Data Acquisition Software TWedge 2.0 Released

Merry Christmas!It's Christmas. In Austria that usually includes snow, silence (for some people), last-minute gift-shopping (for most people) and holidays. For TEC-IT customers this also means that the new version of the data acquisition software TWedge was released to the public.New and Flexible Data Acquisition SoftwareTWedge version 2.0 captures data from serial, USB, Bluetooth or TCP/IP based devices and forwards this data to arbitrary applications...

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Sports Apparel Case Study

One Step Retail Solutions performed another Retail Pro case study with Sportech, an athletic footwear and apparel store in Port Chester, NY. The store opened 16 years ago and manager Soung Kim talked about her experience with Retail Pro:"We got on Retail Pro in 1995. You can figure the math there but that's the only system we've used. The store, when we first got it, was about 2000 square feet and now we are at 5600 square feet, so keeping track of our inventory has definitely helped us make larger profit margins, as well as not over-purchasing,...

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Swimwear Case Study

In a case study with Gone Bananas located in San Diego, CA, owner Tom O'Hara speaks about his experience using Retail Pro point of sale software.When asked about financial benefits, Tom said:"We have now grown to where we're one of the largest single operations of swimwear in the US. Sales and profits have increased to levels which we would have never dreamed of. We're also online now and have synched our online store to our inventory. This feature of Retail Pro makes the online sales aspect of our store much easier. We'll be seeing more sales...

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Round Table for Retail Execs

One Step Retail Solutions is holding an exclusive Round Table for retail executives. The topic is "Are You Crazy Enough to Expand in This Economy?"Kevin McAdam, author of "Success in the Retail Business During Economic Stress" will present a proven strategy that will enable retailers to open new stores and actually expand in 2009, despite all the doom and gloom economic headlines.This special open-mic Round Table is an excellent opportunity to speak with Kevin and other retailers about expanding while everyone else is trembling.December 10, 200811:00...

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New Book Release

One Step Retail Solutions has released a new eBook, "Succeeding in the Retail Business during Economic Stress" by Kevin McAdam which offers insight and strategies for retailers suffering at the hands of a struggling economy.Looking at trends in retailing and current industry news spouting doom and gloom, Kevin McAdam gets to the bottom line with survival strategies that help retailers adapt to changing technologies and the new realities of the marketplace....

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RssHugger Review

It turned out that registering this blog is essential to get visitors. While browsing the net for free rss submission services (overviews are provided by RSStop55 or www.toprankblog.com). I also stumbled over RssHugger.com. It sounds like a fair deal, they are listing this blog - and I write a few lines regarding their service.RssHugger.com provides two ways to get listed. Paying a small amount of money or getting listed for free - if you write a small review like this. Because I don't know what I'll receive for my money I prefer option 2 in this...

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Generic Survey Widget

Just for fun a colleague of mine implemented a generic widget for simple and minimalistic web-based surveys. Chck out www.widgetbox.com for the Online Survey Widget made by TEC-IT.At the moment this widget just sends GET requests to a pre-specified URL (the URL is adjustable). The results of the survey are thus only visible in the web-logs of the respective web-server. We know - this is not state-of-the art ;-). But if time allows an email notification service will be implemented. So everyone can use this online survey widget without any local...

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Online Barcode Generator Updated

TEC-IT updated the Online Barcode Generator recently. Behind the scenes the barcode software TBarCode 9 is working - which now supports Micro QR Code and more than 100 other barcode symbologies.Check out unlimited Online Barcode Creation tod...

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Software Wedge - Data Acquisition Software

Beside barcode, labeling and reporting software TEC-IT offers software tools for data acquisition. One of these tools is named TWedge - a software wedge.The main purpose of such a software wedge (also named keyboard wedge) is to transform data read from an external device (connected via RS232, RS485, serial, COM, USB, Bluetooth or TCP/IP) into keyboard strokes. These keyboard strokes are then be forwarded to arbitrary applications. Using such middleware it is possible to automate data acquisition tasks - even with software applications which are...

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ESpeedPost uses TEC-ITs Online Barcode Generator

EspeedPost demonstrates how to connect web-services in a successful way: EspeedPost uses TEC-IT's online barcode generator for generating shipping labels.Founded in 1995, Espeed is a logistics partner for eBay sellers who sell worldwide. They have a tight cooperation with Hongkong Post, EMS, DHL, UPS, Fedex etc., and can provide various services to customers according to their demands.More information about ESpeedPost is available he...

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Barcode Generator with extensive Symbology Support

As already announced in a previous post, TEC-IT released the new version of the barcode generator software component TBarCode (Version 9).TBarCode V9 introduces support for Micro QR-Code, a full Aztec barcode implementation and the support for HIBC bar-codes (linear and 2D barcode variants for LIC and PAS encoding). In total TBarCode generates now more than 100 different barcode symbologies!More details are available here. The demo version of TBarCode can be downloaded for free from www.tec-it.com.Try it - and let us know if there are some features...

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Google Docs and Barcodes

TEC-IT offers an Online Barcode Generator for creating dynamic bar-codes online. This barcode generator can be easily integrated in web-applications and online documents like Google Docs.The link below explains how to integrate dynamic bar-codes into arbitrary Google documents. You do not need additional software or locally stored barcodes images!Using Barcodes in Google D...

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Free Webinar for Retailers

Announcing...The Roll-up Your Sleeves, Time for the Cold Hard Facts, Make Sure You Survive the Economic Downturn FREE WEBINAR."How to Adjust Your Retail Business to The Changing Economic Times"Date: November 12, 2008Time: 11:00 AM (PT)For: Retail business owners and managersWith our hand on the pulse of retail, we told you back in March what you needed to do then to thrive in the coming economic downturn. Many retailers took this to heart and are growing and expanding. What can you do now that the economic bad times are here? Adjust. Find out how...

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Retail Pro Business Partner Award

Retail Pro, Inc. announced its awards for Global Business Partner of the Year and Global Top Sales Award at its annual Business Partners Conference in San Diego, California. The winner of both awards was One Step Retail Solutions.“Once again, One Step Retail Solutions has proven itself to be an outstanding business partner and brings to its clients, some of the leading specialty retailers in the world, the benefit of excellent advice, service and support,” said Retail Pro’s Ken Sapp, Senior Vice President for Global Sales.In accepting these awards,...

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Cognex DataMan 700 Series Handheld ID Readers: Barcode-uk.com

Cognex DataMan 700 Series Handheld ID Readers: Barcode-uk....

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BARCODE TECHNOLOGIES BLOG: GS1 DataBar (RSS) Symbol Barcode

BARCODE TECHNOLOGIES BLOG: GS1 DataBar (RSS) Symbol Barc...

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New Retail Survival Test

One Step Retail Solutions has just launched an online Retail Survival Test to help retailers measure their store's future success in the economic downturn.The retailer will find out how healthy their store operations are and what their chances of making it through the next few years of business and come out the other side thriving.Take the Retail Survival Test and see how your store measures up against the leading survival indicators and success predictors. You'll receive a score and analysis of your store's results by email immediately following...

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Retail Pro 2008 Users Conference

Retail Pro users should be getting ready to rock 'n roll at the 2008 Retail Pro Users Conference in San Diego, CA next month from Sept. 14 through Sept 16 at the Hard Rock Hotel.Anyone who uses Retail Pro will find this year's conference highly informative and a must attend event. Focusing entirely on current users and potential users, Retail Pro will deliver an exciting, educational, and eye-opening conference.To register, go to www.retailpro.com/2008ucCall us at One Step Retail Solutions to let us know you're coming! (800) 266-1328 or send email...

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Coming to MAGIC and MRket

One Step Retail Solutions will be at MAGIC Marketplace and MRket this August and wants to show retailers how POS can give them an advantage through down-turning economies and increase the chances for success.MRket - August 24-26The Venetian Hotel in Venetian Ballroom in Las VegasWe're in the MRket Zone in WiFi LoungeMAGIC - August 25-27Las Vegas Convention Center & Las Vegas HiltonBooth # ME-2627 in Central HallContact One Step for a no-obligation discussion with a retail expert to find out how POS could make the difference in whether you will...

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New Release: .NET Barcode Recognition Image Decoder SDK

by Nate SchubertAugust 5th, 2008 IDAutomation.com releases their .NET Barcode Recognition Image Decoder SDK (Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com, Inc. announces the release of their Barcode Recognition Image Decoder SDK, which allows for easy scanning of barcodes in .NET Framework applications. The package reads multiple barcode types from a single DLL that is 100% managed code, strong named and digitally signed. Supported barcode types include Code-39,...

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Product Updates for GS1 DataBar & Data Matrix

by Nate SchubertNew Update: GS1 DataBar Products By January 2010, GS1 requires that all POS systems support GS1 Databar (formerly RSS). This is the only symbology that will be approved for use by GS1.org to encode GTIN-14 numbers that do not start with the number zero (0). GS1 Databar Windows Forms ControlCreates high-quality, dynamic barcode generation in the .NET Framework 1.1 or greater development environment. The component easily...

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Micro QRCode

We are especially proud of the product TBarCode. Due to it's advanced features this bar code generator SDK is in use in countless applications and systems worldwide. One of the highlights of TBarCode is the complete bar-code support. TBarCode generates and prints virtually all linear, 2D and GS1 bar codes in common use.The upcoming version 9 of TBarCode adds (beside various extensions, bug-fixes and improvements) again some new bar code symbologies....

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TEC-IT Barcode Software

Hello!This is the (official) TEC-IT Blog which is intended to communication with customers of TEC-IT, people which are interested in our software, development plans, future product improvements and so on.Let me first introduce myself:Name: Guenter KRIEGLProfession: CEO of TEC-ITLocation: Steyr/Austria/EuropeCompany Web: http://www.tec-it.comCompany Focus: Barcode Software, Labeling Software, Reporting Software, Data Acquisition Software, SAP Barcode ExtensionsMost partners and customers communicate with us (or me) via email or phone, TEC-IT is...

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New Release: GS1 DataBar Windows Forms Component

by Nate SchubertJuly 24, 2008 (Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com announces the release of the GS1 DataBar Windows Forms Component, which allows high-quality, dynamic barcode generation in the .NET Framework 1.1 or greater development environment. DataBar is the new barcode type mandated in 2010 by GS1 to be used in all POS systems. DataBar barcodes encode the full 14 digit GTIN (Global Trade Identification Number), which is a limitation of UPC and EAN...

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New Radiant Counterpoint Business Partner

Yesterday One Step joined up with Radiant Counterpoint as Business Partners. See the photos:More news on this to co...

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New Release: DataBar Barcode Image Generator

by Nate SchubertJuly 15, 2008 (Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com releases the DataBar Image Generator, which allows easy generation of DataBar barcodes for desktop publishing applications. DataBar barcodes encode more information than UPC and EAN symbols, such as expiration dates and serial numbers, which may help solve problems in POS systems and healthcare. The program allows easy generation of quality barcodes for pasting into other Windows applications...

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L.A. Roadshow Photo Montage

Watch this photo montage of our L.A. Roadshow ...

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The Roadshow at The Grove

One Step Retail Solutions is presenting The Roadshow at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA. This is a popular event among One Step's customers, and is hitting the road to present the event in key cities. The last event was a Meet & Greet in San Diego and the L.A. Roadshow will be followed with a roadshow in New York.Speakers from One Step include:Peter Pishko, VP OperationsKevin McAdam, VP SalesCharles Wood, Director of Tech ServicesSpecial Guest Speakers include:Mike Yanchison, SonicWALLRebecca Ramme, UniteUMichael Dattoma, The Bart GroupHewlett...

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Free Retail Tech Check

One Step Retail Solutions wants you to prosper in today’s economy and be a cut above your competition. Discover what you can do about it and how to better manage your retail operations, no matter what the economy is doing. Our Retail Tech Check is a complimentary service provided by our retail consultants who are experienced in retail business and operations.One Step's retail experts will look over and assess your specific retail business, current business processes and technology, and challenging areas. Our consultants don't stop there however....

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New Retail Whitepaper Released

One Step Retail Solutions recently published a new retail whitepaper, updated from report "The 5 Biggest Challenges Retailers Face Today". The new whitepaper entitled "The 6 Biggest Challenges Retailers Face Today" expands on today's challenges and contains updated and new research in the retail industry.Download a complimentary copy at:www.onestepretail.com/retail/6bc-whitepaper....

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New GS1 DataBar Scanner for Sunrise 2010 - $119

by Nate Schubert IDAutomation wants to help their customers get ahead of the game with their new DataBar and PDF417 Barcode Scanner. By January 2010, all POS systems will require retail checkouts to be GS1 Databar compliant. This is the only symbology that will be approved for use by GS1.org to encode GTIN-14 numbers that do not start with the number zero (0). The databar symbology is also being used in grocery stores, encoding expiration dates...

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New Retail Pro video

Retail Pro, Inc. recently released a new video about how retailers are using Retail Pro point of sale software in their business. Watch this fun 5 minute video and see for yourself how Retail Pro is the POS system of choice for many retailers worldwi...

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Barcodes in SE Asia

If you're looking for barcode software in SE Asia try: Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Javanese, and Indonesian. Not bad, eh...

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Barcode Prank Video

Everyone loves a good prank, especially a barcode prank. Watch this video of a great barcode scanning prank.Barcode scanning prankby Fip...

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Don't like RFID chips? Beat 'em!

I'm no big fan of RFID chips as regular readers of this blog will attest. But whodda thunk someone would document how to destroy RFID chips? With a hammer no le...

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China Doesn't Like Barcodes

Azalea software has been selling barcodes worldwide for years now. That includes China, or at least it used to. We seem to have had one visitor on 23sep07 from Beijing and then our traffic from China seems to have dried up overnight. And we even have pages in Chinese too.The only explanation we can come up with is that our URL hit someone's desk and our about us page did what it's supposed to:...

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IDAutomation Newsletter: April 2008

by Nate Schubert DAutomation.com Monthly Newsletter Contents: New Products: Crystal Barcode UFL for Crystal 12 Product Updates: Data Matrix Font and Encoder - Now Macintosh CompatibleUniversal Bar Code Font Advantage Package New Knowledge Base Articles:Web Browser Barcode Resolution FAQ Additional Information: How to renew your Priority Support and Upgrade SubscriptionAdditional Press Releases Crystal Barcode UFL for...

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Barcode Music!

As a fan of 8-bit music I was delighted to stumble across across a way to make music from barcodes.A grrl nerd doing art with barcodes. I'm in lo...

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Retail Webinar-on-Demand

Today's economy is on shaky ground for retailers. One Step Retail Solutions' new Webinar-on-demand informs retailers what they can do to prevail in "How Retailers Can Thrive in Today's Challenging Economy."Find out how to prosper in today's economy and be a cut above your competition. The economy is cycling down. Learn how this is affecting retail and what you can do about it to help you better manage your retail operations and prosper, no matter what the economy is doing.This webinar discusses:The current outlook for retailersGetting through extended...

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Texas City Smarter Than Federal Emergency Management Agency

The city of Houston, TX has found a unique solution to the frightening disconnection that familes often suffer during disasters. Rather than relying on hand-written signs, word of mouth or spotty cellphone coverage, families, hospitals, evacuation centers and emergency officals can now utilyze barcode bracelets to help locate and track families separated in the chaos of an emergency.If only FEMA...

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2D Barcodes & High Fashion

One of these days someone is going to bring barcodes to the masses. Today's NY Times has a piece about QR codes on custom scarfes.Kaywa, the company involved, is in Europe. Phone capabilities are as much a function of the wireless carrier as the physical phone itself. That means yanks have to wait til the Japanese & Europeans figure it all o...

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Dennis Quaid Is Down With Barcodes

Imagine my surprise and delight when I read that Dennis Quaid is a barcode fanboy. He's going to sue Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles unless they implement a barcode system.Hey Dennis, wanna be on my Board of Directo...

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Do barcodes need a Wiki of their own?

To quote those involved: "a site for storing user generated information to be stored against a product, identified by its barcode number."A show of hands please. All in favor say "aye"...

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China & Tibet

Sometimes current events are so stark and immediate that they demand that we all do the right thing. To that end, I sent the following email to both the Chinese embassy and the China's ambassador to the UN:Wang GuangyaAmbassador and Permanent RepresentativeChinese Mission to the United Nations, I would like to lodge a strong complaint about how the People's Republic of China has responded to the...

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New Retail Webinar

Upcoming webinar "How Retailers Can Thrive In a Challenging Economy" will focus on principles that will help reshape the way retailers manage their retail operations and prosper, no matter what the economy is doing.Featured speaker is Kevin McAdam, retail expert from One Step Retail Solutions.Registration is free, but required.Register n...

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Barcodes & Christians? What about 666?

Hey. I thought Christians associated barcodes with Satan. You know, UPC barcodes include the Mark of the Beast. The Devil's in bar codes.Well, here's a church embracing barcod...

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Barcodes in Excel, Word, and Access

Need to make barcodes in Microsoft Office applications? Mail merge with Code 128 barcodes using Excel and Word? Perhaps you're doing UPC barcodes in an Access database.Wouldn't it be nice to have free sample code like macros, plug-in's, etc. to do all the hard work for you? Heck, who wants to write code from scratch for things like check digits? Not me! I'd rather bolt on a pre-built widget, how...

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Friday is Leap Day!

Yep, 2008 is a Leap Year. Those of you born on February 29th can get the cake & candles out.Trivia question of the day: what are those born on Leap Day called? See the above page for the answer to today's questi...

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Barcodes in Menus?

Most people read about using barcodes in restaurant menus and see some measure of utility in it. It's faster, easier, uses machines instead of people. So goes the logic behind The Deli Touch pen. If that isn't enough, try the video. I can't speak Japanese but it's worth watching just for the end.Someone says "barcoded menu" and "scanners for all customers" and I hear "prank waiting to happen"....

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.NET Barcode Control Update

by Nate Schubert February 21, 2008 IDAutomation.com announces an update to their .NET Barcode Control for easy barcoding in VB. NET and C#. NET. (Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com, Inc. announces an update to their release of the Linear .NET Barcode Forms Control which allows for easy integration of barcode technology directly into .NET Framework applications. The .NET Forms Control and DLL package update includes the Intelligent Mail symbology, strong naming with signed DLLs and enhancements to overall performance related to print methods. The Linear...

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Barcodes & Interior Lighting

Some may think that there's no intersection between barcodes (our favorite topic) and lighting design. Think again. Introducing barcode lights.An idea whose time has come.BTW, what do they scan as...

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IDAutomation Newsletter: February 2008

by Nate Schubert utomation.com Monthly Newsl New Products: IDAutomation Native Barcode Generator Plug-in for FileMaker Product Updates: IDAutomation SC5USB Plug 'n Play Barcode Scanner - On Sale for $99Oracle Reports Barcode PLL with PL/SQL Source New Hardware:Opticon OPN 2001 Pocket Memory Barcode Scanner Recent Press Releases: New Product: Native Barcode Generator for FileMaker New Product: Microsoft Access Barcode Integration Kit...

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Finally, a reason for cell phones & barcodes

The Voice of the Street from Leif on Vimeo.Lauren sent me news of this cool street art project that involve cell phones & barcodes. QR codes linked to voicemail tying artist to viewer. It's from The Voice of the Street. Check it out...

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Retail Tips from Rick Segel

If you haven't seen Rick Segel's Retail Tip of the Week bulletins, I think you're missing out on some great stuff. His latest bulletin shows results from a retail survey Rick did and it is very enlightening. Here's a link to the PDF version of it:http://www.ricksegel.com/newsletter/rtw20080205.pdfHis retail humor in the sidebar completely cracked me up, too. But the meat of the bulletin is his tips to retailers to improve their retail operations. I encourage you to check it out! Oh, check us out while you're at it!http://www.onestepretail....

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Can Barcodes Help the Vision-Impaired?

Peter Abrahams hopes so. "For anyone who is blind or cannot see well the kitchen can be a real challenge. The first challenge is to know what is in all the similarly shaped tins and packets in the cupboard or fridge/freezer. A related challenge is to know what is written on each of them such as the cooking instructions and ingredients...Any packaged product has a barcode so this seems the...

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New Release: Native Barcode Generator Plug-in for FileMaker Pro

January 31, 2008IDAutomation.com announces the release of their Native Barcode Generator Plug-In for FileMaker Pro. (Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com announces the release of their Native Barcode Generator for FileMaker 7.0 and above. The new Native Generator creates barcodes in FileMaker as a Plug-In without the installation of additional fonts or other components.The Native Barcode Generator is a FileMaker barcode Plug-In Extension that creates...

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Barcodes in Asia. Here we go!

There's a new barcode site focused on PacRim countries.It's available in Japanese, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Tagalog. Oh, and in English t...

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GS1 DataBar (RSS) Symbol Barcode

GS1 DataBar™ (formerly RSS) symbols can identify small items and carry more information than the current EAN/UPC bar code. GS1 DataBar will enable GTIN identification for hard-to-mark products like jewelry and cosmetics and can carry GS1 Application Identifiers such as serial numbers, lot numbers, and expiration dates, creating solutions to support product authentication and traceability for fresh variable measure products and couponing.View the GS1 DataBar Family of bar codesThis all explained here for you:GS1 DataBar [formerly Reduced Space Symbology...

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Double barcodes

Look what Santa brought me! Double barcodes: UPC and EAN-13!!They even came with free incense too. Wow, isn't Santa swell? I'm gonna be good all year and get more neat barcodes next Christmas t...

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The End Is Nigh

If you're of an eagerly apocalyptic bent, this storyshould give you a little shiver of glee. The UK Ministry of Justice is investigating the use of satellite and radio-wave technology to monitor criminals. Only this time they're not talking about ankle or wrist bracelets, no that technology is yesterday's news. What they'd like to do, if no one minds too terribly much what-what pip-pip, is...

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The New, Better Retail Pro Version 9

The newest version of Retail Pro can't be beat. No one else offers what this retail management software provides for small and midsize specialty retailers.Retail Pro Version 9 offers localization for support, currencies, and languages and is now written in 18 different languages and supports 17 different currencies.This POS inventory management software handles retailers from a single store to 500 stores. It has been and remains the industry's leading POS software for independent retailers.Try a LIVE online demo of the newest Retail Pro version...

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IDAutomation Newsletter: January 2008

by Nate Schubert IDAutomation.com Monthly Newsletter You have received this issue of the Newsletter because you subscribed or you purchased products from us. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you informed of news and updates for the products you ordered. Contents: New Products: IDAutomation Aztec Font and Encoder Product Updates: IDAutomation 2D ActiveX ControlIDAutomation PDF417 Font & Encoder Advantage Recent...

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