ProScan Systems will highlight the latest in barcoding, wireless and mobile technologies at the Cape Futurex exhibition on 29 September to 1 October 2004 at Hall 1 Stand F26, demonstrating how industry in SA is using mobile devices incorporating GSM/GPRS technology to extend their enterprise systems to workers in the field.
ProScan Systems is a leading distributor of a wide range of barcoding, data collection, RFID, wireless networking, GSM/GPRS communication and mobile technologies for a broad range of industries in southern Africa, including retail, fast moving consumer goods, transport and logistics, and industrial.
The latest Intermec 700 mobile computer series will be on display, which is used by leading South African courier and FMCG companies to totally automate logistics` processes.
The Intermec 700 mobile device was the first of its kind to be introduced that integrates three wireless communication options in a single device to bring serious enterprise mobility to the workplace. The three wireless radios include a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio for in-premise applications; a GSM/GPRS wide area network radio for remote applications; and a fully integrated power-managed Bluetooth radio for short-range communication to peripheral devices.
The device, which features a large colour display, can also capture signatures for proof of delivery, and can withstand repeated drops from over 1.5m, ensuring it handles the challenges of real-time daily work.
ProScan is one of the first companies in SA to roll-out its radio frequency identification (RFID) strategy in SA and will demonstrate the range of Intermec RFID Intellitag products, which support frequency ranges from 862 to 928MHz and meet all existing and emerging RFID item management standards established to date.
Ken Ritchie, Manager for ProScan`s Western Cape branch, comments: "Besides the exciting mobile and RFID technologies on display, we`ll also highlight our comprehensive range of Intermec and Datamax barcode printers, along with our capability of now locally manufacturing original self-adhesive barcode labels for our ranges of printers."
ProScan will also showcase its professional services, including site surveys, workshop repair, preventative maintenance, staff training to a label printing bureau, which ensures this mission-critical equipment runs as efficiently as possible all the time.
The company, with its head office in Jet Park, Gauteng and branches in Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, has a comprehensive national network of accredited channel partners.
As the sole value-added distributor for Intermec and the preferred value-added distributor for Datamax for Sub-Saharan Africa, ProScan markets and supports a complete line of data collection hardware, including retail and industrial barcode scanners, RFID products, barcode printers, labels and ribbons, wireless local area networks (LANs), mobile computers and GSM/GPRS data communications.
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