Released on: October 12, 2007, 10:42 am

Press Release Author: BlueStar

Industry:

Press Release Summary: Alien Technologies has named BlueStar its "2007 Distributor
of the Year." This announcement was made recently at an awards dinner during the
Alien Partner Conference in Chicago, IL.

Press Release Body: Florence, KY-October 10, 2007-BlueStar, the leading innovator in
solutions-based distribution for Auto ID, Point-of-Sale, Mobility and RFID products,
is announcing that it is the recipient of Alien Technologies' "2007 Distributor of
the Year" award for excellence in RFID. The award was given at Alien Technologies'
Awards Dinner held in conjunction with the inaugural Alien Partner Conference in
Chicago on October 1-2, 2007.

BlueStar RFID Program Manager Dan Miller was on hand to receive the award for
BlueStar. Presenting the award for Alien Technologies was the company's CEO, George
W. Everhart. Everhart congratulated BlueStar for the company's continued support of
RFID, promotion of Alien products and services, and being the leading distributor in
Alien sales for two years running.

A recent graduate of Alien Technologies' Alien RFID Academy at the Dayton Solutions
Center in Dayton, OH, Dan Miller praised its RFID training programs. Miller stated
that any VAR committed to success and profits from RFID should seriously consider an
RFID certification program. Miller also went on to say that Alien's new line of
RFID readers and GEN2 tags, introduced to Alien Partners at the Conference, would
play an important role in BlueStar\'s solutions for achieving ROI in closed-loop
applications.

"These products serve to prove the maturation of GEN2 with hardware cost reductions
and impeccable tag read performance," says Dan Miller, BlueStar's RFID Program
Manager. "BlueStar will continue its dedication to RFID, as well as providing the
industry's widest selection of products and solutions."

About BlueStar
BlueStar is a leading solutions-based distributor of point-of-sale, bar coding, data
collection, radio frequency identification (RFID), and wireless mobility products.
BlueStar works exclusively with VAR Partners, providing them with complete solutions
at competitive prices. The company brings unequaled expertise to the market, offers
award-winning technical support and is an authorized service center for a growing
number of manufacturers. For more information about BlueStar, please contact a
BlueStar sales representative or log on to www.bluestarinc.com.


Web Site: http://www.bluestarinc.com

Contact Details: Kacey King
Communications/PR Specialist
BlueStar
800-354-9776, ext. 3275
kking@bluestarinc.com