The Electronic Product Code (EPC) was created by the Auto-ID Center as an eventual successor to the bar code. The aim was to create a low-cost method of tracking goods using RFID technology. The ...

Best Buy has announced the rollout of an electronic product code (EPC) strategy designed to increase its supply chain efficiency over the next several years. The company yesterday said it plans to ...

EPCglobal is promoting the Electronic Product Code as the next standard for identifying products. It is trying to create a migration path for companies to move from established standards for bar codes ...

STMicroelectronics has introduced a UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) contactless memory chip, compliant with the latest Electronic Product Code (EPC) specifications. ST's new UHF chip is a full-featured, ...

LAWRENCEVILLE, N. J. -- EPCglobal here, which oversees Electronic Product Code technology, has ratified the much-anticipated new standard for radio frequency identification technology based on the EPC ...

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that it has produced, supplied and – in cooperation with its industry partners – tested first engineering samples of an RFID chip ...

Once again this year, the ol’ Javits Center in New York hosted retail folk from across the country. It seemed as if every vendor was hawking technology solutions to help retailers track product life ...

Developed by the EPCglobal industry group, the Electronic Product Code (EPC) Gen 2 standard defines the physical and logical requirements for a passive-backscatter, interrogator-talks-first (ITF), ...

In an effort to prevent counterfeiting, Pfizer Inc. said it has started to ship Viagra bottles in the U.S. that feature radio chips under the labels. Pharmacists with the proper equipment can read the ...

Alan Haberman, one of the prime movers behind the global push for automatic identification, died earlier this week at the age of 81. Haberman, a former supermarket executive, led the committee that in ...

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