1. Hosted by Standards Development Update Sally A. Herbert, President Standards and System Development GS1 President GDSN, Inc.

2. © 2010 GS1 Creating value together with global standards 2 AGENDA PROGRESS PARTICIPATION

3. Progress: Standards Development Since Orlando, June 2010

4. © 2010 GS1 Creating value together with global standards 3 Parallel Workstreams New Governance live New Governance acquires roles of old governance for closure to current processes Process Oversight Committee Technical Steering Committee Architecture Group FORMER Process Group Business Steering Committee Technical Steering Committee Architecture Group FORMER Process Group Business Steering Committee Technical Steering Committee Architecture Group 1. Former GSMP 2. EPCglobal 3. New GSMP April 2010 April 2010

5. © 2010 GS1 Creating value together with global standards 1. Former GSMP 56 eBallots Submitted / Ratified Additional identification of sub-location information in the GS1 General Specification Gen spec and Healthcare GTIN Allocation Rules Linked on website 3 BarCode Added functionality in EANCOM to determine price 2 eCom New Modular Item Standard New healthcare and sustainability attributes New Validation Rules Others…. 45 GDSN Added Healthcare Trade Item Extension for use within the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) Others… 1 Healthcare Enhancements to promote cross industry application Allow organizations to evaluate systems for compliance with regulations and global best practices and standards 2 Traceability Updates to GDSN Package Measurement Rules Others… 3 Data Accuracy 5

6. © 2010 GS1 Creating value together with global standards 2. EPCglobal Standards Development EPC Tag Data Standard 1.5 Ratified Approval of Reusable Transport Item (RTI) Pallet Tagging Guideline Approval of Consumer Electonics Guideline Approval of GS1 EPCglobal Conveyance Asset Tag (CAT) Implementation Guide Candidate Spec LLRP 1.1 EPCIS Core Business Vocabulary 6

7. © 2010 GS1 Creating value together with global standards 3. New GSMP Governance Groups Global Membership Annual Work Plans IP Policy Administration Standards Maintenance Groups (SMG) Charters and Structure Mission Specific Workgroups Structure Knowledge Center Support 7

8. © 2010 GS1 Creating value together with global standards GSMP Membership by Geography / Member Type 34% of new Members are new to GS1/EPC IP! Company types include: Solution Providers Digital equipment, EDI, RFID, Traceability Software, IT Manufacturers Poultry, cosmetics, apparel, food, cooking equipment Data Pools Member Type / RegionAssociationData PoolDistributorHospital Logistics ProviderManufacturerMember OrgRetailerSolution Provider Total GS1 IP & Ack FormsPercentage Americas1311081762850% Asia Pacific000110202611% Europe0000049331934% Middle East & Africa00000101135% Total Number:131211312111256100% 8

9. © 2010 GS1 Creating value together with global standards 9 Participation

10. © 2010 GS1 Creating value together with global standards Participation Benefits 3 Standards Development 4 Deployment 2 Requirements Gathering Statement of Business Need 1 Step 1. Influence WHAT work takes place, and WHAT does not take place based upon industry needs Steps 2 and 3. Affecting the DESIGN of the standard to drive optimal solution. Opportunities to pilot. Step 4. Ensure useful IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT MATERIALS are developed.

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