Bar Code/Standard Coding Committee Renamed
Automatic Identification and Data Capture Committee

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced today that its Bar Code/Standard Coding (BCSC) Committee’s name has changed to Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) Committee.

The BCSC unanimously voted to change the Committee’s name to AIDC. Effective immediately, this change reflects the increasing significance of RFID and other non-bar code solutions to the identification ecosystem. The Committee’s name change more accurately characterizes the committee’s work on multiple identification technologies and establishes a connection with commonly-used industry terminology.

About AIDC
The mission of the AIDC is to establish guidelines for common shipping labels, product marking labels, product changes and software issuance standards. These common guidelines simplify the receiving, shipping, transportation and tracing of telecommunications products through company and industry business processes and the global supply chain.

About ATIS
ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry. More than 250 companies actively formulate standards in ATIS’ 20 Committees, covering issues including: IPTV, Service Oriented Networks, Home Networking, Energy Efficiency, IP-Based and Wireless Technologies, Quality of Service, Billing and Operational Support. In addition, numerous Incubators, Focus and Exploratory Groups address emerging industry priorities including “Green”, IP Downloadable Security, Next Generation Carrier Interconnect, IPv6 and Convergence.

ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications’ Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, please visit www.atis.org.