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Zebra RFID Solution Helps Organic Bread Supplier

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Global RFID provider Zebra Technologies – which counts its areas of expertise in printing and automatic identification solutions – has announced that its Zebra RW 420 mobile printers now play a major role in an innovative direct store delivery (DSD) system recently deployed by Boulder, Colorado-based Charter Baking Company.

The North American supplier of natural and organic bread and baked goods distributes branded products from Rudi’s Organic Bakery, The Vermont Baking Company, The Baker, and Matthew’s Bread to supermarkets, mass retailers and a host of independent natural food stores across the U.S.

Zebra gives details here about the magic of RFID in the Baker’s World. [end] 

SML Group Ltd announced the launch of its new “ViziT” RFID item visibility solutions for the retail apparel and item tracking applications.

The ViziT solutions include a range of RFID/EAS enabled paper and woven labels, as well as tickets and sticker that can be attached to garments and stacked items. Using the SML ViziT IT cloud based data management software also provides for semi automated inventory control, as well as improved loss prevention by triggering alarms and item identification at the store exit.

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Zebra announced the availability of its Dart Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Vision Reader, with patented short-pulse UWB technology that provides visibility across an even larger range of environments for asset location or presence detection.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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Zebra Technologies has chosen QNX Software Systems and its QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating System as the standard software platform for Zebra’s portfolio of prints.

The first Zebra product line set to feature the QNX Neutrino RTOS is the new QLn mobile print series designed for the retail and health care industries. It features a variety of capabilities, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, and an Ethernet connection option.

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Zebra and Checkpoint Systems have entered into a cooperative relationship and licensing agreement. While the exact terms of the transaction were not disclosed, the relationship does bring together Zebra’s active location solutions with Checkpoint division OATSystems’ passive RFID, auto-ID and sensor capabilities.

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New research from the University of Arkansas reveals that apparel suppliers can gain from the use of RFID, particularly in the area of inventory accuracy.

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