This paper presents some early thoughts on the future role of the EPC Network. We embrace the idea of linking information sharing aspects of Supply Chain Management with the EPC Network. By analyzing the functionality of the EPC network against common mechanisms of business coordination, we identify the need for additional software layers, necessary to transform the EPC network into a business collaboration framework.
After a trademark dispute, the EPC Prototyping Platform is now called "Fosstrak" (previously Accada). Fosstrak stands for "free and open source software for track and trace".