GS1 DataBar (RSS) - Background

In February 2007, Reduced Space Symbology was official renamed GS1 DataBar™. View the full press release.
In June 2006, GS1 announced a global sunrise date of January 1, 2010 for a new bar code called the GS1 DataBar™ (formerly Reduced Spaced Symbology). View the full press release
GS1 DataBar Task Force's Business Case for GS1 DataBar (View PDF version), a 26-page document that provides an overview of the task force's analysis (including quotes from task force members), highlights implementation issues and details a roadmap.
3-page Executive Summary of the Business Case for GS1 DataBar
GS1 DataBar 2010 Program Overview presentation
September 2005 study by the Joint Industry Coupon Committee entitled "The Business Case For Reduced Space Symbology on Coupons"
August 2001 study entitled "Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of RSS in Perishables"