RFID ready for industry mandates
The companies plan to provide full-scale implementation of RFID to meet industry mandated deadlines - some of which are set for 2005. The two companies are already working together on several projects in the European retail industry, including the Metro Group in Germany.
Checkpoint Systems Europe will build and integrate applications and solutions for the retail industry and its supply chain based on PhilipsÕ high and ultra-high frequency (HF and UHF) RFID chip solutions including those meeting Electronic Product Code (EPC) industry standards.
Albert Roger, vice president and general manager RFID Checkpoint Systems Europe, reports: "Checkpoint has recently deployed RFID solutions based on Philips RFID chips in more than 12 in-store and supply chain applications thus far in 2004."
