ProScan Systems has formed a sister company, ProScan Media Products, to focus on providing a barcode printing solution to the southern African data collection industry.
South African business needs to be realistic about RFID technology and make careful choices, warns a local vendor.
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RFID is an addition to existing methods of product tracking and should not be viewed in isolation, says Ted Michel, divisional manager of the Square One Solutions Group's Coding division.
While the coming of the RFID age appears to be inevitable, many South African companies are unclear as to what they should do about it.
SA may not be able to compete with the volume markets of Europe and the US, but when it comes to RFID technology, there is no lagging.
International mobile computing company, Psion Teklogix, has finalised a partnership with black-owned ICT organisation, Andacon.
Siemens says it will have to create a market for RFID applications before it can go to market with its RFID offerings.
Lufthansa employees at Frankfurt Airport have begun testing fingerprint-based check-in and boarding procedures via a solution developed and implemented by Siemens Business Services.
Scantec, the leading provider of Point of Sale (POS) scanning equipment and enterprise mobility solutions, has been appointed as a major distributor of TOSHIBA TEC`s range of thermal technology label printing solutions for the sub-Saharan Africa region.
SCM Solutions will launch new-generation RFID technology in SA on 1 July.
Although solid business cases can be made for many RFID applications, a local solutions company warns it is not a magic cure-all.
CAPE Systems Group has introduced its RFID Tag Locator software designed for RFID tag placement analysis and pallet-reading optimisation. [Local rep: BCA Barcode Alliance]