1. EPCglobal is really global! Henri Barthel EPCGlobal

2. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE The Global Influence of EAN and UCC 100+ Member Organizations One Million Members Over 100 Countries

3. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE EPC Information Service (PML) ONS Middleware Readers Tag Enterprise Applications Integration Layer ERP Warehouse Management Systems Inventory Management Data Warehouse Merchandise Management Store Systems Etc. The EPCglobal Network RFID Information stored on EPC IS Accessed through ONS Middleware between readers and information systems Inexpensive tags Minimum data on the tag

4. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE EPC Information Service (PML) ONS Middleware Readers Tag Enterprise Applications Integration Layer ERP Warehouse Management Systems Inventory Management Data Warehouse Merchandise Management Store Systems Etc. The EPCglobal Network EPC Network Information stored on EPC IS Accessed through ONS Middleware between readers and information systems Inexpensive tags Minimum data on the tag

5. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE 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

6. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE 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

7. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE EPCglobal Board of Governors EPCglobal Board of Governors UCC Board of Governors EAN Management Board EAN.UCC End Users (4) Trans/Logistics (1) Claus Garbisch - DHL Healthcare (2) Pat Rizzotto – J&J Open 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 – Gillette Zygmunt Mierdorf – Metro Steve David – Procter & Gamble Linda Dillman – Wal*Mart Sergio Ribinik – Brazil Steve Coussins – UK Hiroshi Sakai – Japan Chris Adcock

8. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE EPCglobal Standards Development

9. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE Hardware standard

10. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE 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

11. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE 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.

12. INSERT GRAPHIC SQUARE HERE EPCglobal subscribers - September 04