Stories about: Symbol Technologies

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35 years later, bar codes, and scanning, are everywhere 26 June, 2009 07:10

Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the first time a laser scanner was used to "read" a bar code, according to Motorola Inc.
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No end in sight for WLAN architecture wars 17 April, 2008 11:27

You'd have thought that, by now, we would have settled the WLAN architecture wars. You'd think one architecture or another would have been declared the winner and that we'd all be buying basically the same product from a small number of vendors -- just as is the case with Ethernet switches.
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Motorola may spin off mobile phone division 01 February, 2008 10:16

Motorola may spin off its handset business, the weakest part of a wireless giant that has seen hard times and a management shakeup in recent months.
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Motorola mobile sales down; 2007 revenue drops 15% 24 January, 2008 08:07

Motorola Wednesday reported sales of US$36.6 billion (AU$41.9 billion) for 2007, a drop of about 15% from its 2006 sales of US$42.8 billion. The company attributed the drop largely to problems selling mobile devices.
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If the application fits, wear it 02 January, 2008 07:44

When Randy McConnell equipped warehouse workers at Smith Drug Co. with wearable computers, production increased by 20%. "And our error rate went down to nothing," says the IT director at the US-based drug wholesaler.
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New CEO faces need to set Motorola priorities 03 December, 2007 07:24

Edward Zander's departure as CEO from Motorola, announced Friday, should spark intense examination by incoming CEO Greg Brown into which markets the cell phone and communications equipment maker should focus on.
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Broadband Internet 27 November, 2007 10:25

For the majority of those looking to upgrade to broadband Internet for the business or home, it's all about the extra speed.
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Mobile RFID tag reader helps track assets from handhelds 15 September, 2007 05:10

RFID technology maker RF Code announced a US$995 mobile active RFID tag reader on Wednesday that allows IT managers and others to better find tagged assets using common handheld computers.
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Motorola units slap Aruba with WLAN patent suit 29 August, 2007 11:44

The rancorous world of wireless is heating up yet again, with two subsidiaries of Motorola suing Aruba Networks, alleging the wireless LAN company infringed four patents.
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Mascorella touches down at APC 19 June, 2007 12:59

Former Symbol Technologies channel sales manager, Bart Mascorella, has been tapped to head up APC's channel sales for the Pacific region. The role was created to cope with company growth.
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Motorola CIO on recruiting, retaining talent 18 June, 2007 10:08

Motorola CIO Patricia Morrison talks about recruiting and retaining talent in the global marketplace, innovation in IT and developing a process for integrating acquisitions.