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Motorola Case Study: Glanbia Foods: Glanbia Foods has implemented Symbol Technologies' TaskMaster enhanced operations control product in its cheese distribution centre in Oswestry, Shropshire. Glanbia upgraded from their previous narrowband system to the latest WLAN technology, in order to take advantage of TaskMaster's ability to link to the company's enterprise -wide SAP system in real...; Tags: Symbol Technologies Inc., Narrowband, Timescale, Motorola Inc., Glanbia Foods; Case studies 2008-01-01
Motorola's buying spree: CIO Patricia Morrison discusses the IT challenges of acquiring large companies, such as Good Technology and Symbol Technologies. by Administrator; Tags: Good Technology Inc., Symbol Technologies Inc., Motorola Inc., Strategy, Management, Administrator; Blog posts 2006-11-22
Symbol CEO: Great work if you can get it: Footnoted.org has a fine post on the perks of being CEO of RFID/barcode company Symbol Technologies when Motorola comes calling. From Footnoted: "It never ceases to amaze me how creative companies get when it comes to naming different bonuses. It almost makes you...; Tags: General, Symbol Technologies Inc., Sal Iannuzzi; Blog posts 2006-11-14
Symbol Laser Projection Display (LPD): A Miniature, High Resolution Projection Engine: The MC1000 is an easy-to-use mobile computer from Symbol Technologies providing affordable yet rugged data capture and scanning capabilities ideal for bringing the benefits of enterprise mobility to the retail operations. With its ability to scan and decode bar codes, the MC1000 eliminates the errors associated with handwritten inventory records...; Tags: Mobile Computer, Symbol Technologies Inc., Laser, MC1000, Notebooks, Productivity, Wireless, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; White papers 2006-06-01
RFID and UHF: A Prescription for RFID Success in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Symbol Technologies has developed a micro Laser Projection Display LPD engine, which employs red, green, and blue lasers to produce full color, XGA resolution images and HD quality video. Since lasers are small, power efficient light sources, the device is miniature (4.3 cubic inches) and can be battery operated (5...; Tags: Industry, Symbol Technologies Inc., RFID, Laser, Laser Projection Display Device; White papers 2006-06-01

The Enterprise Benefits of the Industry's First Remote Management Solution for Handheld Scanners: Business happens everywhere - it's not limited to the inside of office walls. However, that's exactly the limitation of many corporate networks in use today. Taking advantage of mesh technology, Symbol Technologies offers a convenient, flexible, scalable and cost-effective way to extend those corporate networks beyond the walls to reach...; Tags: Network, Scanner, Handheld, Industry, Benefit, Business, Symbol Technologies Inc., Mesh Networking, Networking; White papers 2006-05-01
New Technologies Drive Superior Scan Engine Performance: This white paper represents a collaborative effort by ADT/Tyco Fire & Security, Alien, Impinj, Intel, Symbol and Xterprise for the purposes of providing educational information on UHF RFID technology to the market, and to examine the suitability of UHF RFID for item level applications in the pharmaceutical industry. As manufacturers...; Tags: Performance, Symbol Technologies Inc., Performance Management, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2006-01-01
Synchronize Your Supply Chain With RFID: The need for centralized remote management solutions for wired networks became evident early on in the development of computer networks, giving birth to the ability to manage network servers, switches and more, all from a centralized location. Yet until today, the millions of handheld scanning devices in use in retailers...; Tags: Supply Chain, Network, Symbol Technologies Inc., RFID, Scanners, Handhelds, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals; White papers 2006-01-01
TCO Benefits of Wireless Switching in an IBM eServer BladeCenter Environment: Driving efficiencies throughout the supply chain and increasing the velocity of items through the supply chain from creation to consumer is more than a business mandate today; it's a matter of business survival. Radio Frequency IDentification RFID is a true next-generation technology - ready, available and being implemented today -...; Tags: Supply Chain, IBM eServer BladeCenter, Environment, IBM eServer, Symbol Technologies Inc., TCO, IBM Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), RFID, Enterprise Software, Software, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers 2006-01-01
Understanding Gen 2: What It Is, How You Will Benefit and Criteria for Vendor Assessment: The next generation of RFID technology - commonly referred to as Gen 2 - has finally arrived. Companies that have already implemented RFID solutions are looking to understand the benefits of Gen 2 and if upgrading is possible or even necessary. Companies that are mandated or planning to implement RFID...; Tags: Benefit, Symbol Technologies Inc., RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers 2006-01-01
Instant Application Migration to MC50/MC3000/MC9000/MC1000 Series Computers: Companies utilizing Symbol's PDT6800 or PDT3000 Series mobile computing devices are faced with several challenges. The aging devices do not offer the computing power, memory or new functionality available on the next-generation mobile computing devices - but next-generation devices will not run the current DR-DOS applications. Symbol Technologies and MCL...; Tags: Mobile, Mobile Computing, Symbol Technologies Inc., Migration, Computer, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Wireless, Marketing, Hardware; White papers 2005-10-01
Managing the Mobile Edge: The Unique Challenges and Requirements for Successful Management of Mobility Solutions: There are many challenges involved in managing the many elements in an enterprise mobility solution - from mobile computers and scanners to integrated voice and data and other mobile devices, to wireless switches, access ports and access points. This white paper examines those challenges and assesses management system requirements that...; Tags: Mobile, Mobility, Symbol Technologies Inc.; White papers 2005-08-01
Symbol Technologies White Paper: Installing Applications for Persistence V2.0: Studies show that most higher education institutions in the U.S. have some sort of wireless coverage in place, although it may be minimal. Many are planning to expand what they already have. Clearly, administrators and governing boards have heard the call for this hugely popular technology and are working to...; Tags: Symbol Technologies Inc., Wi-Fi, Wireless; White papers 2005-06-20
Network Fundamentals: Wired network architectures encountered at customer sites fall into two classifications: switched Layer 2 networks or routed Layer 3 networks. The fundamental difference between these network types is the communications protocol layer relied upon for propagating data across network resources. An understanding of layered communications protocols and the underlying services...; Tags: Network, Symbol Technologies Inc., Networking; White papers 2005-04-01
Enhance Retail Operations With the High-Value MC1000 Mobile Computer: Symbol mobile computers were designed using a Flash File System architecture that supports application persistence. To survive a hard reset also known as a cold boot, user applications and data should be installed in the non-volatile, flash memory of the mobile computer. The information presented in this paper, applies to...; Tags: Mobile Computer, Mobile, Symbol Technologies Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows CE, Notebooks, Productivity, Wireless, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; White papers 2005-04-01
The Use of Digital Certificates for Authentication to a Wireless LAN: Digital Certificates are a vital component of network security. By establishing the identity of people and electronic assets using a wired or wireless network, Digital Certificates authenticate that their holders - people, web sites, and network resources such as routers - are who or what they claim to be. Now...; Tags: Digital Certificate, Network, WLAN, Symbol Technologies Inc., Authentication, LANs, Wireless LANs, Digital Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Networking, Security; White papers 2005-02-01
Voice Over Wi-Fi: In the last few years, the demand for wireless access to networks and the Internet has skyrocketed. This technology is called Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi). Now Wi-Fi extends to voice - known as Voice over Wi-Fi VoWiFi. This new technology allows people to communicate wirelessly by voice over enterprise networks and...; Tags: Voice, Symbol Technologies Inc., voice-over-Wi-Fi, PDAs, Internet, Wireless LANs, Telecommunications, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Handhelds, Hardware; White papers 2005-02-01
What Is a Wireless Switch and the Value of the Overlay Architecture?: Today there is a new and better way to implement a wireless local area network in the enterprise - the Wireless Switch with overlay architecture. This approach involves overlaying a centrally controlled and managed wireless LAN switch and "thin" access ports onto an Ethernet foundation. Compared to the traditional "thick"...; Tags: Wireless Switch, Symbol Technologies Inc., LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Routers & Switches, Wireless LANs, Networking; White papers 2005-01-01
DOS to Windows CE Migration: How - and Why - to Develop Enterprise Mobility Applications for the Windows CE Environment: This white paper provides a general overview of developing enterprise mobility applications for your Symbol devices using the Microsoft Windows CE operating system. It also describes how Symbol can help you migrate your existing DOS applications with the Symbol Mobile Developer Kits SMDKs. Windows CE provides you with the features...; Tags: DOS, Environment, Mobility, Symbol Technologies Inc., Migration, Microsoft Windows CE, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; White papers 2004-12-01
MC9000: Best-Practice Power Management Techniques Deliver Maximum Battery Efficiency: Peak battery performance in mobile computing devices is obtained through a combination of user practices and application setup, as well as power management techniques and features implemented by the device manufacturer. What can be controlled by the device manufacturer, and what are today's best practice power management techniques? This white...; Tags: Power Management, Battery, Symbol Technologies Inc.; White papers 2004-05-01