RFID Journal

What is the Electronic Product Code?

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 ...
RFID Journal

Will my company have to replace our entire bar code infrastructure to take advantage of the Electronic Product Code?

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 ...
Computerworld

EPCglobal taps VeriSign to operate RFID product code directory

selected VeriSign Inc. to maintain the key electronic product codes (EPC) that could eventually identify billions of unique products, ranging from tubes of toothpaste on grocery store shelves to ...
EDN

Philips and Texas Instruments join forces to accelerate EPC Generation 2 RFID deployment

Philips and Texas Instruments join forces to accelerate EPC Generation 2 RFID deployment Industry leaders team up to drive standardization and ensure worldwide interoperability of ultra-high-frequency ...