EPCglobal is really global!

Henri BarthelEPCGlobal

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The Global Influence of EAN and UCC

100+ Member Organizations • One Million Members • Over 100 Countries

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The EPCglobal Network

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• Information stored on EPC ISAccessed through ONS

• Middleware between readers and information systems

• Inexpensive tags

• Minimum data on the tag

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The EPCglobal Network

EPC Network

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EPC ISAccessed through ONS

• Middleware between readers and information systems

• Inexpensive tags

• Minimum data on the tag

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EPCglobal Network Components

• EPC Tag – Chip and antenna attached to an item to capture information about the item as it moves in the supply chain

• Reader – Devices that detect and capture information from EPC tags

• EPC Middleware – Software to process and filter streams of tag data from multiple devices prior to sending to ERP systems

• EPC IS – Information services that standardizes data for use by other services

• ONS – Object Naming Service provides global lookup service to translate an EPC into a product “pointer” for information stored on secure databases

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EPCglobal Scope

1. Research & Development– In collaboration with the 6 Auto-ID Labs

2. Standards – Process for Hardware & Software standards

3. Manage the EPCglobal Network– Numbering system

– Object Name Service

– Certification Services

4. Driving Adoption– Marketing, Awareness, Business Development

– Implementation support

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EPCglobal Board of Governors

EPCglobal Boardof Governors

UCC Board ofGovernors

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EAN.UCC End Users (4)

Trans/Logistics (1)Claus Garbisch - DHL

Healthcare (2)Pat Rizzotto – J&J

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Public Sector (1)Alan Estevez - DoD

Technology (2)Dick Lampman – HP

M Moazami - Cisco

Member Organizations (3)

President, EPCglobal (1)

MIT (1)Sanjay Sarma

Dick Cantwell – GilletteZygmunt Mierdorf – MetroSteve David – Procter &

GambleLinda Dillman – Wal*Mart

Sergio Ribinik – BrazilSteve Coussins – UKHiroshi Sakai – Japan

Chris Adcock

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Technology SteeringCommittee

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EAN Management Board UCC Board of GovernorsEPCglobal Boardof Governors

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Hardware standard

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The standards process

Relevant EPC standard components are submitted to the ISO process

EPCglobal develops technology standards and interacts with established standard groups such as EAN.UCC

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RFID Technical Standard

1. UHF Generation 2 specifications being finalised and will be approved as EPCglobal standard before the end 2004.

2. The UHF G2 standard will be submitted to the ISO process, and incorporated in the ISO/IEC 18000 series of standards.

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EPCglobal subscribers - September 04

End Solution Global End Solution GlobalUsers Providers Total % Users Providers Total %

Europe AsiaAustria 0 3 3 Japan 5 11 16Denmark 0 1 1 Singapore 0 2 2Belgium 0 2 2 Taiwan 1 6 7France 2 4 6 Australia 1 0 1Finland 0 1 1 India 1 5 6Germany 8 11 19 Hong Kong 0 15 15Ireland 0 1 1 South Korea 0 6 6Italy 1 1 2 8 45 53 13.0%Netherlands 3 2 5Russia 1 0 1 North AmericaSwitzerland 1 0 1 Canada 1 5 6UK 8 9 17 United States 109 176 285

24 35 59 14.5% 110 181 291 71.5%

Middle East Africa Latin AmericaIsreal 0 1 1 Brazil 1 0 1South Africa 0 2 2 1 0 1 0.2%

0 3 3 0.7%

Total End Users: 143 Total Solution Providers: 264