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whitepaper New Mobile Solution Improves Distribution Efficiency for Snack Food Manufacturer2008-06-05 Microsoft
  Snack food manufacturer Lance supported Direct Store Delivery (DSD) using a difficult-to-maintain mobile application running on eight-year-old devices, which were failing at an increasing rate. The company addressed those challenges by migrating to Apacheta RouteACE workflow software running on new Windows Mobile devices. Features such as bar code scanning, support for direct exchange of data, and fast startup and synchronization are enhancing customer service and increasing productivity for the company's 1,400 DSD salespeople, while the ability to change business rules and workflows without writing code makes it easier to support the solution. In addition, the solution's extensibility and the visibility it provides into how salespeople work put Lance in a strong position to deliver further gains in business efficiency and productivity.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper Columbitech Mobile VPN Helps U.S. Military Retailer NEXCOM Reach PCI Compliance2008-05-08 Columbitech
  NEXCOM was using Symbol PDT 6846 legacy mobile computers in its stores and distribution centers. The DOS-based mobile computers used WEP, which in recent years has shown itself to be a weak security protocol. Data security is top priority, and NEXCOM was looking for a way to secure it existing infrastructure and comply with the PCI standard without having to replace all the hardware. The Columbitech Mobile VPN solution provides a secure VPN tunnel between legacy DOS-based mobile handheld devices and the wired local area network utilized in NEXCOM's distribution centers and retail stores. The Columbitech VPN software was deployed on more than 1,200 wireless devices.

Tags: VPNs, Security Management		   
whitepaper ChipMOS Optimizes Testing and Packaging With Award-Winning RFID Solutions2008-05-01 Oracle
  Like most semiconductor manufacturing companies, ChipMOS has invested significant amounts of money to build and maintain state-of-the-art foundries. However, the company did not have a centralized area to store finished products, but kept inventory in different areas of individual plants. During the biannual stock take and the monthly routine inventory count, staff spent hours locating and counting items scattered across the plant. This situation made it difficult for ChipMOS to know the exact amount of stock it was holding. After a series of discussions, senior management teams decided to adopt an RFID solution. The solution, dubbed the Wafer Testing Real-time Update Information System, was developed using Oracle middleware products, including Oracle SOA Suite.

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper Keells Super Uses Motorola for Real-Time Inventory of Goods2008-04-09 Motorola
  Keells Super is one of the largest super market chains in Sri Lanka. It is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC, a Sri Lankan blue chip conglomerate. In a single Keells Super store, there are between 12,000 - 15,000 individual items for sale. The IT team wanted to improve both the efficiency and accuracy of the stock taking process. Keells Super wanted to take advantage of mobile computing combined with Wi-Fi technology. Keells Super developed a real-time solution with Crosspoint based on Motorola MC3000 mobile computers, and the new mobile stock verification system was deployed across the Keells Super chain. It is a wireless stock take and verification system linked to SAP (ERP) which is the backend.

Tags: Wireless, Wi-Fi (802.11)		   
whitepaper Sharp Electronics Gains Market Intelligence 400 Percent Faster With Mobility Solution2008-04-01 Microsoft Tips
  Sharp Electronics needed the most accurate, most detailed intelligence possible about how its products were faring in retail stores nationwide, and it needed to get that intelligence quickly. But the paper-and-pen - based surveys that its field marketing managers took during store visits were time-consuming to collect, error-prone, and not very thorough. To meet its needs, the company turned to Windows Mobile powered devices and the FAST (Field Adapted Survey Toolkit) solution from Microsoft Certified Partner GeoAge. Sharp now updates its surveys 400 percent faster, gains 400 percent more information, and cuts survey time by 67 percent, so that field managers can spend more time building rapport with store personnel and selling product.

Tags: Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Pioneering University Deploys Canada's First 802.11n Wireless Network2008-03-01 Cisco Systems
  Concordia University wanted to keep up with a young, technology-savvy user base and continue to use the wireless network to add innovative applications and services both on and off campus. The challenge was to "Future-proof" the wireless infrastructure to accommodate more users accessing the network simultaneously and improve WLAN predictability and performance to provide productivity gains for faculty, staff and students. Concordia University deployed the Cisco Unified Wireless Network provides centralized management and troubleshooting and Cisco Aironet 1250 Series Access Points deliver predictable, high-speed access for multimedia and high-bandwidth applications using 802.11n MIMO technology.

Tags: Wireless, Wi-Fi (802.11)		   
whitepaper Lexmark RFID Encoder and Laser Printer Combination Goes the Distance2008-03-01 Lexmark International
  Based in Southfield, Michigan, SAI Timing & Tracking is a world leader in the specialized industry of clocking athletes in marathons, triathlons and other events. It was difficult for them to keep track of each runner, including registration, distribution of numbered bibs and recording actual realtime race progress to the fraction of a second, with multiple split times recorded at several points and at the finish line, is its own world-class challenge. Advances in RFID (radio frequency identification) technology led SAI to conclude the time was right for a new approach. Gaining popularity for inventory-tracking applications, RFID tags are both inexpensive and accurate. SAI leveraged this technology and developed a world-class, cost-effective disposable RFID solution for participatory sports.

Tags: RFID		   
whitepaper Efficient Applications Provide Shanghai Mobile Communications Ability to Attract More Customers With Advanced Wireless Solutions2008-01-01 IBM
  As a mobile operator, Shanghai Mobile Communications strives to continually provide various value-added services. But the company was uncertain of just what kinds of solutions were possible given the current wireless infrastructure. IBM Global Business Services and IBM Integrated Technology Services (ITS), along with the IBM China Research Lab, deployed a wireless experience center for Shanghai Mobile Communications to provide advanced wireless demonstrations for potential customers.

Tags: Wireless, Application Development		   
whitepaper Motorola Case Study: Glanbia Foods2008-01-01 Motorola
  Glanbia Foods has implemented Symbol Technologies' TaskMaster enhanced operations control product in its cheese distribution centre in Oswestry, Shropshire. Glanbia upgraded from their previous narrowband system to the latest (WLAN) technology, in order to take advantage of TaskMaster's ability to link to the company's enterprise -wide SAP system in real time. The other key factor was Symbol's ability to commit to very tight timescales. Symbol was able to do this because TaskMaster implementations are predominately based on configuration, not enhancements, thus reducing the timescale and the risks involved.

Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper Driscoll's Berries Picks Perfect Mobile Solution for Distribution, Account Reconciliation2008-01-01 Motorola
  Watsonville, California -based Driscoll Strawberry Associates needed to streamline its distribution operations and improve the accuracy of its account reconciliation system. Driscoll turned to Redline Solutions, a systems integrator specializing in automating data collection for agribusiness clients. Redline recommended a mobile systems solution that would be integrated into Driscoll's existing corporate transaction system's infrastructure. Together, they developed a handheld solution consisting of: Symbol Technologies handheld mobile computers, Zebra Technologies 802.11b enabled QL 320 mobile printers with to provide 802.11b wireless access and Motek's Priya, a comprehensive warehouse management system based on Microsoft Windows XP/SQL Server, flexible enough to automate the smallest or largest facility in a mission critical environment.

Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications