Paxar licenses epcTranslator from Avicon

Paxar Corp. has licensed Avicon's epcTranslator technology to convert between legacy codes and electronic product codes (EPC)

Paxar's Monarch RFID printing solutions, combined with Avicon's epcTranslator, enables the quick conversion of legacy codes, such as Global Trade Identification Numbers (GTIN), Serialized Shipping Container Codes (SSCC), or Department of Defense Activity Address Codes (DODACC), to EPCglobal standard electronic product codes (EPC), and back. This efficient conversion capability bridges a significant technology gap, and easily transforms conventional supply chains into the world of RFID.

"Avicon's epcTranslator technology and leadership within EPCGlobal's standardization efforts for Tag Data Translation, provides Paxar's customers with an extremely simple and efficient way to convert data from the world of bar code tracking to RFID," said John Powell, Paxar's vice president, services and systems integration. "Paxar's leading RFID print solutions and systems integration services, coupled with the powerful technology provided by Avicon, allow our customers to create and print accurate Electronic Product Codes in the most productive manner possible."

"Paxar's Monarch product line is a leading edge platform for RFID implementations", said Marc Linster, CEO of Avicon. "Combining their hardware with Avicon's XML markup-driven translator technology, provides Paxar's customers with the capability for fast implementations using open standards."