Digi-Key and SkyeTek Sign Distribution Agreement
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Westminster, Colorado and Thief River Falls, Minnesota – December 6, 2007 “As demand for our products continues to grow, the addition of Digi-Key further extends our distribution partner network,” said Rob Balgley, CEO of SkyeTek. “Through this strategic partnership, we are now able to leverage Digi-Key’s expansive customer presence and online marketplace in order to reach new design engineers who are looking to deploy embedded RFID solutions in new, innovative applications.”
Digi-Key Corporation is one of the fastest growing electronic component distributors in the world. Digi-Key will offer SkyeTek customers its superior customer service for both engineering and production needs, including product availability, same-day shipping and on-time delivery. Digi-Key will stock SkyeTek’s full line of UHF and HF RFID reader modules and development kits, providing all of the hardware and software engineers need to start integrating RFID into their design projects.
“Our strong reputation and track record for performance coupled with SkyeTek’s expertise and market-leading reader technology will help drive further adoption of embedded RFID,” said Mark Larson, president and COO of Digi-Key. “Our ability to be a full-service provider and handle both prototype/design and production volume quantities ensure that customers of SkyeTek’s reader technology will have what they want when they want it.”
SkyeTek’s full line of RFID reader modules and developer kits are now available for same-day shipping to North American customers through Digi-Key at Digikey.com.
About Digi-Key Corporation
One of the world’s fastest growing distributors of electronic components, Digi-Key has earned its reputation as an industry leader through its total commitment to service and performance. As a full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, Digi-Key has been ranked #1 for Overall Performance for 16 consecutive years from among the nation’s more than 200 distributors (EE Times Distribution Study/ May 2007). Offering more than a million products from over 400 quality name-brand manufacturers Digi-Key’s commitment to inventory is unparalleled. Access to the company’s broad product offering is available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week at Digi-Key’s top-rated Web site, www.digikey.com.
About SkyeTek, Inc:
SkyeTek delivers a turn-key RFID application that enables real-time management of field-based inventory and
resources. This capability allows manufacturers and service providers to track the movement of inventory, assets,
and workers in real-time from the factory, through the field, and ultimately to the customer site enabling
significant increases in revenue, efficiency, productivity, and compliance. In addition to its MetaFi application
service, SkyeTek also provides RFID reader modules as well as comprehensive professional and support services.
SkyeTek is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, with sales
operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.skyetek.com.
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