Solutions Provider Focused on Maintaining Consistent Standards for the Retail Sector to Drive Intelligence Back Into the Supply Chain from the Sales Floor

"With EPC/RFID awareness and interest sharply rising, a growing number of retailers and apparel manufacturers are evaluating and deploying end-to-end total EPC/RFID solutions from experienced, certified vendors such as ADT." - Michael Liard RFID practice director, ABI Research

ADT Security Services received the GS1 EPCglobal Certificate of Accreditation for its RFID Performance Test Center in Echt, The Netherlands. ADT successfully completed the laboratory audit process compliant with the Accredited Test Center Program v2.0, consisting of auditing declared services and core technical capabilities. Through this successful GS1 EPCglobal accreditation, ADT demonstrates continued focus on maintaining high standards of processes and testing within Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to ensure customers receive a consistent level of performance compliance.

EPCglobal Inc, a subsidiary of the global not-for-profit standards organization GS1, supports the global adoption of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) as industry driven standards to enable accurate, immediate and cost-effective visibility of information throughout the supply chain.

A founding member of GS1 EPCglobal, ADT has exhibited a high degree of commitment and technology investment in the RFID Performance Test Center in Echt to deliver intelligent data on the retail selling floor at a consistent and predictable level. ADT is the only solutions provider focused on consistent standards for the retail sector that has been awarded this accreditation, which gives customers confidence in knowing products will meet a standardized level of performance.

"Retailers are increasingly evaluating item level EPC/RFID to enhance visibility across the supply chain through to the in-store environment," said Michael Liard, RFID practice director, ABI Research. "With EPC/RFID awareness and interest sharply rising, a growing number of retailers and apparel manufacturers are evaluating and deploying end-to-end total EPC/RFID solutions from experienced, certified vendors such as ADT."

The GS1 EPCglobal Performance Test Center Accreditation Program was developed to assess and evaluate the capabilities of testing facilities around the globe. The Accreditation Mark signifies that ADT has successfully completed the GS1 EPCglobal Test Center Reassessment Audit and utilizes a standard set of test profiles to simulate real-world conditions. For ADT's customers worldwide this means the company adheres to established specifications for performance testing and the audit process, meeting the criteria compliant with GS1 EPCglobal standards.

"We want to make it easy for end users to ensure that their tagged shipments can be read before sending them through their global supply chains," said Nicholas Ferguson, Director Certification of EPCglobal Inc. "The GS1 EPCglobal Test Center Accreditation Program will help end users be assured that an accredited third party has established that these shipments can be read," he said.