Component Distributors Inc. Signs Agreement with SkyeTek to Distribute Embedded RFID Readers


CDI to Distribute SkyeTek's Full Line of HF and UHF Reader Technology in North America

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 15 - SkyeTek, Inc., the leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology, today announced that Component Distributors Inc. (CDI), a high tech electronics distributor, has signed a strategic agreement to distribute SkyeTek's full line of high frequency (HF) and ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID readers in North America.

"We chose CDI for its proven ability to keep pace with product demand, especially in the growing RFID industry, as well as its strong sales team and deep RF knowledge," said Rob Balgley CEO of SkyeTek. "We view CDI as a true extension of our own sales force and we are confident that they will help us deliver upon our mission of enabling the pervasive adoption of RFID as a networked technology."

CDI provides world-class service to help OEMs increase efficiencies and drive product demand. The company's extensive product and market knowledge, particularly around RF, is unmatched in the industry. CDI will manage the entire customer life-cycle while leveraging SkyeTek services to help customers easily integrate RFID into new applications. Both CDI and SkyeTek are based in Colorado.

"We are proud to partner with an innovative company like SkyeTek who is a market leader in identifying and developing new applications for RFID," said John Williammee, CEO of CDI. "Our strong background in wireless and RFID coupled with SkyeTek's expertise and market leading reader technology will enable us to continue to expand our reach and further the adoption of RFID."

SkyeTek's full line of RFID reader modules and developer kits are now available for same day shipping through CDI's online store at www.cdiweb.com/skyetek .

About CDI

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, CDI is a High Tech Electronics Distributor providing world-class service, which creates increased efficiencies, product demand, and the ability to capture new opportunities for our customers and partners.

CDI distributes semiconductor, discrete, passive, electro-mechanical and embedded products into the communications, industrial, medical, consumer, military and transportation markets. An employee owned enterprise; CDI strives for distinction as an exceptional partner to our customers in the electronic marketplace. For more information, you may contact CDI at 1 (800) 777-7334, or visit our web site at www.cdiweb.com for a list of products, services, and to locate a sales location near you.

About SkyeTek

SkyeTek, Inc. develops reader hardware and software that enables the pervasive adoption of RFID as intelligent networking technology. Numerous Fortune 500 and mid-market customers use SkyeTek's products in applications such as item-level inventory, product authentication, access control, and patron management. In addition to selling SkyeModule readers, SkyeTek licenses ReaderWare software that allows customers to save 40 - 70% compared to the price of common reader modules available in the market today. Based in Westminster, Colo., SkyeTek sells exclusively through OEMs, systems integrators, and distributors.

For more information, visit www.skyetek.com .

Source: SkyeTek, Inc.

CONTACT: Martin Payne of SkyeTek, Inc., +1-303-615-8019, Martin.Payne@skyetek.com;

or Kristin Cronin of Lois Paul & Partners for SkyeTek, Inc., +1-781-782-5771, skyetek@lpp.com

Web site: www.cdiweb.com/
http://www.cdiweb.com/skyetek
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