Today, retailers face a new connected customer that expects a seamless and customized shopping experience across different channels, from websites to mobile applications to in-store. This new technology-empowered shopper uses the Internet and a smartphone to search, compare, evaluate, and buy products and services, and most importantly, to engage and interact with retailers in order to get tailored offers.

To meet their customers’ expectations, leading retailers are investing in new technologies and tools to capture and analyse customer behavior and align their offering with customer demands, especially in stores, where customers still make most of their shopping decisions. In-store staff needs to be empowered with new mobile solutions which improve their productivity, while helping them connect with their customers and provide personalized service.

Thanks to these new tools, retailers can capture, connect and embed the two critical dimensions of today’s retail strategy in their processes: customer insight and product information. This is what we in Honeywell call Retail 2D.

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Honeywell announced the introduction of several innovative offerings that bring new levels of productivity to retailers: the Stratos 2700 hybrid bioptic barcode scanner and the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer The company’s holistic portfolio meets the evolving needs of retailers from the front end to the back end of their operations, including warehouse and distribution center solutions from the recently acquired LXE.

“In an effort to address the key pain points our customers tell us they have, our enhanced product and software portfolio delivers new ways to streamline automated data capture and management in retail,” said Taylor Smith, director of product management, Honeywell Scanning & Mobility (HSM). “Today’s introductions—from revolutionizing the check-out experience with our enhanced hybrid bioptic scanning solution to our entrance into the RFID space—demonstrate our ongoing commitment to meeting the growing needs of our retail customers.”

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The Hyperion 1300g is Honeywell’s direct replacement for the popular 3800g product line. The Hyperion 1300g has the same scan performance, features and behavior as the 3800g. With no moving parts to wear out, the Hyperion 1300g is one of the toughest general duty barcode scanners on the market. Designed to keep your operation running smoothly, the Hyperion 1300g is durable enough to hammer nails. In addition, the Hyperion 1300g is compatible with the common cables, power supplies and utilities used across the Honeywell hand-held scanning product line. Automatic interface detection and configuration provides support for all popular interfaces in one device, eliminating the time consuming process of scanning programming bar codes. Choose Honeywell’s Hyperion 1300g for your linear scanning needs.

Honeywell recently announced December 31, 2011 as the last time buy date for the 3800g. Begin your transition now to ensure a seamless switch.

Honeywell Scanning & Mobility is expanding the Dolphin 99EX family with the introduction of the new Dolphin 99EXhc mobile computer. The 99EXhc will offer the standard 99EX features along with Honeywell’s industry leading disinfectant ready housings, which were purpose-built for use in healthcare environments.

Honeywell’s Dolphin 99EXhc provides extreme durability, cutting-edge wireless technology, user-friendly ergonomics, and multi-functional data capture for healthcare professionals performing a variety of applications including point-of-care, specimen collection and inventory management. Excellent at resisting the harmful effects of fast-drying disinfecting solutions, the Dolphin 99EXhc is equipped with disinfectant-ready housings that deliver long-term reliability, reduce cleaning time and lower repair costs when compared to devices made from traditional materials.

New Dolphin 99EXhc Part Numbers

• 99EXL03-00612XEH – 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, 55 Key, High Density w/ led aimer, 256MB x 1GB, WEH 6.5 Classic, Ext. battery, WW English, Healthcare
• 99EXL03-0C612XEH – 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, 55 Key, Camera, High Density w/ led aimer, 256MB x 1GB, WEH 6.5 Classic, Ext. battery, WW English, Healthcare
• 99EXLG3-GC612XEH – 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, GSM & CDMA for data, 55 Key, GPS, Camera, High Density w/ led aimer, 256MB x 1GB, WEH 6.5 Classic, Ext. battery, WW English, Healthcare

Recommended and supported cleaning solutions for the Dolphin 99EXhc

• Sani-Cloth® HB wipes
• Sani-Cloth® Plus wipes
• Isopropyl Alcohol wipes (70%)
• CaviWipesâ„¢
• Virex® 256
• 409® Glass and Surface Cleaner
• Windex® Blue
• Clorox® Bleach – 100%
• Gentle dish soap and water

Honeywell has announced it’s plans to discontinue the VoyagerBT 9535 at the end of 2011

The VoyagerBT 9535 has had a successful life since its introduction almost nine years ago. However, technological advances have been made since 9535’s introduction, which Honeywell has incorporated into the new Voyager 1202g.

The new Voyager 1202g is a direct replacement for the VoyagerBT 9535. The 1202g offers many updates, as well as compatibility with the common Honeywell cabling and software platform, enabling simplified support of Honeywell barcode scanners. In addition, it greatly reduces the amount of versions to choose from, as two multi-interface models (black and ivory) address all discrete interface and extended memory options covered in more than 40 VoyagerBT SKUs.

Next generation linear scanner delivers on Honeywell’s commitment to wireless mobility and superior barcode scanning performance

Honeywell today announced the introduction of the Voyager 1202g single-line laser barcode scanner with Bluetooth® wireless technology, longer battery life and a field-replaceable battery. Designed specifically for end users that demand superior scan performance, the latest addition to the renowned Voyager barcode scanner line provides the ability to read virtually any 1D bar code, improving productivity and leaving minimal room for human error associated with manual data entry.

An updated and dependable replacement to the VoyagerBT 9535, the wireless Voyager 1202g is equipped with tool-free battery exchange and a long-lasting battery that delivers up to 45,000 scans per charge. The Voyager 1202g offers superior scanning of even the most damaged or hard to read 1D bar codes and also provides users with the safety of a cable-free environment, reducing the risk of job-related injury. For a superior out-of-box experience, the Voyager 1202g offers support for all popular interfaces in a single scanner, replacing the time consuming process of scanning programming bar codes with automatic interface detection and configuration.

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Honeywell Scanning & Mobility recently announced the launch of its Honeywell Developer Program to give independent software vendors (ISVs) and end-users a voice in the development of Honeywell mobile computing products that will utilize the Android operating system. Through the program, participants will also have the opportunity to develop and test Android-specific applications on Honeywell’s newest mobile computer, prior to launch.

Acquisition is the third major auto-identification and data collection company to become part of Honeywell.

Honeywell announced that it has completed its acquisition of EMS Technologies, Inc., parent company of LXE.
EMS is a leading provider of connectivity solutions for mobile networking and rugged mobile computers.

The acquisition will enhance Honeywell’s existing capabilities in rugged mobile computing technologies. EMS’s Global Resource Management (GRM) division provides highly ruggedized mobile computing products and services for use in transportation, logistics, and workforce management settings as well as secure satellite-based asset tracking and messaging technology for search and rescue, warehousing, and field force automation environments.

“Acquiring EMS Technologies demonstrates our commitment to build on our leadership position in the global barcode scanning and mobility industry,” said Darius Adamczyk, president of Honeywell Scanning & Mobility. “By adding EMS Technologies to our business, we will acquire complementary rugged hand-held and vehicle-based products and expand our presence in warehousing, manufacturing and port segments. These new products and segments will be growth drivers for our business.”

Honeywell Scanning & Mobility was formed in 2008, following Honeywell’s acquisition of two leading manufacturers of automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) solutions, Handheld Products and Metrologic Instruments.

Honeywell today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire EMS Technologies, parent company of LXE, a leading provider of rugged mobile computers.

“EMS is a terrific addition to Honeywell, adding leading positions in attractive markets that are closely aligned with favorable trends in the growing Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) space and commercial aerospace, as well as being highly complementary to our existing Scanning and Mobility business,” said Honeywell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dave Cote. “Honeywell is uniquely positioned to acquire EMS due to the strategic fit across EMS’s Global Resource Management and Aviation divisions. The acquisition brings engineering expertise, differentiated technologies, global reach, and profitable adjacent segments that build upon our great positions in good industries and enhance our growth profile.”

EMS’s GRM division offers a broad range of solutions for supply chain logistics, mobile workforce management, and remote asset monitoring applications, supported by hundreds of partners worldwide. EMS’s proven mobile resource management solutions include LXE-branded rugged handheld and vehicle-mounted computers featuring multiple radio technologies and satellite-based global tracking and monitoring solutions for cargo, fleet assets, and personnel.

“This is another terrific transaction for our Scanning and Mobility business,” said Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions President and Chief Executive Officer Roger Fradin. “EMS strengthens our core mobile computing business and expands our addressable market with complementary new products, channel partners, and entry into the warehousing and port segments that we believe will be growth drivers for the business., This also represents an opportunity to demonstrate our proven acquisition integration process.”

The compact, yet durable Honeywell Dolphin 6000 Scanphone automates the data collection process and delivers real-time access to business data, leading to improved productivity, more informed decision making and lower operating costs.

“We’ve seen an increase in the use of consumer-grade smartphones for enterprise applications as more functionality is added to mobile phones. However, these devices are not specifically designed for enterprise use and do not meet the barcode scanning needs of mobile information workers,” said Taylor Smith, director of product management, Honeywell Scanning & Mobility. “The Dolphin 6000 fills this gap – delivering more reliability, more powerful scan performance and greater line of business application support than any smartphone on the market.”

In addition to its basic mobile phone functionality, the Dolphin 6000 offers advanced productivity features geared towards today’s vertical enterprise, including field service, field sales, and retail and logistics operations. An integrated barcode scanner provides fast and accurate bar code scanning, greatly simplifying data entry tasks, while Honeywell’s Remote MasterMind for Mobility device management software allows users to manage, update and remotely diagnose all Dolphin 6000 devices within a network from one centralized location, lowering development and maintenance costs.

Utilizing the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional operating system, the Dolphin 6000 was also designed for easy integration with enterprise-grade software applications.

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