The Sun Electronic Product Code (EPC) Initiative offers services, software and hardware -- a complete package -- that distinguish it from other solutions for EPC applications and for the EPC Network. The package includes Savant software, a federated service architecture that enables dynamic provisioning of software components at run time; the SunTM ONE Integration Server (now Sun JavaTM System Integration Server), which acts as middleware between Savant and other applications requiring Savant data; and, of course, the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS), along with the Linux OS.

Sun Microsystems was a member from the beginning of the Auto-ID Center (now the EPCglobal organization), which has resulted in the expertise necessary to assist customers requiring EPC solutions, whether they be at the proof-of-concept stage or are ready for implementation.

Companies will need to know not only where their assets are, but also need to share that information with their trading partners for seamless, efficient and secure business transactions. The EPC Network is designed to enable trading partners to track and trace items automatically throughout the supply chain, providing businesses with an unprecedented real-time view of their assets and inventories, wherever they are in the supply chain, and resulting in added operational efficiencies and enhanced brand protection efforts. The EPC Network is concerned with far more than mere supply chain efficiencies and instead enables safe and secure supply chains with applications that address counterfeiting, tampering, terrorism and regulatory compliance, among others issues.

Sun is convinced that the course for EPC solutions lies in integrating real-time inputs from the use of EPC technology with existing business processes and enterprise assets. This direction puts Sun well ahead of the field that is still focusing on the physics of RFID or, beyond that, on the use of middleware to filter, aggregate and collate events for the generation of basic reports.

To to see the full EPC data sheet, go to:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/solutions/auto_id/epc_ds.pdf

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