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Honeywell’s new Dolphin 9900 Mobile Computer delivers a complete set
of productivity-enhancing capabilities in a solution built for maximum
reliability and ease of use empowering you and your frontline employees
to work smarter.

The
combination of seamless voice and data communication between you and
your mobile workers, and GPS-enabled location-based functionality gives
you the ability to achieve real-time connection to your employees, your
supply chain and your customers – improving productivity and customer
service.

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Motorola Redefines the Mobile Enterprise with New 3G WAN Rugged Enterprise Digital Assistant

MC75 EDA delivers global wireless connectivity over 3.5G HSDPA and 3G EVDO Rev A for next-generation applications to maximize workforce productivity

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. – 09 June, 2008 The Enterprise Mobility business from Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced the MC75, the latest addition to its portfolio of Enterprise Digital Assistants (EDA), developed for mobile enterprises that require connectivity around the world. The MC75 EDA will help organizations increase worker productivity and efficiency, reduce operational costs and errors, and enhance customer service by delivering simultaneous voice, data, GPS navigation, and camera-based document capture.

“At U-Haul, we aim to deliver the convenience that our customers demand, at the low cost that they expect,” said Sam Shoen, chief of staff, U-Haul International, Inc. “With the MC75, Motorola has brought a product to market that will continue to transform the way our organization serves the public and will positively affect almost every retail and logistical aspect of our operations. A technology investment at this level could not have been considered without Motorola’s reputation standing behind it.”

The MC75 combines high-speed access to voice and data with support for 3G networks based on the HSDPA and CDMA-EVDO (Rev A) standards for wireless communication. Equipped with 802.11a/b/g, a crisp color VGA display and a 2 megapixel digital auto-focus color camera, the new rugged EDA delivers the industry’s first mobile computer compatible with multiple 3G WAN network standards that captures high quality pictures, documents and signatures, as well as 1D and 2D bar codes. This unprecedented combination of real-time local and wide-area wireless communications coupled with advanced data capture capabilities enables businesses to improve workforce automation, reduce data errors, and enable productivity wherever work needs to get done.

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Partnership delivers ruggedized mobile computing solution with industry-leading performance and support

Blackwood, New Jersey – June 3, 2008 — Wavelink Corporation and Metrologic Instruments today announced that Metrologic has selected Wavelinkâ„¢ Emulators and Avalanche Mobility Centerâ„¢ software for its SP5700 OptimusPDA mobile computer. This strategic agreement brings the number of mobile device manufacturers pre-licensing and/or pre-loading Wavelink software to more than a dozen.

Metrologic is a global supplier of data capture solutions for industries including retail, professional services, transportation and healthcare. With the introduction of its first Windows-based mobile computer, Metrologic will ship each OptimusPDA with Wavelink software already installed on the device and ready for activation by the customer. This gives Metrologic customers access to industry leading software for managing devices and connecting them to host systems.

“In developing the OptimusPDA, we focused on delivering a device that would be easy for customers to pick up and realize immediate productivity and efficiency benefits,” said Mark Schmidt, Metrologic’s vice president of marketing and product management. “OptimusPDA supports advanced wireless technologies, uses a familiar Microsoft® Windows-based platform and now ships with the management tools that are familiar to most of our customers. Incorporating Wavelink’s comprehensive emulation and device management products into the OptimusPDA allows us to deliver one of the lightest and most feature-rich mobile computers in the industry.”

Wavelink President Lamar Van Wagenen added, “We are excited to strike this partnership with Metrologic and look forward to working closely with them on providing products that help mobile professionals increase their productivity and ROI. This agreement further strengthens our position as the industry standard as Wavelink software ships on more mobile devices than all of our competitors combined.”

The Metrologic SP5700 OptimusPDA will begin shipping later this month with Wavelink Emulators and Avalanche Mobility Center.

You might not know what the new generation of bar codes looks like: a blocky collection of little pixel-like squares within a larger square in a manner that faintly resembles static on a television set. Even if you’ve noticed one, it might still be surprising to learn that they’re kind of trendy, which is a strange thing for a bar code to be. Yet when a scarf that prominently includes such a pattern appeared a few months ago, it quickly made the blog rounds, and was often labeled “geek chic.”

Read complete Style Decoder in the New York Times

Edison, NJ – April 2008 – Star Micronics America is proud to announce the release of an addition to its industry leading TSP100 futurePRNT family, the TSP100GT. With a print speed of 45RPM (250mm/sec), the TSP100GT features the fastest speed of the TSP100 futurePRNT family and boasts two new colors exclusive to the GT model, Ice White and Piano Black.
In addition to its fast speed, the TSP100GT brings all the attributes that have become synonymous with the TSP100 including all parts and software being included in one box. One year of Star’s “Swap-A-Star” extended warranty policy is also included.

“The enormous popularity of the TSP100 family solidifies Star Micronics’ commitment to continue deploying innovative products to the reseller channel. With the eye-catching colors and the capability of 45 receipts per minute, the GT model allows end users to display a sleek, fast thermal printer while still capitalizing on the futurePRNT attributes that has made the TSP100 so popular,” said Michael Hanson, VP, Sales & Marketing, Star Micronics America.

To simplify setup an internal power supply, USB and power cables, complete mounting kits and a paper roll are included “in the box” with the TSP100GT. In addition, a full set of software utilities is included allowing users to redesign receipts without modifying existing applications. Users can quickly add logos, coupons, preview receipts and enhance bar codes. Included operating system drivers allow for ‘Plug & Play’ automatic installation.

See the Barcodes Inc Star receipt printer page or more information on the TSP100GT and the entire TSP100 family.

Genesis meets the market’s need for a bar code reader that keeps pace with the growing prevalence of PDF, Data Matrix and QR bar codes, including those displayed on a mobile phone screen for emerging applications like digital boarding passes, event tickets or mobile coupons. Metrologic drew upon its years of expertise in imaging technology to execute a design capable of satisfying a wide range of applications in a variety of industries.

View all Metrologic MS7850 Genesis Barcode Scanner models and options available for purchase

Honeywell Announces Agreement to Acquire Hand Held Products Inc. – Imaging and Mobile Innovator

Acquisition Provides Entry into Large and Growing Automatic Identification and Data Collection Marketplace, Expands Pervasive Wireless Technology Expertise

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hand Held Products Inc., a privately held Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) company based in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y., for approximately $390 million. Hand Held Products manufactures a range of data collection and communication products designed for mobile, on-site, and transaction processing in retail, healthcare, utilities, transportation, logistics and industry. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory review.

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Zebra’s best-in-class Z Series printers just got better! These rugged, price-competitive metal printers built their reputation as the price-performance leaders by propelling productivity with 10 inches/second print speed and quick throughput, and offering a multitude of optional features.

Now, not only do they zoom, they really flex — with even more options to support most warehouse, manufacturing, and business applications — to integrate easily with any network — and to contain your investment costs while ensuring future upgradeability.

The new ZM400â„¢ for 4-inch print widths and ZM600â„¢ for 6-inch print widths are:

• Better connected to your applications, with built-in RFID Ready capabilities and print resolution up to 600 dpi (for precise, high-density bar codes, text, and graphics). Our XML-enabled printing option, available soon on the new ZM400 and ZM600 printers, will allow easy integration with ERP applications.
• Better connected to your network, with a variety of modern options: USB 2.0, secure 802.11b/g wireless, and 10/100 Ethernet.
• Better connected to your needs, with easy setup using the large LCD, easy media loading, and easy-to-change and -maintain printhead and platen.
  For optimal printing quality and proper printer performance across our product line, Zebra strongly recommends the use of genuine Zebraâ„¢ supplies as part of the total solution. Specifically, the ZM400 and ZM600 are designed to work only with genuine Zebraâ„¢ printheads, thus maximizing safety and print quality.

Contact us for more information or to order the Zebra ZM400 and ZM600

Elo offers a new entry-level LCD desktop touchmonitor as part of its expanding 1000 series. The new 1915L 19″ LCD touchmonitor delivers a cost-effective touch solution for systems integrators, resellers and OEMs in the retail and hospitality markets. The family of cost-effective touchmonitors includes 12″, 15″, 17″, and 19″ touchmonitors, all designed for touch with Elo’s proven expertise and reliability built in. All Elo 1000 series touchmonitors are sealed against dirt, dust and splashes and are styled to be attractive from all angles. The entire family is available with Elo’s IntelliTouch surface wave and AccuTouch five-wire resistive touch technologies plus a dual serial/USB touch interface. Worldwide agency approvals cover the entire monitor that is designed, built and supported by Elo, a single-source supplier.

Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company™, today announced that Underground Vaults & Storage (UVS), a secure records and asset storage and management company, deployed Symbol mobile computers in its secure storage facilities to track the location and processing of stored records and records in transit via courier. UVS uses the Symbol enterprise mobility solution to monitor the location and processing of the sensitive records — in formats that include paper, movie film, microfiche and microfilm — stored underground.

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