Mouser Electronics and SkyeTek Sign Distribution Agreement

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with SkyeTek, Inc., a leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology. Mouser will stock the manufacturer’s full line of UHF and HF RFID reader modules and developer kits, providing all the hardware and software that engineers need to start integrating RFID into their design projects.

“Our indirect sales channels are experiencing rapid growth, so we continue to focus on expanding our distribution partner network,” said Chris R. Turner, SkyeTek Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development. “The addition of Mouser provides us with access to hundreds of thousands of engineers who are now beginning to evaluate and deploy RFID in exciting new embedded applications from smart-shelves and smart-cabinets to medical, industrial, and high-technology devices.”

“We’re pleased to add SkyeTek’s full line of RFID reader modules as a natural extension of our wireless networking product portfolio,” said Mike Scott, Mouser Vice President of Active Products. “Engineering customers will have access to these innovative network-ready reader modules through Mouser’s quarterly print catalog, as well as our continuously updated website, giving them a time-to-market advantage.”

SkyeTek offers its technology to OEM customers as reader modules that include ReaderWare software, or as a ReaderWare license. ReaderWare licensing provides customers with access to ReaderDNA reference designs, allowing them to integrate the technology directly into their product design and realize 40 to 70 percent cost savings versus a typical reader module.

The distributor’s broad-based product line, unsurpassed customer service, and streamlined warehouse operations make Mouser the design engineer’s one-stop shop for all the board-level components and associated development tools necessary for total project design.

Mouser Electronics, the fastest growing catalog distributor in the electronics industry, is the only major distributor to publish a new 1,850+ page print catalog every 90 days. In addition, its website is updated daily, contains more than 845,000 products for easy online purchase, and provides over 1.5 million cross-references, as well as more than 677,000 downloadable data sheets.

SkyeTek’s full line of RFID reader modules and developer kits are now available for same-day shipping through Mouser’s online store at: http://www.mouser.com/skyetek.


About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is an electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers. Mouser.com features over 845,000 products online from more than 330 manufacturers. Mouser’s 1,850+ page print catalog is published every 90 days, providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 280,000 customers in 170 countries from its 432,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Mansfield, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

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.

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