Alien Technology Names General John W. Handy (USAF ret.) To Board of Directors; Former Commander of U.S. Transportation Command Brings Extensive Logistical Expertise to Alien Board

MORGAN HILL, Calif.--Jan. 2, 20063, 2006--Alien Technology(R), a leading provider of RFID products, today announced that retired USAF General John W. Handy has been elected to the company's Board of Directors, bringing nearly four decades of defense, transportation and logistics experience and expertise to the Alien board. Prior to his retirement from the Air Force in October 2005, General Handy was Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), the single manager for global air, land and sea transportation for the U.S. Department of Defense. He was also the Distribution Process Owner for the entire DOD. In that capacity, he was charged with improving the global DOD supply chain.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome John Handy, a strong proponent of RFID technology to the Alien Board of Directors," said Tom Baruch, Chairman of the Board, Alien Technology. "John possesses unparalleled expertise in global supply chains and large-scale logistical systems and we are fortunate to be able to leverage his experience and guidance as the use of RFID continues to proliferate around the world."

"I am deeply honored to be joining Alien's board; it is exciting to become affiliated with such an innovative and visionary company," said General Handy. "In my assignments as a senior leader in the DOD, with extensive global logistics responsibilities, I know how critically dependent we are on RFID technology in TRANSCOM. RFID technology will have profound and lasting effects on the way that we handle and move materiel in the military and in industry."

General Handy will be joining Horizon Lines, LLC as the Executive Vice President in February 2006. Horizon Lines is the largest container shipping company in the Jones Act trade. At the time of his retirement from the Air Force, he was also Commander of the Air Mobility Command, based at Scott Air Force Base. Prior to that, he was Vice Chief of Staff for the U.S. Air Force. A command pilot, General Handy has also commanded the 21st Air Force and served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics for the Air Force and as the Air Force's Director of Programs and Evaluations.

General Handy is a member of the Board of Directors of ARC (American Roll-On Roll-off Carrier and of AAL (American Auto Logistics). He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC and the St. Louis Science Center in St Louis, Missouri. He holds a B.A. degree in History from Methodist College; an M.S. degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California; and an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Methodist College.

About Alien Technology

Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for global customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Using its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA(R)), Alien(R) manufactures EPC tags in very high-volumes and at low cost. The company also provides RFID readers for a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting, to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien is an active member of EPCglobal. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com.

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