Electronic Produt Code information Services – EPCIS

RFID technology is all set to revolutionize the retail industry. Recent significant developments will take RFID to new levels of functionality. One significant development in this regard is the launch of the Electronic Product Code Information Services. EPCIS will be an information service that aggregates electronic product-code data from RFID tags that have been scanned or encoded at different places in the supply chain. For example, a distributor could upload EPC data for RFID tags that have been scanned into their warehouse management system. The EPCIS is structured around a web-service model. It allows organizations to implement and access internet based data exchange services for RFID tags. EPC Global is one organization that is at the helm of the development of RFID standards and technology and is committed to launching the EPCIS by the first quarter of 2006.