Whether your company has a large event soon approaching, needs to perform a year-end inventory count, or simply wants to test drive a barcode scanner or mobile device, it’s now easy to rent barcode scanners from Barcoding Inc. With Barcoding Inc.’s Barcode Rental program, companies can easily rent the following popular devices:

• Motorola MC70
• Motorola MC9090
• Motorola MC55
• Intermec CN3
• Zebra Mobile Printers

In addition to renting the necessary hardware, Barcoding Inc. offers superior customer services, and CaptureSoft eXpress, a pre-loaded software application that allows users to design and deploy custom programs for simple data collection processes.

Average rentals last about two weeks, with extended options available.

If you’re interested in renting a barcode scanner from Barcoding Inc., learn more here.

The new Intermec CN50 is a 3.75G light-weight mobile computer with a rugged design, delivering advanced voice, data, and communication solutions designed for workers in the field. The CN50 enables enterprises to standardize their business using a single platform that can be configured for both CDMA and UMTS networks, providing the flexibility to choose the best network for them. By using only one hardware device, enterprise businesses are able to streamline application development.

Like the new Intermec CN4, the CN50 also features the optional Intermec Enhanced Mobile Document Imaging, or eMDI, allowing mobile workers it easily convert paper documents into electronic files. Ultimately, eMDI aids office operations in facilitating the amount of time to payment for services rendered since the documents are available in real-time.

The Intermec CN50 also features:

• Extended-life battery
• Integrated digital compass
• GPS
• 3.5” QVGA display
• Bluetooth
• 802.11 radio
• 3 megapixel color camera
• 1D and 2D barcode reader
• Windows Mobile 6.1

You can learn more about Intermec and their product offerings here.

The Intermec CN4 mobile computer is a rugged, lightweight 3.5G wireless network device designed to perform in demanding work environments. The Intermec CN4 features:

• 3.5G wireless technology supports simultaneous voice and data tasks improving worker productivity
• Fully rugged device and accessories perform despite bumps, knocks, dust and dirt (IP64 seal rating and 1.8m drop spec)
• Enhanced Mobile Document Imaging captures full-page documents in field without the use of extra devices or services
• Easy-to-use touch-screen display.
• Integrated GPS enables unprecedented visibility into workers’ routes
• Industry standard platform ensures devices will integrate quickly and easily
• Full suite of Intermec Development Tools reduces development costs and timelines
• Protection against unbudgeted and rising repair costs

With the combination of integrated GPS, Cisco CCX compatible WiFi and Bluetooth, enterprises are able to deploy and mange the proper resources to the appropriate locations, providing the intelligence that workers need to increase customer response and reduce inventory/transportation costs. The CN4 also offers an optional imaging application, Intermec Enhanced Mobile Document Imaging (eMDI), enabling workers to convert paper documents into electronic files. With this capability, back office operations and cash flow are streamlined by reducing the amount of time to billing for services rendered in the field, in addition to providing an excellent workflow for record keeping. In addition to the eMDI option, there’s also an optional color camera, which can serve as a validation tool for workers to document proof-of service.

Since the popular Intermec CN3 is the CN4’s predecessor, people can depend on full compatibility between the series, and with Windows Mobile 6.1 and Internet Explorer 6. With so many field service capabilities, the Intermec CN4 offers a great combination of ruggedness and mobility.

British Sky Broadcasting, a large subscription television service in the UK, needed a solution that would enable them to work more efficiently while providing their customers with superior service. In the past, engineers at Sky were equipped with PDAs, but because PDAs are a consume-grade product, they often broke and needed to be charged throughout the workday, slowing workers down. In terms of customer service, Sky also wanted to be able to provide a specific time frame so that customers would not get stuck waiting at home all day.

In order to accommodate all of their needs, British Sky Broadcasting turned to Intermec technologies for a complete solution— the Intermec CN3. As an industrial handheld computer with WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, a choice of WAN radio, a barcode scanner, and a 13-hour battery, the CN3 was sure to get the job done. With the Intermec CN3’s increased reliability, British Sky Broadcasting was able to provide its customers with the most accurate information possible regarding appoinment times. In addition, unlike their previous PDA solution, the Intermec CN3 was able to support custom software, making it easy for fleet engineers to keep the main office updated with their progress throughout the day in real time. Finally, perhaps one of the greatest advantages of supporting custom software is that engineers could order any part needed on-site.

While PDAs are great for consumer applications, they do not always live up to their expectations for industrial uses. By switching from a PDA to the Intermec CN3, British Sky Broadcasting was not only able to increase their efficiency, but also increase customer satisfaction, creating a win-win situation for all parties.

If your business is currently using a PDA type device, you should seriously consider upgrading to an industrial-grade product. Although there is an initial investment, industrial-grade mobile devices continue to prove to be a tremendous ROI and asset to the growth of the company.

If you’re interested in upgrading you consumer-grade mobile devices to industrial-grade devices such as the Intermec CN3, you can learn more here.

Saudi Post, the leading provider of mail and parcel delivery services in Saudi Arabia, needed a complete solution for mail delivery that would integrate their CRM and sorting machines, while improving delivery efficiency. Eventually, Intermec Technologies was chosen to equip the Saudi Post team with Intermec CN3 mobile computers with IP30 handheld RFID readers.

Previously, Saudi Post workers had to carry and use three separate devices; a handheld device with an RFID reader, Automatic Vehicle Location hardware, and an in-vehicle personal computer. By combining all of these functionalities into one device, the Intermec CN3 saves workers time, and offers a considerable amount of savings on maintenance. Also, the rugged design of the CN3 allows for unexpected drops without risking lost data.

After implementing the Intermec CN3, workers are able to easily synchronize to the database, and customers have immediate visibility regarding the confirmation of their delivery on the Saudi Post website.

The Saudi Post can now stay connected with its postal workers via voice and high-speed data in real-time, no matter where workers are located. In addition, the CN3’s integrated GPS provides postal workers with hands-free, turn-by-turn voice navigation, for the safest, most efficient driving possible. The IP30 add-on also allows for easy RFID read-write capability in a convenient all-in-one solution.

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