Hospital finds $2 Million in annaul savings using RFID technology
Found a great success story in RFID Journal on how Bon Secours Richmond Health Systems is using a real-time location system from GE Healthcare to track assets, as well as certain surgery patients, and...
View ArticleOpportunities in Education
Schools are another great target market for government Auto ID/POS business. Schools can use our products in so many different ways. Here are a few thoughts: Wireless – installing wireless...
View ArticleSeagull Scientific BarTender Label & RFID Software: How to enable “cut job” mode
1. Select Print. You will see the following window. 2. Select Document Properties. 3. Under Document Properties, select the “Stock” tab at the top. 4. Finally, make sure the “Use Current Printer...
View ArticleZebra Card Printers Offer Enhanced Security for Card-based Access
Guest Contributor: Meg Hunter, ScanSource Security Product Manager for Zebra Card Printers There is no question that physical security is a top priority today, especially in the Government and Public...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: Why Use a Thermal Barcode Printer?
Why do I need a special printer just to print barcode labels? Customers often have existing printers they feel they should be able to use for their labeling needs. To understand the advantages of...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: Key Components
Key components of a Thermal Barcode Printer The basic functionality of all thermal barcode printers is pretty much the same. Because of that there are some key features inherent to all thermal barcode...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: What is Direct Thermal Barcode Printing?
Now that we have taken a look at our barcode printing options, let’s focus our attention on Thermal Barcode Printers. The first concept we are going to look at is the difference between the two primary...
View ArticlePOS Opportunities During Football Season?
Yes, it’s fall and football season is back! I was enjoying beautiful weather and a W on my team’s schedule this past Saturday when I thought about the opportunities our VARs have to sell POS and AIDC...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: What is Thermal Transfer Barcode Printing?
Thermal Transfer: Uses a ribbon to transfer ink to label Crisper printing (important for barcode compliance) Long life span for printed labels Wide range of media material types Ribbon protects...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: A look at Printhead and DPI Requirements
In real simple terms a Thermal Printhead is made up of a series of perfectly square heating elements over a ceramic substrate. These heating elements are usually referred to as dots. The number of...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: Explaining Top of Form
Every printer needs a way of locating the Top of Form (top of the label.) Thermal Barcode Printers have two ways of doing this. Which one you use depends on the type of label you are using. How the...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: Explaining Media and Ribbons
Labels What’s important to keep in mind is there is a media for every application, be that a simple shipping label that only needs to last 3 days, or a warning label that needs to last 10 years on the...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: An Introduction to Options
Now that we have a pretty good understanding of how Thermal Barcode Printers work in general, let’s take a look at some common options. Peel and Present: Dispense Mode Self Strip Present Sensor Most...
View ArticleThermal Barcode Printers: An Introduction to Interfaces
The interface is how the host that is generating the print job communicates with the printer. No one printer is going to support all of these possible interfaces so it can be important to know ahead of...
View ArticleVideo: Opportunities in RFID with Chris Rezendes
Chris Rezendes, Executive Vice President of VDC Research Group visited ScanSource a few weeks ago and we discussed the future of RFID. He has a great perspective on the technology and the areas in our...
View ArticlePrintronix SL4M: How To Do A Printhead Alignment
Printhead Alignment SL4M Align the printhead under the following conditions: to improve the print quality when running difficult media with major differences in thickness, when adjusting for media...
View ArticleSS Technical Article: What is an IP Rating?
IP rating? Class? Division? N.I.? I-Safe? These are all terms bandied about when talking about mobile devices, but what do they really mean? Let’s take a look at what each means and how they relate to...
View ArticleMore Information About the Healthcare Stimulus
Healthcare is a hot topic right now – it has its own Vertical Market and even ties in the government with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Stimulus). There are incentives available...
View ArticleMaking college campuses safer one RFID system at a time.
If you watch the news, then you have most certainly heard of the security issues facing today’s college campuses. In the wake of the shootings at the Virginia Tech campus, the leaders at Bob Jones...
View ArticleManaged Service & Support – Getting it Right and Why it’s So Hard
The managed service movement has been changing the way information technology is acquired, consumed, and managed for some time. However, so far it has had little impact on enterprise mobile computing,...
View ArticleRFID Rollout Roadmap
There is good news on the horizon for VARs! Industry experts now believe the channel is a driving force in RFID. In his RFID Market Development update, Chris Rezendes explains the current market trends...
View ArticleConsumerization of Rugged IT
Updated 2/01/2013: I wrote this article nearly a year ago, and if anything it is even more relevant in 2013 than 2012. Resellers are even more empowered now to provide solutions that complement or...
View ArticleHIMSS Executive to Headline Chicago Smart VAR Healthcare Summit
If you haven’t heard yet, you’re missing out! ScanSource and Business Solutions Magazine are partnering to offer resellers some business-changing information in the healthcare vertical through a joint...
View ArticleADG LDI Ltd Reaffirms Utmost Commitment To Quality-Of-Service
We are thrilled to announce that ADG LDI Ltd has decided to modernize their interconnect network! As a premier telecommunications provider, ADG LDI offers interconnect services to both fixed and mobile...
View ArticleTransform your Printing Business with Zebra Technologies’ Specialized...
Zebra Technologies understands there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to designing printers and complementary media. So creating multiple printers that provide specific options for a...
View ArticleZebra leads the way in smart printing with new line of Link-OS-enabled...
Managing and maintaining a fleet of printers across a wide area can be a daunting task for any IT team. And in the past, it was a manual, in-person process that was costly and time consuming. But now,...
View ArticleLessons Learned from RetailNOW and Investment Opportunities for the Future
The Retail Solutions Providers Association’s annual RetailNOW show in Las Vegas showcased an abundance of technology and educational sessions for resellers in the POS industry. From cash drawers to...
View ArticleWarehouse Trends to Look For and the Technology to Implement
There are several trends in warehouse environments that can be seen as disruptive by some, but also augment and streamline operations for those in the distribution center environment. ScanSource POS...
View ArticleLooking Back at the 2017 ScanSource Global Partner Conference
The ScanSource Global Partner Conference, or GPC as it was affectionately called, was three full days in beautiful Greenville, S.C., from November 7-9. From incredible evening entertainment, to...
View ArticleWhere is my inventory? and other important questions in today’s marketplace
Especially today, businesses need to know where their products have been, where they currently are, and where they’re going—to increase efficiency, which, in turn, reduces labor costs and waste. Having...
View ArticleThe future is N.O.W. and it’s spelled R.F.I.D.
Increasingly, we live in an on-demand environment, as more and more of what we need—or, at least, want—can be purchased and delivered so quickly. To be successful, our work lives are no different. When...
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