Talk:Scantrust

Currently company intro reads as Scantrust "is a Swiss company that provides an Internet of things platform for identifying products on the internet." This description may have been referring to a specific feature that often appears alongside barcodes described as GTINs. GTINs "...are also used to identify products sold online."^[1] It would be more accurate to say it's a "platform for placing identifiers on products to associate them with information on the internet." BirchManner (talk) 18:48, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Following the first submission of the article, which was declined, I have made made a thorough review of the article and the sources used to establish notability. The discussion with editor User: DESiegel provides some context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DESiegel#Follow-up_on_your_comments_re._Draft_on_Scantrust

I have removed several sources that were paid promotion, for example Supplychaindive, where you can get your press release posted for $179. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 16:46, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time and making the modifications ThatMontrealIP, I appreciate it very much. One comment regarding the Supply Chain Dive source, despite that they accept press releases, there is an editorial team and the source was clearly not paid promotion. In my view, it is a secondary source which makes an analysis and commentary regarding the company. May I ask if you could reconsider this source? Thank you, Factfox (talk) 18:32, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Nope. The copy in the article also looks like it was derived from a press release. "By using ScanTrust's cloud-based software, companies can keep track of their parts and products and identify weak spots in their supply chains." Either way, it's a lousy publisher. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 18:38, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Good start..

North8000 (talk) 10:07, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

• What I think should be changed: The first sentence describing the company “Scantrust is a Swiss company that provides an Internet of things platform for identifying products on the internet.”

• Why it should be changed: “Identifying products on the internet” sounds confusing, it suggests online digital products, whereas Scantrust provides enterprise software for physical products with secure QR codes and traceability systems. A clearer and more accurate version would be:

“Scantrust is a Swiss company that provides enterprise software for product authentication and supply chain traceability.”

• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

There are many references already included in the article which support this change, for example this one: https://phys.org/news/2015-05-combatting-counterfeiting-qr-codes.html

Also, the reference below states that "Scantrust has developed technology that expands on standard QR codes by adding secure serialization" ^[1]

Factfox (talk) 18:11, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Done Encoded  Talk 💬 10:56, 30 December 2025 (UTC)