive expertise in the design, manufacture and distribution of advanced RF technologies, it’s only natural to extend our relationship with ThingMagic. Reselling and supporting the Mercury line of RFID readers gives us the ability to provide RFID products that support best practices required by our customers.”

ThingMagic’s Mercury RFID reader platform, the only reader that can read any RFID tag, is designed with a unique Software Defined Radio architecture. It is certified by EPCglobal and MET Labs for all three Generation 2 RFID modes, including the complex Dense Reader mode. As a result, this innovative architecture allows Mercury readers to be easily and remotely updated for any future Generation 2 variants and other new RFID standards, ensuring that customers will always have the latest RFID technology available.

About M/A-COM, Inc.

M/A-COM, Inc., a business unit of Tyco Electronics, is an established industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave semiconductors, components and technologies for the wireless telecommunications, automotive, aerospace and military industries. Holding hundreds of patents in the field, M/A-COM is internationally known as an innovator and integrator whose technologies are found in some of today's most advanced signal intelligence and defense systems, as well as in leading automotive navigation, safety, and communications solutions. M/A-COM is also a major supplier of critical communications systems and equipment for public safety, utility, federal and select commercial markets. Headquartered in Lowell, MA, M/A-COM has offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Information about M/A-COM can be found on the Web at http://www.macom.com, a complete, updated listing of all of M/A-COM’s RoHs compliant parts is available on the Web at http://www.macom.com/rohs/.

Tyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd., is the world's largest passive electronic components manufacturer; a world leader in cutting-edge wireless components, complete power systems, and premise wiring components and systems; and a provider of critical communications systems to the Land Mobile Radio industry. Tyco Electronics provides advanced technology products from over forty well-known and respected brands, including Agastat, Alcoswitch, AMP, AMP NETCONNECT, Buchanan, CII, CoEv, Critchley, Elcon, Elo TouchSystems, M/A-COM, Madison Cable, OEG, Potter & Brumfield, Raychem, Schrack and Simel.