Printronix’s P7000 Series Is the Technology of Choice for Companies Requiring Reliable, Low Cost of Ownership, Flexible Printers for Mission-critical Applications

Printronix, a leading industrial printing solutions manufacturer, today announced the latest introduction in its flagship line matrix product series, the P7000 cartridge line matrix printer. The new P7000 cartridge printer gives users the added advantage of a cartridge that enables easy replacement while delivering ease of change, clean-hands installation, more uniform print quality and longer ribbon life. Ideally suited for supply-chain and back-office printing applications, the Printronix P7000 series is the preferred choice of companies around the globe, offering more uptime and mission-critical dependability, while providing lower service and operating costs.

“Reliability and value are still top buying priorities in Line impact printer environments. Businesses want integrated print management, precise print quality and operating cost controls in high-volume printing for mission critical applications,” said Peter Grant, managing vice president at Gartner.

Printronix line matrix printers work predictably and consistently in challenging physical environments, performing reliably under temperature and humidity extremes and often using low quality paper or paper with a high recycled content. In contrast to laser printers, which require a pristine operating environment and high quality paper, the P7000 also works in current and legacy host environments to efficiently and reliably support critical business processes and is ideally suited for printing multi-part forms. In addition, the cost of supplies for a laser printer is six times the cost of supplies for a line matrix printer, delivering a significant total cost of ownership advantage for line matrix users.

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Mobile printer offers slimmer, lighter profile, smaller form factor for increased productivity in the mobile workforce

Zebra Technologies, a global leader in specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, today announces the new RW 420 Print Station (model RW4-PS), a printer and hand-held in one unit. The RW4-PS enhances worker productivity by delivering more efficient and effective mobile equipment management. Now workers will carry less equipment and fewer charging devices, allowing for quick end-user adoption.

The RW4-PS is designed to address the evolving business challenges of the mobile workforce by incorporating Zebra’s mobile printing technology into a single, compact, lightweight and rugged unit capable of supporting the Motorola MC70 and MC75 handheld terminals. Zebra engaged companies such as Andrews Distributing, one of the most successful beer distributors/wholesalers in the country, to gather input on the features and usability of the RW print station.

“The Zebra RW 420 Print Station increases worker output and maximizes efficiencies to the supply chain,” said Marty Johnson, product marketing manager, Zebra Technologies. “This new product helps the mobile worker visit more customers, reduce service time to serve existing customers and relieves the burden of carrying multiple devices and products or making multiple trips to the vehicle.”

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An overview of the Star TSP100 ECO receipt printer.

Scanners deliver new levels of productivity across a wide variety of industries

Motorola today introduced new advanced data capture solutions designed to streamline and error-proof everyday processes across multiple industries. Motorola’s new DS6878 cordless imager series and DS6707-HC healthcare-specific handheld imager help enterprises increase operational efficiencies and reduce errors with revolutionary scanning performance for improved quality of customer and patient care.

“With our deep heritage in advanced data capture technologies, Motorola continues to expand its portfolio of solutions to meet the specific needs of customers across vertical markets,” said Al Quinn, vice president and general manager of advanced data capture, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. ”Understanding that enterprise customer needs are different and continually evolving, Motorola is committed to delivering solutions that address customer pain points, empowering workers to transform the enterprise.”
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New firmware and driver software for the Zebra ZXP Series 8 retransfer card printer includes a number of enhancements:

Firmware V 1.22

• Improved calibration for improved image placement
• Improved magnetic stripe encoding ISO compliant
• Reduction in flash when printing/transferring to a card
• YMCKi ribbon support which also reduces the flash on the magnetic stripe and contact smart cards
• Requires driver V1.02

Driver V 1.02

• YMCKi ribbon support
• Certified Microsoft® drivers for Windows® XP, Windows Vista® , Windows Server® 2003
• Requires firmware V 1.22

Download the new firmware and driver

Dynamic Power Allocation camera housings save installation costs

Moog Videolarm, a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-quality video surveillance products, announces its new line of Power over Ethernet (POE) Ready security camera housings. The POE Ready line is a sophisticated, yet cost effective, series of housings featuring simple and quick installation.

“The POE Ready line meets a market need for high-quality camera housings that are simple to install and maintain. One POE Plus powered cable is all that is required to connect to the Moog Videolarm Dynamic Power Allocation system for intelligent power distribution between the camera and the heater and blower,” said Jimmy Pfaffenberger, site general manager, Moog Videolarm. The technology prioritizes incoming power so that successful camera operation is guaranteed across a full range of operating conditions.

Each unit is POE Plus IEEE802.3 at compliant and includes a 30-watt midspan to power the unit. Available in three different configurations, the POE Ready line supports virtually any Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) or fixed POE enabled security camera.

The Zebra RW 420 Print Station builds on Zebra’s success in the mobile workforce market by further enhancing worker productivity and efficiency. This single, compact, lightweight and rugged mobile workforce tool integrates the RW 420 printer directly into the unit’s design, can house a removable Motorola MC70 or MC75 mobile computer, and enables both printer and handheld to be charged at once.

The RW 420 Route Palette continues to satisfy customers who prefer a fixed handle and both a removable printer and handheld terminal, the RW 420 Print Station (aka RW4-PS) expands Zebra’s offering to appeal to customers who prefer a smaller form factor and lower cost. Companies want to reduce strain on mobile workers who already have a lot to carry in their jobs. Now workers can carry less and do more.

Benefits for Companies Currently Using Separate Devices or Manual Processes

Ideal for route accounting, direct store delivery, field service/sales, and e-citation, the integrated solution makes mobile workers’ jobs easier and more productive, and helps businesses reduce operating costs.

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Uses Significantly Less Energy than Same-Class Competitors

Epson, a leading supplier of value-added printing and check scanning solutions for the retail and financial industries, announced today that its newly-released TM-T88V single-station thermal printer ranked highest in energy efficiency, consuming significantly less energy than same-class competitive models. The results derive from stringent, side-by-side tests among ten competitive products performed by Seiko Epson Corporation in 20101. Ideally suited for high-volume retail and teller printing applications, the TM-T88V provides fast, reliable, full-featured receipt printing while delivering industry-leading energy savings and reduced paper usage of 25% or more. In addition, the TM-T88V is the only thermal receipt printer available today with ENERGY STAR qualified configurations. As of June 1, 2010, the TM-T88V will be shipping throughout Epson’s designated sales and distribution channels.

Epson’s TM-T88V single-station thermal printer with USB interface was tested against ten same-class competitive models, including three Star, three Citizen, two Bixolon, one IBM and one Ithaca. Testing results indicate that the Epson TM-T88V uses between 68% and 89% fewer kilowatt hours as compared to the next best performing and worst performing models tested. In addition to its high energy efficiency, the TM-T88V enables users to reduce receipt length by 25% or more, without altering receipt content, by using a combination of paper-saving features including top margin reduction, line space reduction, line feed reduction and barcode height reduction. Low energy consumption and paper-saving features combine to significantly reduce the TM-T88V printer’s long-term cost of operation. Epson’s TM-T88-series is the world’s best-selling thermal printer to date, with over five million units installed worldwide.

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Zebra Technologies announced today that it has sold more than 125 million of its patient Z-Band wristbands worldwide which will help prevent the number of deaths that are caused by medical errors.

More than 100,000 Americans die annually in U.S. hospitals because of avoidable medical errors, according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which also reports that medical errors rank as America’s eighth leading cause of death – higher than auto accidents or breast cancer. However, organizations like The Joint Commission are continuously committed to improving health care for the public by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in risk-reduction activity.

“Since 1995, Zebra has been committed to the patients and healthcare facilities of the world by developing industry-leading thermal transfer technology that helps track patient and medication information, thereby reducing errors,” said Anders Gustafsson, chief executive officer, Zebra Technologies. “Of the 125 million wristbands Zebra has sold, more than 50 percent were in the last 18 months. This increase can be directly tied to the dramatic rise in the adoption rate of bedside bar code medication administration, which requires scanning a patient’s wristband and then scanning the medication before administering it to the patient.”

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3M Touch Systems announced the availability of the 3M Multi-Touch Display M2256PW. With its ultra-fast, 20-plus finger multi-touch input and a high-definition, wide viewing-angle LCD, the M2256PW display delivers performance designed to exceed the requirements of the most demanding multi-finger or multi-user interactive applications. Based on revolutionary 3M Projected Capacitive Technology (3M PCT), the M2256PW display offers application developers full multi-touch capabilities with less than 6 millisecond response time for 20 simultaneous touches.

“With the release of the M2256PW multi-touch display, 3M is helping realize the full potential of the multi-touch ecosystem,” says Chris Tsourides, business manager, 3M Touch Systems. “With 20-plus finger multi-touch capability, the M2256PW display offers software developers an important development tool that they’ve been missing until now.”

The 3M Multi-Touch Display M2256PW is a professional-level display destined to redefine performance expectations in the “multi-touch ecosystem.” Windows Touch AQ tested for 20-plus fingers, the M2256PW display offers fast, accurate multi-touch response for professional and commercial applications and 3M PCT offers key differences from other multi-finger technologies:

• 20-plus finger simultaneous touch response enables more immersive and intuitive applications
• 6 millisecond response time (for 20 touches) enables more natural and responsive applications
• Palm accommodation allows interface manipulation with one or more hands resting on screen
• 3358 touch points enable precise draw and edge accuracy for full screen interactivity
• Anti-stiction touch surface provides users with smooth and natural draw response

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