Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Acquistion by Motorola and new rugged RFID reader model suggest big things ahead for Symbol

Tuesday, October 31, 2006


By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor

On the same day the “enterprise mobility” company announced its looming acquisition by handset manufacturer Motorola, manufacturer Symbol Technologies rolled out a new RFID reader for harsh, rugged environments.

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