Paxar Demonstrates RFID Gen 2 Solution.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Paxar Corporation (NYSE: PXR), a global leader providing bar code, RFID and identification technologies for the retail supply chain and the supplier of Monarch(R) products and services will demonstrate its use of EPCglobal's UHF Electronic Product Code (EPC) Class 1 Generation 2 (Gen2) RFID protocol at GS1's UConnect Conference. The RFID Gen2 display showcases Paxar's latest solution for fully EPC compliant smart label printing and encoding, including associated tickets, tags and labels. Paxar's new Gen2 smart label solution includes the Monarch(R) 9855(TM) RFID printer/encoder, Monarch(R) Gen2 smart labels, and Monarch(R) Q-Service(R) for RFID.

Rick Bauer, Senior Director, RFID Technical Research, said, "We are at the forefront of converting the new Gen2 smart labels, from any of a variety of inlay manufacturers, and adding the variable data with outstanding in-plant RFID printer/encoders. We've been working for months with the suppliers of Gen2 chips. Our demonstration at the UConnect Conference sends a clear signal that Paxar will be ready to move its customers to the Gen2 standard as soon as production volumes of the new chips become available later this year. Paxar is accepting Gen2 smart label orders right now for volume delivery in the third quarter."

Not only will Paxar be ready for new customer support, but also existing Paxar RFID customers, already using Monarch RFID printers and covered by the Company's exclusive Technology Investment Protection Program, will receive Gen2 upgrades to their printer/encoders free of charge. Lori Porter, Product Manager, RFID Solutions, noted, "Customers need not wait for the full availability of Gen2 products. Thanks to our outstanding on-site service capabilities, anyone purchasing our first generation solution with technology investment protection will receive a free, on-site upgrade to Gen2, once the customer is ready and chip manufacturers ramp to full production. With Paxar's program, customers can work with the technology immediately and grow into the next phase seamlessly, with no risk of obsolescence."

The Gen2 standard protocol promises global interoperability, faster read rates, more dense reading capabilities, improved anti-collision algorithms and improved security.

Paxar Corporation is a global leader in the identification and tracking of consumer products worldwide. Paxar(R) products are used the world over by leading apparel brands. Monarch(R) products are used by 90% of the top 100 U.S. retailers and their supply chain partners to identify, track and price all varieties of consumer goods. Paxar is a member of EPCglobal, the agency managing the emerging standards for RFID.

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