100 Free UPC Retail Bar Codes to be Given Away to Innovative Companies and Individuals; Selected Products to be Profiled in a Case Study for Entrepreneurs by The Bar Code News (www.barcode.com)
100 companies will receive a free UPC code for retail distribution of their product as The Bar Code News(TM) seeks to showcase innovation and entrepreneurship. 10 of these companies will be profiled in a case study. Details at www.barcode.com.

SARASOTA, FL, January 25, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Every month thousands of new products hit the market. Each one of those products needs a unique UPC bar code. This month The BarCode News rewards entrepreneurs and innovators by giving away 100 unique UPC bar codes, courtesy of Bar Codes Talk, Inc. Each of the 100 recipients will receive a complete bar code package including: a Certificate of Authenticity, plus JPEG, TIFF, and EPS Artwork for the bar code that will be readable by the bar code scanners found in retail stores.

The free bar codes will be issued to 100 people or companies. Drawings will occur daily and will be completed by February 15th, 2011.

To enter to win complete the survey at http://www.barcode.com. For additional entries to the 100 free bar code giveaway, entrants can "Like" The BarCode News on Facebook and leave a comment explaining what you would do with your unique UPC bar code. (http://www.facebook.com/#!/thebarcodenews)

"Even in this soft economy, innovation and ingenuity are prevalent and we are looking forward to reporting on companies that are plugging away and developing new ideas. Entrepreneurship is alive and well and we will be writing about it," said Craig Aberle, Publisher of The Bar Code News (www.barcode.com) and The Point of Sale News (www.pointofsale.com).

In addition to the free UPC code, ten companies will be selected to have a case study written about their products and the process of bringing them to market. Aberle hopes the case studies will be useful for small businesses aspiring to bring products to market.

Questions regarding the giveaway should be directed to ca@barcode.com.

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