.: World Cup 2006 - there's already a winner :.

The World Cup has only just started, but the Duren based supplier of RFID tickets, X-ident technology, has already played its part with the production and on-time delivery of the 4.8 million tickets. In a logistical show of strength, and carried out in secret for security reasons, X-ident processed 20 tonnes of adhesive material to join 5 million tickets with as many transponders. With 60,000 visitors attending each of the 64 matches, this equates to 480 kg of tickets being carried to each game. The intelligent tickets will improve security at the stadiums just as they did during last year's Confederation Cup.

By using double identification - RFID and name - FIFA aims to avoid any misuse of the tickets. Security is always important and is a top priority for the hosts, Germany. The transponder allows individual tickets to be 'blocked', e.g. when they are lost, and to be replaced at short notice with new, authorised tickets. X-ident technology was once again chosen for it's experience and reliability in ticketing. Alongside the Confederations Cup, X-ident has already supplied over 250,000 tickets to stadiums in the UK and thereby gathered the experience that seperates it from the competition. X-ident also supplied 20,000 Smart Tickets for the Women's European Championships which took place in England.

About X-ident

X-ident technology GmbH belongs to the Austrian Trierenberg Holding, one of the world's leading companies in producing paper for thin print and cigarette industry. X-ident specialises in laminating transponders in flexible paper and film material which is marketed under the brand name IQ-paper®. This includes self adhesive, electronic labels, tickets and tags for automatic applications such as access control, item management, automatic sorting, product identification, process control and many more.

X-ident technology offers the highest quality standards, with every product undergoing a functional test. The company's key to success is the core idea "solutions for systems". An experienced team of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) experts and specialists in the field of paper/film deliver conceptual ideas for RFID solutions. For each segment, X-ident recommends partners: specialists for readers, printers, system integration and software who generate innovations based on identification and information. X-ident has a current annual production capacity of 160 million electronic labels per year.

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