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Mobile Device Management Webinar Presented By:

Tim Tassone – Principal Solutions Architect, Barcodes Group

Unmanaged mobile devices are a huge security risk. Mobile Device Management can control remote access to highly sensitive data, provide user authentication and even offer remote data wiping of devices if they become lost or stolen. Whether you are a small, medium or large enterprise, this webinar will help you:

• Understand the value of Mobile Device Management, a toolset that enables Remote Management
• Learn how the use of an MDM solution can save an organization $230 per device per year in support costs
• Select the right MDM solution to best fit your needs

Contact us with any questions regarding mobile device management, or enterprise security in general.

The Vuquest 3320g is a compact, greatly improved fixed-mount area imager from Honeywell. Equipped with precise 1D, PDF417, and 2D barcode scanning capabilities, the 3320g is also highly durable — without the weight of similar fixed-mount imagers.

Designed with the customer in mind, the unobtrusive illumination contained within the Vuquest 3320g scanner reduces annoying after-effects commonly associated with the illumination used in imaging-based scanners.

The elegant design blends seamlessly in retail environments. It’s simply nicer to look at than other imagers in this class. Another key benefit of this form factor? Portability.

While “fixed-mount” might lead you to believe this imager is bolted down and permanent, the 3320g can be custom fit to various POS and register configurations without a major headache.

Upgrade to Vuquest 3320g from Honeywell 3310g or Similar Imagers

This imager is a direct upgrade from Honeywell’s Vuquest 3310g (end of life in November 2016). If you rely on a 3310g or a similar imager in a high-volume commercial environment, here are some compelling reasons to consider an upgrade to the 3320g:

1. Better digital screen barcode reading performance
2. Improved barcode reading performance for damaged or poor quality labels
3. Increased portability and flexibility in form factor
4. Backward compatibility with Vuquest 3310g (software, accessories, and more)

The Vuquest 3320g imager brings a more powerful solution to stores, pharmacies, hotels, and production lines alike. When it’s time to design a coherent loyalty, checkout, ticketing, or inventory system, consider working with Barcodes, Inc. to elevate your imaging to new heights.

Contact us today for Vuquest 3320g pricing and additional details.

Presented by:

Tim Killion – Enterprise Account Executive, Barcodes, Inc.

Moshe Meppen – Co-founder and CEO, VAXSYS Technologies, Inc.

Experts believe vaccine credentials will likely be required in a variety of places such as air travel, sports and concert venues, restaurants, universities, and colleges, and anywhere with a large population density.

To facilitate secure vaccination credential verification, Barcodes, Inc. partnered with tech leaders Zebra Technologies and VAXSYS to create a durable, equitable, and secure vaccination credential solution to replace the less than durable, easily-to-counterfeit paper cards. Key secure vaccination credential topics from this webinar include:

1. Various ways organizations will be utilizing vaccination cards in areas with large populations
2. How our vaccination card solution will help facilitate secure credential verification
3. The benefits of providing this solution

Contact us with any questions.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is constantly evolving with new categories of devices and endpoints, making the management of enterprise mobility more complicated. In addition, efficiency is tested by concerns like downtime, compliance, and security, making mobility management a top priority. SOTI’s Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution takes mobility to endless possibilities and frees your workforce to transform your business operations.

From deployment to retirement, SOTI MobiControl empowers companies to securely manage any device or endpoint with any form factor and operating system throughout their entire lifecycle. It controls all aspects of business mobility, from tracking physical assets to managing apps and content, while keeping data safe and secure. SOTI also eliminates downtime, making life easier for IT with the SOTI ONE Platform. As part of the SOTI ONE Platform, SOTI MobiControl and SOTI Assist deliver a complete remote support solution for business-critical mobility and intelligent IoT endpoints.

Ease overburdened IT staff with our customizable mobile device management services. Barcodes, Inc. can:

• Assist with solution selection, proof of concepts, and solution design to maximize your return on investment
• Deploy and provision your device fleet
• Load application software onto your devices and host SOTI MobiControl
• Help you control which applications are allowed to run on devices and which are blocked
• Push remote updates to devices deployed out in the field
• Support you from Day 1 and beyond

SOTI has been managing mobility for over two decades. Want to learn more about how to simplify your business mobility with SOTI MobiControl?

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It is estimated that nearly 73% of organizations plan to begin warehouse modernization by equipping workers with mobile devices. Increasing demand for faster and more accurate order fulfillment is a major contributor to this trend, despite fluctuating labor turnover rates. To keep warehouses ahead of demand, enterprise mobility solutions should aim at:

1. Validating incoming inventory to establish accurate stock counts as products arrive.
2. Streamlining put away, picking, packing, and shipping to prevent misplacements and lost stock.
3. Enhancing your reverse logistics process for seamless returns since most shoppers expect easy and free returns.
4. Simplifying inventory management and replenishment to avoid out-of-stocks.
5. Scaling up theft prevention capabilities with clear real-time tracking and counterfeit prevention.
6. Gaining universal mobile device management and support for maximized uptime.

Watch the video to see how Barcodes, Inc. and Zebra Technologies reinvent enterprise mobility in your warehouse.

To maximize your operational output, especially with labor shortages, you’ll need to rely on more powerful mobility technology and more efficient processes.

Implementing mobile devices is only the first step towards ensuring your warehouse’s future success. By partnering with Zebra Technologies, Barcodes, Inc. establishes a centralized hub where products flow to the market with ease, accuracy, and convenience. Examples include:

• Simplified receiving and picking – Ensure inventory accuracy with versatile mobile computers and RFID technology.
• Mis-shipment prevention – Save time and improve customer satisfaction with devices that scan and verify items as they’re packed to ensure on-time, accurate deliveries.
• Accelerated return process – Optimize the value of returned items and reduce revenue loss by accurately tracking and storing returned items.
• Streamlined inventory level verification – Leverage robots and wearable technology to quickly track inventory, reduce waste, and improve accuracy in the reordering process.
• Expanded asset visibility – Utilize RFID technology and smart lockers to increase mobile device visibility and prevent lost or stolen assets.
• Ensured interconnectivity – Integrate all apps and devices on the same, secure wireless network.

Download our flyer to see more ways Barcodes, Inc. continues to redefine modernized warehousing.

Choose Barcodes, Inc. and Zebra Technologies for your future warehouse solution. Contact us today to learn more about Barcodes, Inc.’s EDGE that maximizes your warehouse success with mobile device management.

Zebra’s ZT230 was created from extensive customer feedback and the learnings from legacy printers. As a result, Zebra introduces their newest innovative printer with a space-saving design. 

Featuring Zebra’s Link-OS environment, the ZT230 provides users with effortless setup, intuitive operation and easy service and maintenance. The ZT230 is the right choice for a variety of labeling applications, whether you’re adopting barcode technology for the first time or upgrading existing printer models. 

These innovative printers provide many user benefits, and they are ENERGY STAR qualified to save you money throughout their lifecycle. With its rugged all-metal case for long-lasting use, the ZT230 offers a graphical LCD user interface for easy printer setup and control, and S4M replacement that easily integrates into your environment. The ZT230 is ideal for barcode-labeling applications requiring more frequent format or printer setting changes. 

Zebra Technologies is committed to support a variety of industrial business needs. The ZT230 enhances operations with:

• Space-Saving Design: Compact footprint and streamlined design fits easily in confined areas where space is at a premium
• Simplified Serviceability: Easy, tool-less platen and printhead removal enable simple cleaning and replacement
• Reliability and Durability: Drive system designed for optimal performance, with minimal maintenance required
• Print Quality: Engineered for greater print precision with finetuned adjustments 

Meet the printer that was inspired by people just like you. 

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With outstanding functionality and features at an exceptional value, Zebra delivers high performance barcode label printers for industrial businesses. Contact us today to see how you can bring a new level of printing to your growing business.

Warehouse and fulfillment operations pose a great challenge any year, but consumer behavior during the pandemic has shifted heavily to online purchases. As a result, operations are handling larger inventories and more receipts, picks, shipments, and returns than ever before.

Meet the Demands of eCommerce Growth

While organizations focused on “keeping up” with demand, this was often at a higher cost (especially since many deprioritized process inefficiencies).

The eCommerce trend is not short-term. In Q1 2020, U.S. ecommerce sales climbed 39% over the same time last year, and growth projections already are nearly two years ahead of forecasts.

With demand still high, any inefficiencies in your processes will be exaggerated (and hence, more costly). Higher costs could mean serious limitations when scaling up your operations.

To optimize your warehouse for growth, small steps can make big impacts on your bottom-line costs, profit margin, even productivity – without significant investment in time, budget, or fancy software.

Ready to trim waste from your eCommerce operations? Get quick results with these five steps:

#1 – Establish a Cleaning Routine for Your Warehouse

Never underestimate the power of “clean.” Dust and dirt can damage product; empty pallets take up valuable space; and scrap boxes and strewn paper become obstacles and potential safety hazards that impede machine and people access, reduce productivity, and add extra steps as workers maneuver to avoid roadblocks. Implement an ongoing “clean routine” task list for your warehouse to streamline traffic and protect product – and workers.

#2 – Save Valuable Time with Cross-Docking

In eCommerce, there is a lot of pressure to ship items fast. If you have back ordered or single-item orders for certain products, you can save valuable time by skipping the restocking process. Instead, set up a process to relabel them for shipping right as they come off the truck on the receiving dock, and route them right back out the door of your shipping dock.

#3 – Simplify the Labeling Process

Labels have been around for decades, quietly getting inventory from point A to point B. Despite their importance, labels are perhaps one of the most underappreciated aspects of warehouse operations – and potentially one of the least efficient. Take time to audit and map your labeling process, paying particular attention to wasted motion, for example, the number of mouse clicks it takes to adjust formats, the number of trips a worker takes to/from the printer. Try to reduce the extra steps and work toward achieving an ideal mobile labeling process of Scan, Print, Apply. Mobile labeling stations, such as the Newcastle NB Series Nucleus System, help reduce walking and double employee productivity.

#4 – Organize SKU Location According to Volume

Certain items in your inventory may be more popular than others. For SKUs with higher order volumes or seasonal spikes, making them more accessible also makes processes more efficient. Location is key, so prioritize these items by placing them closer to packing for instance – and don’t forget to increase the bin size so stock doesn’t run low. 

#5 – Reduce the Steps Required to Fill Orders

It may be hard to believe, but simply reducing the physical number of steps an employee takes to fill an order can result in significant cost and time savings. Converting a stationary workplace to a mobile one is the easiest, most economical way to increase the productivity of your current workers and infrastructure. Powered industrial carts, such as the line of products from Newcastle Systems, can hold and power printers, computers, and more to remove the tethers of a stationary workstation. This is everything workers need to get the job done right at their fingertips.

Improving Warehouse Efficiency

Efforts to optimize warehouse processes don’t have to be time-consuming or expensive. And doing so improves warehouse efficiency, and enables you to scale your operations successfully along with ecommerce growth. Whether you have interest in a specific solution from Newcastle, or have questions about general warehouse efficiency, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Traceability and visibility are crucial measures for your manufacturing operation and production line. Proper traceability and visibility increase efficiency in the production line by catching defects before they leave the plant, thus reducing recall costs and effects. Without complete visibility, traceability systems will fail to report inaccuracies.

In fact, 69% of companies do not have total visibility over their supply chains, which leads many scrambling to prove everything is up to code during audits and inspections. When defects are identified in a product, organizations need to sort through mounds of data to track and trace raw materials. Otherwise, they may be facing a mass recall. These errors can cost your business millions of dollars, but the good news is that they are avoidable.

Effective tracking and locationing technologies empower manufacturing facilities to deliver fast, accurate, and quality service that secures efficiency for the whole supply chain. See how in our video:

Ensure Proper Tracing and Accurate Visibility with Barcodes, Inc.

Proper tracing and accurate visibility are key components to the well-being of manufacturing plants. Barcodes, Inc. ensures that your manufacturing plant is up to date with integrated solutions. Here are some ways proper tracing and visibility can impact your business.

1. Streamline cause analysis – Having access to the data on your products enables manufacturers to dig deep and find the root cause of problems. Identify and solve problems faster to minimize impact.
2. Consistent improvement – Once you are able to see how parts and products move through lines, it’s easier to see where improvement is needed. Knowing where and when bottlenecks and delays occur makes real-time optimization possible.
3. Enhance your value stream – Since traceability and visibility monitors how your products move through your manufacturing process, it also helps with value stream mapping. Equipped with detailed product genealogy records, manufacturers gain supply chain visibility, which provides your operation the ability to see the bigger picture.
4. Quality and engagement – Part traceability along the entire production line can also help find key points where quality check-ups should be added. It also increases accountability and engagement on the shop floor.
5. Simple real-time tracking – Easy-to-use technologies such as Zebra’s locationing hardware simplify on-the-fly tracking of your high demand inventory, by digitally connecting data to your centralized management system. This means workers spend less time looking through files and reports for faster and more accurate audits.

Download our brochure to see more ways effective tracking enhances the production floor.

Contact us today to learn more about RFID technology designed to maximize traceability and visibility in your manufacturing plant.

Extreme environments won’t hinder your operations with Zebra’s VC8300 vehicle-mounted computer. With an ultra-rugged design, the device withstands just about anything a warehouse. 

Zebra’s VC8300 is the ultimate ultra-rugged Android vehicle-mounted computer with both keyboard and touchscreen capabilities. The VC8300 can go everywhere your operators need to go, inside the warehouse, out in the yard, on the loading dock, and even in the freezer. With the VC8300, you can re-use all of your existing accessories, minimizing the cost to upgrade. Its 8-inch display provides plenty of space for graphics-intensive, interactive applications, while best-in-class display resolution and brightness ensure easy viewing in any lighting condition. 

Since the same platform is shared with Zebra’s rugged handheld and wearable mobile devices, any worker can use any device with practically no training, providing the flexibility to deploy and redeploy workers to address changing workloads.

Zebra Technologies designs products to support a variety of industrial business needs. The VC8300 drives productivity with:

• Android Migration Simplicity – Run your Terminal Emulation (TE) apps, right out of the box.
• Advanced WiFi Technologies  – Extended WiFi range and Bluetooth 5.0 with twice the speed.
• Ultimate Flexibility and Convenience – Mount in virtually any material handling vehicle and adjust on the spot
• Ultimate Ultra-Rugged Design – Ready for all environments, including extreme cold or heat and easy to hear in even the loudest environments.

Once you realize the power of the VC8300, you won’t turn back.

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Rugged, versatile, and adaptable, Zebra delivers high performance vehicle-mounted computers to withstand any warehouse environment. Contact us today to see how you can bring a new level of mobility to your growing business.

The Honeywell CT60 XP mobile computer provides real-time connectivity to business critical applications. For fast data capture in a durable, long-lasting form factor, consider the CT60 XP. Used in the field or in store, Honeywell’s CT60 XP offers excellent uptime and productivity.

Built on the Mobility Edge platform, the CT60 XP mobile computer has an integrated, repeatable, and scalable approach based on a common hardware and software platform. This approach means fewer integration challenges without sacrificing security, reliability, or performance.

Relying on many devices across the enterprise introduces time- and cost-intensive complexities. The CT60 XP mobile computer speeds up provisioning, certification, and deployment. The CT60 XP’s product lifecycle works across five Android versions. It’s also Android Enterprise Recommended (AER). AER, a validation led by Google, helps organizations select, deploy and manage Android devices and services with ease.

The CT60 XP mobile computer keeps workers connected and productive all day long. Large file transfers, video streaming, and quick remote access to business applications are some of the best in the industry. And the CT60 XP has enough battery power to last an entire shift. Fast, accurate FlexRange scanning is possible, even on the most damaged barcodes.

How rugged is the CT60 XP? It withstands accidental drops and falls, yet remains lightweight for comfortable, everyday use. The CT60 XP’s 118 mm (4.7 in) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 touchscreen display is easy to read inside and outside. The touchscreen also supports finger, glove, or stylus input.

Honeywell CT60 XP Features and Benefits

• Processor: 2.2 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragonâ„¢ 660 octa-core
• Operating System: Each Android version guaranteed from 7.1 to at least 11/R, committed support for Android 12 and 13 pending feasibility
• Memory: 3 GB/4 GB DDR4 RAM, 32 GB Flash
• Display: 118 mm (4.7 in) High Definition (1280 x 720) bright color LCD with backlight, outdoor readable, optically bonded to touch panel, oleophobic fingerprint rejection
• Storage Expansion: User-accessible microSD card up to 512 GB (SDXC/SDHC/SDIOcompliant)
• Battery: Li-Ion, 3.6 V, 4040 mAh with integrated battery diagnostics
• Connectivity: Cellular Radio, Advanced LTE, WLAN, Bluetooth, Integrated NFC

The Granit XP series of wired and wireless scanners are available in Standard Range (SR) and Extended Range (XR) versions. The SR will eventually replace the Granit 1910i and 1911i, and the XR establishes a new category of scanner that can scan equally as well up close as it can far away. The Granit XP is compatible with existing Granit accessories.

The Granit XP series offers best-in-class durability, premium scanning speed (even on low quality barcodes), and a portfolio of products that provide compelling solutions for the most common applications in warehouse, retail, T&L, and manufacturing environments.

Contact us today if you have any questions or would like to receive a Honeywell CT60 XP custom quote.