Retail 2D – Brick and Mortar Still Dominates

Among the revelations that struck me as most surprising while reading the Honeywell Scanning & Mobility white paper, Retail 2D, was that the physical store is still the preferred shopping venue. Given the constant reporting in recent years of encroachment of online shopping into the retail market, it was easy to conclude that the days…

Retail 2D – The New Connected Shopper

Honeywell Scanning & Mobility’s white-paper library is a resource I refer to regularly in my effort to stay abreast of the rapidly evolving mobile computing and scanning industry. With so much data and frivolous opinion populating the Internet, it’s reassuring to know that Honeywell’s findings are based on proven data evaluated by industry leading experts….

Managing Event Security with Zebra’s Conference Badge Solutions; Organizing a 6000-Year-Old Sport

Among the daily pleasures of my job is constant exposure to the delightfully unexpected. As a case in point, I did not awaken today with the expectation of learning the finer points of event organization and security from the sport of dragon-boat racing. And yet, yep, dragon-boat racing. The Chinese fascination with dragons predates recorded…

IT Takes the Wheel with Remote Device Management

When managing your fleet of scanning devices becomes overwhelming, it’s time to consider remote device management (RDM). For IT administrators, the ability to manage all bar code scanning devices from a single, remote location can be a life saver. For your business, it’s a productivity and profitability enhancer. Let’s face it; scanner management can be…

Barcoded Patient Wristbands and Blood Administration

I was recently inspired by Zebra Technologies’ white paper, It’s All in the Wrist: Improving Patient Safety with Barcode Wristbands, to comment on the increasing role of barcoded patient wristbands in ensuring accuracy of delivery and record keeping of medication administration. But, that’s not the only topic covered by that important Zebra resource. Barcode technology…

Barcoded Patient Wristbands and Medication Administration

Recent legislation and regulatory provisions designed to escalate U.S. implementation of electronic health record (EHR) systems have elevated the status of barcoded patient wristbands to that of essential technology. This is just one of the revelations I gleaned from the recent Zebra Technologies white paper, It’s All in the Wrist: Improving Patient Safety with Barcode…

How Printing Challenges Shaped the Modern Barcode

As we celebrate the completion of another calendar year, we’re surrounded by lists of 2012 highlights. One such event that was of particular interest to those of us who work in the industrial computing field and that also captured headlines in mainstream publications worldwide was the December 9 passing of Norman J. Woodland, co-inventor of…

QR Codes… You’ve Been One-Upped!

I remember when I first started seeing random QR codes in advertisements. I didn’t know what they were or why they were popping up all over the place. But, as an L-Tron employee, I soon found out the scoop – after all, barcodes are one of L-Tron’s specialties. Anyways, I soon began to see QR…

Make Every Minute Count By Eliminating Paperwork

It’s that time of year again here in the northeast United States.  The leaves are changing colors, the trees will soon be bare, and there is an unmistakable chill in the air, especially at night.  Everything and everyone is starting to slow down as winter approaches.  Some people hate this time of year, when sun-filled…

Streamline Everyday Duties with the Click of a Button

L-Tron Corporation, in conjunction with premier partner, Motorola Solutions, presents one of the toughest, most flexible EDAs on the market, designed to benefit mobile workers who are faced with multiple tasks to complete in limited amounts of time.  Specializing in maximizing workflow efficiency, the MC65 rugged mobile computer provides real-time access to enterprise applications, all…