The 2005 Sunrise Initiative
Salinas, CA (January 5, 2005) -- The 2005 Sunrise initiative went into effect January 1, 2005.
The 2005 Sunrise initiative adds support for processing EAN (EAN-8 and EAN-13) bar codes found on foreign products and
which may be assigned to new domestic products. Your current U.P.C. bar codes (U.P.C.-E and U.P.C.-A) will continue
to function as they have in the past as they are still valid bar codes. You may experience some problems scanning
these EAN items if your POS is not 2005 Sunrise compatible. Here is a list of the most common POS devices
found in the industry and whether or not they are 2005 Sunrise compatible:
| 2005 Sunrise Compatibility | EAN-8 |
EAN-13 | GTIN-14 |
| AutoGas REGAL Touch | YES |
NO/YES* | NO/YES* |
| Gilbarco G-SITE | YES |
YES | NO/YES* |
| Gilbarco Passport | YES |
YES | NO |
| VeriFone Ruby | YES |
YES | NO |
| Wayne CVN | NO |
NO | NO |
| Wayne Nucleus, NT/XP | YES |
YES | YES |
| Wayne Nucleus, OS/2 | YES |
NO | NO |
| Wayne Plus | NO |
NO | NO |
| *Note: Some versions of this product are supported and some are not |
If you are running an SSCS DOS-based application and you need to update your POS software, you will be required to
upgrade your SSCS software to the Windows-based versions. Call your sales representative for details. Please
consider time for scheduling, installing, and training on the Windows-based versions of SSCS software.
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