This final phase began last month, with technology manufacturers developing and then testing prototype chips, tags and readers built to the EPCglobal UHF Generation 2 specification. The trial was managed through EPCglobal certification partner MET Labs and provided proof that products could be built against the proposed candidate specification. The EPCglobal UHF Generation 2 protocol, a consensus standard developed by more than 60 of the world’s leading technology companies, describes the core capabilities required to meet essential performance needs as set by the end-user community. With demonstration testing complete, the UHF Generation 2 specification will become a standard after a final review by EPCglobal’s Business and Technical Steering Committees and then final ratification by the EPCglobal Board of Governors. jgrasso@epcglobalinc.org wallisd@fleishman.com