Featured Articles

1. Automate File And Folder, Record And Evidence Tracking
   10/9/2012

   Learn how RFID is being used to track file and physical records, providing fast inventory, real-time file location, rules-based access control and full compliance reporting. With RFID, you can virtually eliminate lost files, audit and fully document access and chain of custody, and improve the productivity of every member of your staff who handles critical files.

2. Real-Time Inventory Visibility Is In Fashion
   10/9/2012

   In a market where inventory management is critical to efficient business operation, real-time inventory visibility can create real business advantage to apparel and footwear retailers. This retail fashion market industry brief outlines the adoption of RFID for inventory visibility and other compelling retail apparel applications and the business benefits associated with each.

3. RFID: Moving From Manual To Automated
   7/9/2012

   As companies become increasingly aware of the liabilities and frustrations inherent in manually affixing RFID labels, commonly called “slap and ship,” they are investigating a transition to automated RFID tagging. By SATO America

4. Track/Trace Solutions For The Food Processing Industry
   5/4/2012

   Recent RFID industry symposiums reveal market focus being applied to solidifying the US food supply chain position as the best and most dependable in the world. As product wholesomeness significantly impacts the population’s health, the drive to full accounting through traceability grows within the industry. By Gary Krause Director of Marketing, SATO America, Inc.

5. How To Use Mobile Payment Collection Technology To Boost Profitability
   4/24/2012

   Enterprise investments in mobile automation are enabling field sales and service professionals to complete their tasks faster than ever before. But are their organizations getting paid any faster? If not, they are missing out on some of the lowest-hanging fruit on the mobile automation benefits tree. By Intermec, Inc.

6. Leveraging Printer Infrastructure To Reap The Benefits Of Converging Technologies
   4/16/2012

   Technology has an inexorable momentum, but one that proceeds at a pace determined by utility. Such is the case with barcodes and radio-frequency identification (RFID).

7. Mobility Innovations For The Next Generation Utility
   3/27/2012

   Mobility applications have evolved to the point that some utilities have been able to completely eliminate the use of paper in the field. Screens may be customized to accommodate any desired report functions from meter changes to service requests to scheduled inspections and maintenance so that all data for reporting is captured electronically in the field and redundant data entry is eliminated.

8. Considering The Advantages Of Voice For Your Forklift Fleet?
   3/22/2012
   Voice technology and full-screen, multifunction forklift-mounted terminals that support bar code, RFID and other technologies each have their place in efficient warehouse operations. Both options have relative strengths and limitations regarding their convenience, efficiency, accuracy and the types of information they can collect, process and present to users. By Intermec
9. Service In 2012: The Continued Search For Revenue
   2/16/2012
   For the previous 24 months, service revenue has topped the agenda of Chief Service Officers (CSOs) polled by Aberdeen. The 2010 State of Service Management research survey, and polls conducted at the 2010 CSO Summit, both found that service revenue was the top goal for CSOs to attain in 2011.
10. Two Roads To Mobile Workforce Management: Choosing Between On-Premises And Cloud Delivery
    2/1/2012
    Companies with mobile workforces face two important technology trends. One is the use of mobile workforce management solutions that can add critical support to business strategies. The other is the growth of cloud-based solutions as an alternative to traditional on-premises deployment. Combining the two through cloud-based mobile workforce management can make sense, depending on the specific circumstances and goals of a company. By taking into account the technical market drivers and strategic considerations, a company can decide whether a cloud or traditional onpremises solution is the best fit.