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RFID/EPC - what we have done in Austria
Manfred Piller Head of Department GS1 Standards
GS1 Austria
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Starting Point

• Highly developed barcode and EDI-processes
• Retailers are in a very strong position
• Top 3 with about 80 Market Share
• No global players are headquartered of in Austria
• GS1 Austria has defined RFID/EPC as one of their
  core-activities

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GS1 Austria activities

• Ongoing information and training
• Active involvement in EPCglobal workgroups
• Strong relationship with Solution Providers
• RFID/EPCglobal Test CENTER powered by GS1 Austria

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Information and Training

• RFID/EPC information portal (www.epcglobal.at)

• Training programs part of the GS1 Austria Academy
• EPCglobal Standards in the Supply Chain
• RFID/EPC Workshop RFID in practise
• RFID/EPC for the Healthcare Sector

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Active involvement in EPCglobal workgroups

• Why are we part of EPCglobal workgroups?
• To understand the technical background
• To follow the status of the actual development
• To transfer know how-Transfer to our users
• Which workgroups (extract)?
• HAG HF Air Interface WG
• JRG Tag Data
• Software Action Group
• Packaging Discussion Group
• EAP and EEP
• We bring EPCglobal WGs to Austria
• HF-AI (2006)
• EAP (European Adoption Program) 25.10.2007

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Strong relationships with Solution Providers

• Permanent interaction and communication
• Integration in our RFID/EPCglobal Test CENTER
• Motivate our Solution Provider to join EPCglobal
• Tricon
• 7id
• RF-iT
• Identec
• CISC
• Telekom Austria

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RFID/EPCglobal Test CENTER

• start-up May 2007
• Partner RF-iT Solutions GmbH
• Portfolio
• RFID tests
• Feasibility studies
• Training
• Showroom

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Some projects

• Track and Trace of steel coils

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Some projects

• Test of new material for returnable crates
  (Polyethylene vs. Polypropylene)

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Some projects

• Track and Trace of trucks and railway cars

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Outlook and next steps

• No massive implementation of RFID/EPC in open
  loops expected for the next 12-18 months
• Some Austrian suppliers are part of the METRO and
  REWE roll-out in Germany
• We see very successful implementations in closed
  loops like tagging of RTIs
• Next steps for GS1 Austria
• Further rollout of our RFID/EPCglobal Test CENTER
• Promotion of EPCIS

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Austria
Contact Information
GS1 Austria GmbH Mayerhofgasse 1/15 1040
Wien T 43 (1) 505 86 01-0 F 43 (1) 505 86
01-22 E info_at_gs1austria.at www.gs1austria.at
Mag. Manfred Piller Head of Department GS1
Standards T 43 (1) 505 86 01-27 F 43 (1) 505
86 01-66 E m.piller_at_gs1.austria.at
www.gs1austria.at