GS1 Healthcare US Marks Achievements of First Year Anniversary

GS1 US formed GS1 Healthcare US in 2008 to help the industry drive supply-chain improvements in the U.S.
healthcare system. This month they had occasion to note the completion of their first year, and to highlight the anniversary with a news release detailing

GS1 Global Location Number (GLN) White Paper Features Mayo Clinic/Cardinal Health

Learn how Mayo Clinic and Cardinal Health implemented the GS1 Global Location Number (GLN) to standardize account/location identifiers as the essential first step

GS1 UK Offers Music A Single Barcode License Scheme for £25!

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Emerging Markets Lure Logistics Giant

Agility is a $6 billion, 32,000-employee logistics company based in the Middle East. They are just coming off a very hot quarter during which

Fake Product Clues: Barcodes, Certification Marks… and Spelling?

Local broadcast news outlets routinely run stories warning viewers about the dangers of faulty, counterfeit

Emerging Markets’ Middle Class: ‘…the new engine of world economy’

This news is full this morning of specific company stories involving emerging market strategies for growth.   In this one, for example, Money Morning 

Another Look at the World’s Most Promising Emerging Retail Markets

Do you know how long Japan, a developed country, has experienced uninterrupted year over year declines in retail

GS1 UK CEO Details Two Hospital Applications

In an opinion piece appearing here in Silicon.com, GS1 UK Chief Executive Gary Lynch reviews in general the significantly improved momentum GS1

GS1 UDI Overview Video Now Available!

A very nicely done overview video released by GS1 — it includes Jay Crowley from the FDA, Jean Sargent of AHRMM and numerous other key players in

GS1 Sunrise Dates of 2010 and 2012 Firmly Backed by AHRMM as “Critical”

While GS1 globally is acknowledging some may not hit the standards’ sunrise dates of 2010 for the GS1 Global Location Number (GLN) and 2012 for the GS1 Global Trade Item Number(GTIN), GS1 US has consistently held to this target

GS1 DataBar Interest Has ‘Suddenly Spiked’ says NCR Scanning Exec

Much of the background provided in this timely selfserviceworld.com article will be familiar to just about everyone. But the part about the growing amount and volume of buzz about GS1

GS1 Web Seminar May 21st on Standards in Healthcare

This just in from GS1…

GS1 in 1st Documented Transaction between Major Healthcare System and Supplier

GS1 Healthcare US has alerted us to this latest success story featuring how GS1 standards and processes have been implemented by Seton Family of Hospitals and BD  to reduce EDI errors in pursuit of “perfect orders.” In short, according to GS1, this is the first documented transaction of its kind and represents a milestone for the [...]

As We Say At Loftware: If You Can’t Label, You Can’t Ship!

This product labeling news story out of  New York is gaining so much attention that even GS1  US spokesperson Jon Mellor has become involved.

H.R. 875 vs Prudent People Doing the Right Thing?

This is about a U.S. House of representative’s bill called the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (also known as H.R. 875) that is meandering its way

Emerging Market Bond Sales Skyrocket

This opening to a recent Bloomberg report is astonishing:
Developing nations sold more bonds this month than at any time since

GS1 the Preferred Method throughout North American Food Industry says PMA Exec

Gary Fleming is vice president of industry technology and standards for Newark, Deleware-based Produce Marketing Association. Here, courtesy of The Packer is an interview with him focused on GS1 adoption among produce companies and the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI).  In short, it is going very well…

Confidence in Emerging Markets Way Up Says KPMG

KPMG operates a global

GS1 UK Welcomes EU’s RFID Privacy Guidelines for Consumers

This news just out and comes to you courtesy of ZDNet Asia:
The European Commission on Tuesday issued a set of principles for the use of track and trace RFID

Emerging Markets a Key to PerkinElmer’s Continued Growth

Last week PerkinElmer’s board of directors