Barcodes, Inc. Names Jon Myalls VP of Sales for the United States
Barcodes, Inc., North America’s recognized leader in the delivery of Automated Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) solutions, announced today that Jon Myalls has been promoted to Vice President of Sales for the United States. Jon has served as Barcodes, Inc.’s Director of Sales for the past 2 years, and overall has more than 15 years of sales experience in the technology industry.
“Jon is a tremendous sales leader,” said Dan Nettesheim, CEO of Barcodes, Inc. “With his leadership we expanded our sales team by 50% over the past year and experienced tremendous growth. This promotion reflects Jon’s contribution to our business results as well as the leadership he will continue to provide to our sales efforts in North America.”
Happy New Year from Barcodes Inc.
From all of us at Barcodes Inc we’d like to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year. We look forward to a great 2015 and being able to assist you in all of your barcode, RFID, POS, and mobile computing needs.
Our offices will be closed Jan 1st with orders shipping again on Jan 2nd.
Happy Thanksgiving from BarcodesInc!
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all that we have with friends and family. All of us at BarcodesInc would like to wish everyone a happy and joy filled Thanksgiving.
Our offices will be closed on Thursday the 27th and we will be shipping orders again starting on Monday December 1st.
Zebra Completes Acquisition of Motorola Solutions Mobile Computer and Barcode Scanner Business
Motorola Solutions to become singularly focused on mission-critical communications solutions for public safety and commercial customers
Zebra Technologies and Motorola Solutions today announced that Zebra has completed the acquisition of Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise business.
“This transformative acquisition creates one company with unparalleled capabilities and leading global brands in our industry,†stated Anders Gustafsson, Zebra’s chief executive officer. “Our scope and scale make us a more strategic business partner to our customers. We are well positioned to serve our businesses with solutions and services that help them achieve greater visibility for better enterprise asset intelligence. Our efforts are supported by superior global go-to-market channels and the most talented people in the industry.â€
“With the successful close of this transaction, Motorola Solutions is now singularly focused on the very core that our company was founded and built upon – a business that continues to help build safer cities and thriving businesses around the world through innovative mission-critical communications solutions.†stated Greg Brown, Motorola Solutions chairman and CEO.
The combination of Zebra and Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise business will allow Zebra to offer its customers the following benefits:
- Industry-leading data capture, mobile computing, label printing and asset tracking solutions and services
- Stronger combined platform
- New and comprehensive product and technology portfolio
- Leading end-to-end solutions across key industries with global reach
As a premier partner of both Zebra and Motorola, Barcodes Inc is well positioned to help you with your needs for products from either company.
40 Year Anniversary of the First Barcode Scan
Today marks the 40 year anniversary of the first scan of a GS1 barcode in a retail environment – which all started with a pack of Wrigley Juicy Fruit gum at a Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio on June 26, 1974!
No one could have ever expected how a simple technology like the barcode would go on to shape and mold the retail landscape. The familiar beep of the scanner is now heard around the world up to six billion times a day!
Zebra Acquires Motorola’s Enterprise Business for $3.45 Billion
Zebra and Motorola have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Zebra will acquire Motorola’s Enterprise business for $3.45 billion in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and new debt. The transaction, which was approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.
With 2013 pro-forma sales of approximately $2.5 billion (excluding sales of its iDEN products), Motorola’s Enterprise business is an industry leader in mobile computing and advanced data capture communications technologies and services. Through this transaction, Zebra will enter the segment where Motorola’s Enterprise business competes and strengthen its position in key industries including Retail, Transportation & Logistics, and Manufacturing and serve approximately 95 percent of the Fortune 500.
Barcodes Help Provide The Complete History of Aomori Apples
The Aomori prefectural government and local apple farmers plan to introduce a barcode system that will allow customers to check the history of each apple they buy. The move was prompted by growing calls for safer food, particularly in foreign countries.
Aomori Prefecture, a prime apple growing area in northern Japan, is seeking to expand the export of its apples to foreign markets. The new system will use the very common QR Code, a two-dimensional barcode. QR codes can be read by mobile phones, giving the customer information on where the apple came from and how it was cared for, such as how often pesticides were used, and even providing a photo and message from the farmer who grew the fruit. The data will be available in Japanese, Chinese and English.
The UPC Barcode – The Most Scanned Barcode in the World
In has been 40 years now since a group of grocery store executives collectively decided to help unify product identification with the use of a barcode. No one would have know at that time that a simple set of black and white lines would become one of the most important technologies for trade in the 20th century.
The Universal Product Code (UPC) was the first movement to a standardized tool that every manufacturer and retailer could use to easily track products, maintain inventory better, and help speed up check-out lanes at the point of sale. The humble UPC hasn’t changed much since its creation in April 1973 but continues to provide an easy and efficient means to manage any product throughout its life cycle.
To better illustrate the UPC bar code’s extensive use and importance, Brussels-based nonprofit GS1, which maintains international UPC standards, has posted an online ticker to count the number of bar codes scanned around the world each day. According to GS1, the average number of daily scans clocks in at more than 5 billion! To think all this started with the first scan of a 10-pack of Juicy Fruit gum at a Marsh Supermarket in Troy, OH in 1974.
GS1 US Celebrates 40 Years of the Barcode
This year marks the 40th anniversary that organizations united to adopt a universal way to conduct business using GS1 Standards. Beginning with a UPC (Universal Product Code) barcode, the GS1 System of Standards has set the foundation for a technological revolution that has changed the way companies, from manufacturers to retailers, conduct business around the world. Now, more than five billion GS1 barcodes are scanned every day.
In the 40 years since their adoption, GS1 Standards have grown into a global system, used by more than two million companies doing business in 150 countries across 25 industries, including apparel and general merchandise, fresh foods, consumer packaged goods, grocery, foodservice, healthcare, and defense
Introduced to speed the supermarket checkout process, the grocery retail industry was the first champion of standards in 1973. Today, supply chains representing nearly every sector in the world rely on GS1 Standards for identifying, capturing, and sharing information about goods, services, locations, and more in real-time. Barcodes and Electronic Product Code (EPC) enabled radio frequency identification (RFID) have evolved to capture a broad range of information to drive supply chain visibility.
Barcode and POS News Resources
The worlds of Barcoding and Point of Sale are constantly evolving and changing to the needs of many types of businesses. Advances in technology and the need for mobility, constantly drive changes and advancements.
Keeping up with all the product updates, new solutions, and current innovations is no easy task. Luckily, there are a host of online resources from industry leaders and independent users we can put to use. In addition to this  site, these other resources are ideal for finding out about new scanners, mobile computers, and POS systems as well as different ways to implement them in your business.
