RFID EPC Gen 2: EPCglobal Completes Testing of Generation 2 Standard; Results ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... The UHF Generation 2 standard is a foundational element of the EPCglobal Network, a network that combines RFID technology, the Internet and the EPC to provide ...

... EPCglobal Inc(TM), the not-for-profit standards organization entrusted with driving global adoption of Electronic Product Code (EPC) technology across multiple industries, today announced that testing on the proposed UHF Generation 2 specification has been completed, with results validating the feasibility of the proposed standard. This announcement marks one of the final steps toward ratification of the royalty-free UHF Generation 2 specification, which is expected by the end of 2004. ...

EPCglobal Inc(TM), a joint venture between EAN International and the Uniform Code Council, Inc.(R), is a not-for-profit organization entrusted to establish and support the EPCglobal Network(TM) as the global standard for real-time, automatic identification of information in the supply chain of any company, across multiple industries, anywhere in the world. The EPCglobal Network combines radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, existing communications network infrastructure, and the Electronic Product Code(TM) (a number for uniquely identifying an item) to enable accurate, cost-efficient visibility of information in the supply chain. The end result helps organizations be more efficient, flexible, and responsive to customer needs. EPCglobal US is an affiliate of EPCglobal Inc., serving subscribers in the United States to help foster the adoption of the EPCglobal Network and related technology. EPCglobal is leading the development of industry-driven standards for the Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) to support the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in today’s fast-moving, information rich trading networks.