ODIN Technologies

ODIN Technologies

ODIN provides RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) software and solutions for the Aerospace, Government, Healthcare, Financial Services and Social Media markets. ODIN's world headquarters is located in Ashburn, VA. The facility was completed in 2008 and designed for RFID innovation, solutions design, team collaboration and agile development.

ODIN won a $14.6M contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which represents the largest passive RFID deployment contract that has been granted to date. ODIN Wins $7m RFID Contract from DoD. The DoD renewed that contract again in 2007. ODIN's focus on the Government space has won them business with the DLA, the United States Marine Corps, The Navy, as both a prime and sub-contractor. ODIN is a woman-owned small business.

In March 2008, RFID Journal announced that Airbus was awarded the Best RFID Implementation of the Year. In 2006 ODIN was the only company to receive the Department of Commerce's Excellence in Innovation Award. The company has received over 25 awards in the RFID industry.

The company was founded in 2002 when author of RFID for Dummies, teamed up with the inventor of the EPC Protocol and former director of [http://autoid.mit.edu/cs/ MIT's Auto-ID lab, Dr. Daniel Engels, to focus on the physics of RFID. From those early days focusing on the physics, they have led the largest deployments in the RFID space worldwide. Notable RFID companies who have purchased this software include Motorola/Symbol and Intermec.