EPCglobal Certifies First Standards-Compliant Hardware; Seven Manufacturers First to Earn EPCglobal Certification Mark Ensuring Products Meet EPCglobal Standards.ATLANTA -- EPCglobal Inc, the not-for-profit organization entrusted with driving the commercial adoption of the Electronic Product Code (EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). ) in global supply chains, today awarded to seven solution providers the first EPCglobal Certification Marks ensuring their products comply with EPCglobal technical standards. The Marks, awarded during today's General Session of the 2005 EPCglobal US Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. , certify that the hardware products have been tested and will work according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the EPCglobal UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. Generation 2 Air Interface Protocol Standard ratified in December 2004. "We want to enable companies that are implementing EPCglobal Standards in their businesses to have easy access to unbiased, objective and reliable information about EPC hardware," said Chris Adcock, president of EPCglobal Inc. "This way, companies will be better able to focus on their business at hand and have confidence in the products they select for EPC implementations." Testing for Certification Marks is conducted by MET Laboratories, a third-party, globally-recognized testing facility. The following solution providers have completed the testing process and received Certification Marks for the following products:
-- Alien Technology Reader ALR-9800
-- Applied Wireless Devices UHF Reader Module MPR-1510
(AWiD) UHF Reader MPR-3014
-- Impinj Inc. Monza(TM) RFID Chip
Speedway(TM) RFID Dense-Mode Reader 1.1
-- Intermec Technologies Multi-Antenna RFID Reader Module IM5
(865 MHz)
Multi-Antenna RFID Reader Module IM5
(915 MHz)
-- MaxID Group MaxID RM100 RFID Reader
-- Symbol Technologies XR-400 US RFID Fixed Reader
(NYSE: SBL)
-- ThingMagic Reader Mercury4, Model TM-M4W-NA-02
The EPCglobal Hardware Certification With ever dropping prices of hardware devices, the market for networking devices and systems is undergoing a kind of change that can be loosely termed as ‘generalization’. Big established enterprises like Cisco, Novell, Sun Microsystems etc. Mark is designed to assure purchasing companies that EPCglobal-certified products have been rigorously tested against EPCglobal Standards. The Mark, a stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. form of the EPCglobal logo, includes an 18-digit Global Service Relation Number (GSRN GSRN Global Service Relation Number ) that is unique to that product and the exact testing suite it completed. Companies that purchase EPCglobal-certified hardware can utilize the GSRN number to learn more about the specific tests and the results of their hardware. The EPCglobal Hardware Certification Program tests RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. silicon chips, readers, reader modules, and printer/encoders with embedded reader modules. A listing of certified products, vendor profiles and other resources are available to EPCglobal US subscribers. To subscribe, or to access more information, visit www.epcglobalinc.org. About EPCglobal Inc EPCglobal Inc(TM), a subsidiary of GS1, is a not-for-profit organization entrusted by industry 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, anywhere in the world. The EPCglobal Network combines radio frequency identification See RFID. (RFID) technology, existing communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to help foster the adoption of the EPCglobal Network and related technology. For more information about EPCglobal visit: www.EPCglobalinc.org. About EPCglobal US EPCglobal US is a subsidiary of GS1 US GS1 US is the GS1 Member Organization in the United States of America. Note: GS1 US was formerly the Uniform Code Council, Inc. GS1 US is responsible to manage the GS1 System in the USA. GS1 US assigns GS1 Company Prefixes to companies/organizations in the USA. (formerly the Uniform Code Council) serving subscribers in the United States to help foster the adoption of the EPCglobal Network and related technology. 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. For more information about EPCglobal US(TM), please visit www.EPCglobalUS.org |
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