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10 June 2009 - GS1 EPCglobal Standard for Discovery, Configuration and Initialization was ratified by the EPCglobal Board of Governors. This specification helps to automate the updating and maintenance of readers on a network. Read the press release. Access an overview and the DCI V1.0 Standard.

13 May 2009  - Guiding GS1 EPCglobal FAQs  on European Commission  RFID Privacy and Data Protection Recommendation published. On May 12th 2009, the European Commission adopted its RFID Privacy and Data Protection Recommendation after 2 years of multi-stakeholder dialogue, including industry (solution providers and final users), consumer groups and standard organizations. The European Commission’s (EC) Press release and text can be found here.

    12 May 2009 - GS1 EPCglobal has said in a press release that European Commission’s recently published RFID Privacy and Data Protection Recommendation provides clarity for RFID to move forward in Europe. 

    7 May 2009 - European Commission supports the launch of the Transatlantic Traceability Infrastructure (TTI) Project which focuses on the deployment of a traceability infrastructure based on existing concepts, technologies and standards.

    28 April 2009 - Phase 3 of the Transportation and Logistics Pilot Program was completed and has illustrated that EPC/RFID technology works in a challenging real life environment. Marketing and communication materials explaining more details about the TLS 3 Pilot Program are available.

    8 April 2009 - EPCglobal forms an Automotive Industry Discussion Group, which is the first step in identifying global identification standards. The objective of this group is the development of RFID standards for the capturing of events and exchange of data within the automotive industry

    3 March 2009 - GS1 Hong Kong was initiating the “EPC/RFID Technology Live Test in Global Logistics” event, Asia’s first EPC/RFID Live Test Showcase tailored for the Transportation and Logistics Industry, on 26 - 27 February 2009 at the Hong Kong Science Park - complete press release

    6 Feb 2009 - Deutsche Bank Research report projects a 19-25% p.a. increase in RFID adoption worldwide. To read the full report, click here.

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        The May/June 2009 Newsletter is available as a pdf here