| EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT |
| Louise Plona |
 |
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
| Nov 7, 2007 |
 |
| Nov 11, 2007 |
 |
| Feb 24, 2008 |
 |
| PRODUCT UPDATES |
| SocketScan 7.2 Adds Windows Mobile Support for CFSC 5X and Intermec CK30/ CK31 Support for CHS Series 7 and CRS Series 9 |
Serial I/O Cards Getting Support for Windows Vista |
 |
SoMo 650 Accelerates the Speed of Business
Picture yourself as a car dealer at an automobile auction. A vehicle comes up on the block and bidding begins. You're tempted to buy, but how much should you be willing to spend in order to resell the car at a profit? There’s no time to flip through reference books, or wait for an inefficient device to process the data. In situations like this, a deal can be lost in a matter of seconds. |
| All About 2D Bar Codes | |
 |
You may not know what they are, but chances are, you come across them on a regular basis — on your cell phone bill, airline boarding pass, and parcels delivered to your home. They're 2D (two-dimensional) bar codes, an advanced type of bar code that can pack loads of information into a very small space, sometimes even in an area as tiny as a pinhead. |
When most people think of bar codes, they think of 1D bar codes, which consist of a row of parallel vertical lines. This is the type of bar code that you will find on most retail packaging. Conversely, 2D bar codes can appear in a variety of configurations, such as a block of multiple 1D bar codes stuck on top of each other, or a swarm of... read more
| Rugged PC Review Loves the SoMo 650 |
|
After thoroughly testing the SoMo 650 in his lab for a month, editor-in-chief Conrad Blickenstorfer of Rugged PC Review wrote a scintillating article about the new Socket Mobile handheld computer. "There simply isn't a weakness anywhere in this entire system," he wrote. At the end of his review, Blickenstorfer declared: "Socket's first handheld is well-conceived and well executed, the company's rationale for offering it is sound, and its reputation as a mobile systems peripherals vendor stellar. We felt this way after the product was first announced, and even more so after we've had it in our lab for a month and experienced first hand how it all fit together, and what a reliable speedy product the 650 is." Read the review |
| Bender Enterprises Helps Police Combat Auto Theft |
|
Bender Enterprises, a leading provider of automatic data collection and training technologies, offers the Socket Mobile Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) Series 7 loaded with the Bender VINTrack software to law enforcement agencies and insurance companies to identify stolen vehicles.
Bender has increased its annual CHS order three-fold to more than 1,000 units to support growth in its customer base, which now includes more than 200 local, state and federal agencies around the world. The automotive industry, law enforcement agencies and insurance companies implement the VINTrack/CHS solution to identify stolen vehicles and accelerate crime investigation or claim processing. "We see a sharp increase in stolen vehicles and auto parts in the aftermath of natural disasters, so the VINTrack/CHS solution is in particularly... read more |
| Amazon.com Booksellers Beat the Competition with Neatoscan | |
 |
If you’ve ever shopped for books online at Amazon.com, you know how quick and easy
it is to find a wide range of prices for virtually any title you’re looking for. Often, dozens of sellers
from throughout the country are listed for a particular book, and the cheapest listing can cost as little as
50% or less than the highest listing for the exact same title. With such stiff competition, the lowest price almost always wins the sale, and for booksellers who compete against each other on Amazon.com... read more |