AIM 1990

AIM 1990's

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1990	First Auto-ID Asia

1990	2D code, PDF417, is Introduced by Symbol Technologies

1990	The American National Standard on Bar Code Print Quality, ANSI X3.182, was published (Note17). This specification will become ISO/IEC 15416.

1990	Creation of UNISCAN Automatic Identification Association, representing EAN and AIM in Russia

1993	AIM Germany Chartered

1994	ISBT 128 - Global BC Standard Used for Blood, Tissue & Cellular Therapy

1994	QR Code - 2D Symbology - introduced by Denso Wave Inc.

1994	Checkerboard symbology, Data Matrix, introduced by ID Matrix

1994	The “Quality Specification for the UPC Printed Symbol” was published by the Uniform Code Council, thus legitimizing verification of UPC symbols

1995	Launch of UNISCAN Information Bulletin - Russia’s first publication dedicated to AIDC issues

1995	U.S. Department of Defense contracted with SAVI for applying active RFID to cargo containers, wherein each tag encoded a manifest of the container’s contents.

1996	ISO JTC1SC31 Formed AIM & UCC form group for AIDC Standards for ISO for BC Symbologies; ISO for RFID Chips & Radio Protocols

1996	GOST R TC 355 “Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques” appointed to represent Russia in ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31

1996	Data Matrix was substantially improved by the AIM Technical Symbology Committee (TSC) to include version ECC 200 and was published as an AIM standard.

1996	MaxiCode was published as an AIM standard.

1996	ISO/IEC JTCI/SC31 was convened to focus on global standardization for data carrier symbologies, data content structures, and conformance. UCC agreed to serve as Secretariat. This committee will have issued more than 40 ISO standards by 2010.

1996	Header and syntax for 2-D bar codes was published as ANSI MH10.8.3M. This standard enabled unambiguous interpretation of non-retail 2-D symbols.

1997	Aztec code developed by Dr. Andy Longacre was published by AIM International.

1997	QR Code was published by AIM International. Subsequently it will be published as ISO/IEC 18004.

1997	The first joint meeting of the EAN Management Board and the UCC Board of Governors occurred in Chicago, a milestone for global standardization.

1997	LabelShow 1997 (Moscow) – AIM Russia booth featuring AIDC products and solutions from AIM Russia member companies

1997

AIDC 100 Formed. First meeting of group was held in Philadelphia. The founders were Chet Benoit, George Goldberg, and Ben Nelson.
Many of the founding members of AIM start a new organization to recognize the industry pioneers. AIDC 100 is a not-for-profit, self-sustaining, non-political, international organization of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) professionals and others who have significantly contributed to the growth and advancement of the industry.

1999	RSS symbologies and EAN.UCC Composite were published by AIM international.

1999

Auto ID Research Center at MIT Formed. Development of the EPC Code - EPC integrated with UCC/EAN System of Product Identification
The UCC announced the creation of the Auto ID Research Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Initial funding was provided Procter & Gamble, the Gillette Company, and UCC. This Center subsequently developed the Electronic Product Code (EPC) concept. Learn more by watching the video above.

1999	Sprague Ackley developed Code 93i, subsequently published by AIM.

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