How to Use Mobile Payment Collection Technology to Boost Profitability
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 equipping mobile workers to collect payment in the field, businesses can significantly and permanently improve their cash cycle time, reduce uncollectable invoices and even increase revenues by upselling and cross selling service plans, spare parts, accessories and additional products. These benefits are available to many types of businesses, including sales, service and delivery organizations.
Mobile payment collection represents low-hanging fruit because it often only requires a modest incremental investment in complementary components. If field sales and service staff already have mobile computers and wireless connectivity, the incremental investment needed to enable mobile payment collection can be recovered very quickly, often in months, and will provide a sustainable cash flow benefit. If mobile computers are not currently used, a payment collection application will shorten the time to return-on-investment (ROI) for a mobile automation initiative.
This white paper provides an introduction to how mobile payment collection systems work, explains what components are needed to enable mobile workers to process card and check payments in the field, and highlights the cash flow and other benefits that businesses of different sizes and in different industries can expect from enabling their mobile workers to collect payment at the time of service.
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Zebra’s New Mid-Range Printer – the ZT200
The new ZT200 series printers are the culmination of Zebra industry expertise, voice of customer feedback and innovative engineering. Incorporating Zebra’s new global design gives the ZT200 a sleek, contemporary look, improved user interface and a space-saving design. What’s under the hood is equally exciting since the series is engineered for effortless setup, intuitive user operation, and ease of service and maintenance for long-lasting performance. Superior print quality is achieved via the new print mechanism design and precision adjustment controls that accommodate a variety of media.
Maximize Productivity with the Unitech HT680
Increase the efficiency of any application with the Unitech HT680
From the age verification to managing your warehouse, the Unitech HT680 is a flexible and cost effective mobile computer to improve the accuracy of any process in your business. Designed for the toughest work environments, the HT680 gives you the reliability and flexibility needed to increase productivity and efficiency in all of your data collection applications.
Are your Smart Phones Smart Enough?
How Development, Deployment and Management Capabilities Impact Productivity and Value
BlackBerries popularized the smart phone, then the iPhone revolutionized and consumerized the category. Droids are the hottest models today – but that could change tomorrow. Meanwhile, Windows Mobile models continue to outsell other handheld computers used in the enterprise. There is always plenty of buzz about what makes smart phones cool, but enterprises must focus on what makes users more productive.
Why do companies buy smart phones and rugged mobile computers? They do so to:
- Improve productivity and efficiency.
- Increase sales and revenue.
- Improve customer satisfaction.
- Lower operating costs.
Buying a Barcode Scanner : 4 Questions Before You Buy
Scanners may have become easier to use than ever but choosing one from the long list of models out there is a challenge. Luckily, you don’t need to know all the technical ins and outs of scanner technology to find a good fit for your business. With the following 4 questions you’ll be able to narrow down your options to the right one for you.
Question #1 : What type of barcode are you reading?
This is one of the most important questions since you can end up paying too much for a scanner or get one that doesn’t work at all. There are essentially 2 types of barcodes:
Not Barcodes or RFID, but Both
Leveraging Printer Infrastructure to Reap the Benefits of Converging Technologies
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).
“When technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road,” said the American writer and editor Stewart Brand. When Wal-Mart issued its famous RFID mandate in 2003, many manufacturers thought they were being steamrolled; pundits saw the mandate as the death knell of barcode technology. Neither the fear nor the forecast has proved accurate.
First, the mandate did not result in a rapid torrent of RFID adoption. Deadlines associated with the mandate have been extended several times because many vendors faced significant difficulties implementing RFID systems, including the relative cost of implementation. The Wall Street Journal published an article stating that the RFID plan set forth by Wal-Mart was “showing signs of fizzling” due to a lack of progress by their executives to introduce the technology to its stores and to the lack of incentives for suppliers.No one was being steamrolled.
Now Shipping the E-Class Professional Series Label Printer
Datamax-O’Neil Begins Shipping the E-Class Mark III Professional Series Printers
The newest E-Class Mark III model offers higher level of functionality at an affordable price
Datamax-O’Neil, a global provider of industrial grade label and receipt printing solutions, announces that it has begun shipping the E-Class Mark III Professional Series printers and that the product is in-stock at major distribution partners. The E-Class Mark III Professional offers the highest level of functionality at an affordable price, and is ideal for businesses with sophisticated applications and more complex printing requirements.
Wasp Barcode Launches WLR8950 Long Range Barcode Scanner
Wasp Barcode Technologies announced the launch of the WLR8950 Bi-Color CCD Scanner. The WLR8950 is the newest barcode scanner providing improved accuracy with bi-color technology by using two LED light sources to decode barcodes printed in various colors. The WLR8950 also delivers flexible, long range scanning paired with lightweight, durable construction.
The bi-color technology enables the WLR8950 to automatically change its light source between red and green to decode barcodes printed in various colors. And the green LED light specifically works to increase the accuracy in reading poorly printed barcode labels. The WLR8950 can easily read barcodes up to 12” away due to its long range scan engine. And with the high-quality ABS plastic construction and pistol grip design, the scanner is comfortable to use in any environment.
How the Right Printer Can Make a Difference for Manufacturers
Information and documentation are essential components of everything that manufacturers produce and ship today, whether products need to be tracked through the production process or through the supply chain to the customer. Customer requests, regulatory requirements and efficient production processes all need information to flow along with products. While production is often automated, producing the necessary documentation often is not optimized.
Producing the job tickets, component ID and product labels to provide this information is a growing challenge. Unless the process is streamlined with a proper printer and media, manufacturers are building unnecessary cost and inefficiency into every product. This post will explain how manufacturers can realize tangible improvement. It covers:
- How production processes can be improved by using printed labels and job tickets;
- Why sharing a general-purpose printer for office and production printing is an inefficient arrangement;
- How a dedicated thermal printer can reduce costs and errors.
Industry’s First Device Management Solution
AIDC Industry’s First Integrated Scanning and Mobility Device Management Solution From Honeywell Now Available
Remote MasterMind 3.0 redefines device management for users worldwide
Honeywell announced the availability of Remote MasterMind 3.0 (ReM 3.0), the automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) industry’s first integrated mobility and scanning device management solution.
ReM 3.0 delivers advanced and integrated management of the following devices under a single web-based console: Honeywell bar code scanners, Microsoft Windows-based mobility devices, and consumer-grade smartphones and tablets running on Google Android and Apple iOS operating systems. The unique software solution allows information technology professionals to perform a host of device management functions from one centralized location, lowering the total cost of ownership:
- Asset tracking
- Software distribution
- Configuration management
- Diagnostic monitoring including remote control
- Automated collection of device-specific performance metrics and measurements
