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Event Name:	Webinar Replay, Barcodes - The Unsung Heroes of the M2M Revolution	Listen Now!
Overview:	Manufacturers of barcode scanning and printing solutions have the potential to be at the forefront of the M2M revolution. Listen to the replay of our latest webinar to learn how barcodes can help your organization leverage actionable business intelligence and analytics across diverse vertical markets and installation environments.
Date/Time:	3/5/2013 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	42

Event Name:	Passive UHF EPC Market: The Road Ahead	Listen Now!
Overview:	VDC offers a snapshot of passive UHF EPC market sizing and growth along with commentary focused on the importance of end-to-end solutions and the role of software and data as a part of integration/deployment in 2013 and beyond. During this QuickCast, VDC's Mike Liard discusses the global passive UHF EPC solutions market and highlights select critical solution enablers on the road ahead.
Date/Time:	1/9/2013 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	18

Event Name:	Barcode Technology Investment - End Users' Perspective	Listen Now!
Overview:	As organizations look to differentiate themselves in today’s highly competitive globalized marketplace, it is becoming increasingly critical for them to elevate customer service levels within their operating environments to ensure continued customer loyalty and satisfaction. This is where barcode technologies come in. During this QuickCast, VDC’s Richa Gupta will discuss what is driving continued enterprise interest in and adoption of barcoding solutions and how end users are making their barcode technology investment decisions.
Date/Time:	12/20/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	14

Event Name:	Is Mobile POS Killing the Traditional Check-Out?	Listen Now!
Overview:	The mobile POS trend was really brought into the spotlight by a few major deployments, such as Home Depot’s chain-wide deployment of a multipurpose mobile POS & inventory solution back in early 2011. Since that time, mobile POS has captured the attention and investment dollars of many retailers, so we’ll spend some time reviewing a few of the most recent deployments in detail & highlight many others that demonstrate the breadth and scale of this trend. Following that discussion we’ll wrap up with a brief evaluation of how mobile POS will impact suppliers—particularly those that are strongly aligned with traditional, stationary terminals. In this QuickCast, John Shuster will discuss what's going on in the Mobile POS market.
Date/Time:	10/19/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	14

Event Name:	The AutoID Market is Hitting the Reset Button	Listen Now!
Overview:	Vendor product and market development strategies for barcode, RFID and RTLS solutions are changing to become more inclusive of complementary AutoID technologies such as machine vision, mobility and consumer-grade devices (e.g., smartphones). Vendors are augmenting their offerings and resetting strategies to remain competitive, differentiate and “plug-and-stay” in accounts. During this QuickCast, Michael Liard discusses how the AutoID market is being forced to reset, most notably in response to the convergence and evolution of AutoID technologies.
Date/Time:	10/11/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	29

Event Name:	How is the Barcode Hardware Opportunity Shaping Up?	Listen Now!
Overview:	VDC’s sizing estimates indicate that the global barcode solutions market experienced moderate growth in 2011 (over 2010) – with the performance of some technologies and form factors far outpacing general market growth. The market is also seeing intensified competition from vendors based out of the emerging countries, in particular, giving rise to pricing pressures and increased hardware commoditization – in some segments of the barcode hardware market, more than others. During this QuickCast, Richa Gupta discusses how the barcode hardware opportunity is shaping up.
Date/Time:	9/26/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	12

Event Name:	NFC Still Searching for Traction - Here's Why	Listen Now!
Overview:	The NFC story presented by the general and business media is, in our opinion, decidedly rosy compared to actual reality. In a sense, the frequent coverage devoted to NFC is a good thing - recall the adage, "any publicity is good publicity." However, this saying must be taken with a grain (or two) of salt in the context of technology markets, because excessive publicity can lead to hype...and hype may in turn lead to unfulfilled expectations. During this QuickCast, John Shuster discusses some of the key factors limiting NFC adoption and strategies ecosystem stakeholders can use to drive adoption.
Date/Time:	8/9/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	15

Event Name:	Time to Care About Health Care: RFID & RTLS	Listen Now!
Overview:	The RFID and RTLS markets within the healthcare vertical continue to steadily evolve and adoption is increasing. More specifically, passive and active RFID as well as related RTLS-enabling technologies (such as Wi-Fi and UWB) are being used to efficiently track supplies, medical equipment, medications, personnel, patients and more while providing attractive value propositions and business benefits to adopters. During this QuickCast, VDC’s Mike Liard discusses some of the key trends impacting RFID and RTLS adoption in the health care sector.
Date/Time:	7/2/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	12

Event Name:	Getting a Handle on the Handheld Scanner Market	Listen Now!
Overview:	The global market for handheld scanners is being considerably impacted by the consumerization of IT and explosion in adoption of mobile internet-enabled consumer handhelds. This, coupled with continued pricing pressures and economic woes, is causing vendors to redefine their product and go-to-market strategies. During this QuickCast, VDC’s Richa Gupta discusses the impact these trends are having on the handheld scanner market and how technology vendors are looking to combat new & emerging challenges.
Date/Time:	6/22/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	10

Event Name:	Great Expectations, but Are They Realistic? NFC in 2012	Listen Now!
Overview:	Late 2011 and the early part of 2012 brought a lot of hype and exaggerated expectations to the NFC ecosystem, some of which we identified and discussed in a previous QuickCast. With our launch of the 2012 Voice of the Customer NFC series coming soon, we thought it would be useful to provide a retrospective analysis of what’s happened so far in 2012 and reset expectations in regards to the second half of this year and beyond. During this QuickCast, John Shuster reviews some of the major trends impacting the NFC ecosystem so far this year, focusing in on smart marketing and mobile wallets and giving some forecasts and expectations for the rest of 2012.
Date/Time:	5/29/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	14

Event Name:	Look at Me, I’m ILT: Passive UHF RFID Item-Level Tagging Market Opportunity Update	Listen Now!
Overview:	Item level tagging, or ILT, is not a new concept or application in the RFID universe. In fact, ILT was an early vision for supply chains – the ability to track RFID-enabled items from the point of manufacture to the point of sale or point of delivery. The early vision for RFID-enabled ILT, however, differed from the early reality. RFID technology, especially passive UHF, was not ready for high-volume, low-cost ILT applications largely due to cost, performance and lack of standards. That is no longer the case. ILT is now a reality in a number of industries, but the road has been long. During this QuickCast, VDC's Mike Liard discusses some of the key trends in the burgeoning ILT segment and why both vendors and solutions providers, particularly those in the passive UHF space, can no longer afford to ignore it.
Date/Time:	3/26/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	17

Event Name:	Barcode Market Still Thinking Linear-ly	Listen Now!
Overview:	A lot has been written and said about growing interest in and adoption of 2D imaging solutions. Rapidly declining prices coupled with the need to support a wider range of 2D symbologies & applications across vertical markets and installation environments are some of the primary factors driving this growth. This has, however, resulted in the spotlight being taken away from the 1D imaging marketplace. During this QuickCast, VDC's Richa Gupta outlines the growing market opportunity for linear imagers and what we see as some of the primary drivers for their adoption across the globe.
Date/Time:	3/22/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	12

Event Name:	RTLS Adoption: Start Small, Finish Big	Listen Now!
Overview:	There's a new trend in the world of RTLS, and it's all about starting small. The start small, finish big concept is based first and foremost on actual customers’ first experience with RTLS. We found out that those customers who initially adopted RTLS to resolve a very limited number of business issues in a smaller, more focused pilot or deployment with less complex systems typically budgeted more for their solutions, became committed to the solution faster, were able to achieve their ROI faster than expected and began scaling and expanding their solutions faster. During this QuickCast, VDC's Drew Nathanson talks about the benefits vendors can reap from this new approach, including the key factors that will help your company finish big.
Date/Time:	2/3/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	8

Event Name:	NFC Applications: Adoption Outlook	Listen Now!
Overview:	The market for NFC solutions is evolving in a way that is very different than from what most recent media coverage implies. Vendors that buy into this portrayal and plan their business around this information risk strategic missteps and may fail to capitalize on real present-day NFC opportunities. During this QuickCast, VDC's John Shuster discusses the recent hype around NFC and the implications that coverage has for suppliers based on VDC's recent findings, which suggest the excitement around NFC may be premature.
Date/Time:	1/30/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	13

Event Name:	NFC & the Consumer: How & Why it's Used	Listen Now!
Overview:	While consumer adoption of NFC remains relatively limited on a global scale, what is promising is that those who are using the technology want to keep using it, and for broader application sets. If NFC is to fulfill the significant market potential it has, stakeholders beyond the consumer population—including suppliers, developers and B2C enterprises must nurture the interest consumers have demonstrated in the technology so far. During this QuickCast, VDC's John Shuster provides some food for thought for those in the supplier, developer and B2C communities in regards to fostering growth in consumer-level NFC adoption and discuss some of the major findings from VDC’s recent survey of consumer end users of NFC.
Date/Time:	12/6/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	11

Event Name:	RFID Heat Index 2011/RFID Watch List for 2012	Listen Now!
Overview:	VDC believes that there are several trends to watch out for in the RFID market in 2012. RFID will find its way into more, harsher, user environments which will drive innovative vertical and application solutions. NFC will go beyond payments and there will be now-term opportunities in NFC-enabled mobile advertising, infotainment, loyalty and access platforms for mobile devices. During this QuickCast, VDC's Mike Liard discusses these and other key trends for 2012 and takes a look back at few of the hottest trends and topics for RFID in 2011.
Date/Time:	11/8/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	15

Event Name:	Tracking & Tracing the 2012 Barcode Solutions Market	Listen Now!
Overview:	VDC Analysts have spent 2011 talking with the barcode solutions supplier community, channel organizations and end-users about technology purchase, installation and convergence with other AID solutions including RFID, RTLS and NFC. During this webcast, VDC’s Richa Gupta discusses the key insights from our coverage of this market and our expectations for 2012.
Date/Time:	11/4/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	12

Event Name:	RFID for RTLS: A State of the Industry	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, Drew Nathanson discusses the current and future landscape for RFID real-time location systems.
Date/Time:	9/22/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	14

Event Name:	How & Why Enterprise End Users are Deploying NFC Technology	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, analyst John Shuster discusses several key findings from VDC’s recent Near Field Communications enterprise end-user survey.
Date/Time:	9/15/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	11

Event Name:	Aggregation in the Interactive Displays & Digital Signage Market	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, analyst John Shuster discusses major trends currently shaping the interactive displays and digital signage market.
Date/Time:	8/12/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	12

Event Name:	Growth Drivers in the 2D Imaging Market	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, VDC’s Tom Wimmer discusses the current and future state of the 2D imaging solutions market.
Date/Time:	7/25/2011 ON DEMAND (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	12 min

Event Name:	What’s Driving Growth in the Barcode Hardware Market?	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, VDC’s Director of Barcode and Symbologies, Tom Wimmer, discusses some of the key factors that drove swift growth and continue to positively impact the barcode hardware market today.
Date/Time:	6/21/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	14

Event Name:	Mobility for Customer Engagement	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, Richa Gupta, Analyst for VDC’s AutoID & Transaction Automation practice, discusses the role of mobility solutions in customer engagement.
Date/Time:	6/17/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	12

Event Name:	What’s Driving Growth in the RFID Hardware Market?	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, VDC’s Drew Nathanson will discuss the current and future state of the RFID hardware market and the factors leading to the market’s high-growth forecast.
Date/Time:	5/23/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	13

Event Name:	Why Emerging Apps Will Take Center Stage for Barcode End-Users	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, VDC’s Tom Wimmer discusses how end-user requirements of barcode solutions are changing, and how these changes will influence demand in 2011 and beyond.
Date/Time:	3/18/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	10

Event Name:	POS Market Resurgence	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this QuickCast, Chris Rezendes, Executive Vice President at VDC Research discusses the latest trends in customer engagement technology investment, focusing on interactive displays and digital signage and POS solutions as representative examples of next generation and traditional retail automation/customer engagement solutions market development.
Date/Time:	3/11/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	13

Event Name:	The RFID End-User in 2011: Why 2011 Will be Another Big Year for RFID	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this webcast, Drew Nathanson, Director of Research Operations at VDC Research, discusses how the RFID end-user community has changed in recent years, how the perception of the technology has shifted and why that will translate into an expected 64% increase in RFID budgets for 2011.
Date/Time:	2/17/2011 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	11 min

Event Name:	Keeping Pace in the Retail Automation Technology Market Through 2011 and Beyond	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this webcast, Chris Rezendes, Executive Vice President at VDC Research, discusses the current and emerging status of traditional and next generation retail automation technologies. Specifically, he discusses:Macro trends shaping B2C operator strategies and operations; Retailers' recent technology investment results, near-term priorities and now-term investment plans; Changes in retail deployment of traditional and next generation retail automation solutions—including selection criteria, sourcing preferences and lifecycle expectations; The "real impact" of mobility, self-service and third-party software in retail automation solutions; New market models, beginning with managed services.
Date/Time:	12/8/2010 1:00 p.m. EST (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	35

Event Name:	Barcode and RFID - Market Update & 2011 Outlook	Listen Now!
Overview:	During this webcast, Tom Wimmer and Drew Nathanson updated their analyses on the RFID and Barcode markets and highlight the issues, forces and trends expected to be most influential to near- and longer-term market growth. Topics of discussion included: updated RFID and Barcode analyses; VDC expectations for 2011; and VDC’s AIDC Market Intelligence Planning Services.
Date/Time:	11/17/2010 1:00 p.m. EST (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	60

Event Name:	Data Capture Technology Investment: Refresh or Upgrade?	Listen Now!
Overview:	Please note, registration is required to view this recording. During this webcast, Tom Wimmer, Director of the AutoID & Transaction Automation Practice, discussed the emerging trends among the imaging solutions market from VDC’s 2010 Global Barcode Industry Business Planning Service and 2010 Retail & Transaction Automation Equipment Business Planning Service. Specifically, he addressed: how demand for imaging solutions will scale in coming years; the standards and mandates driving adoption; the barriers to adoption, and how they can be overcome; the applications that will receive investment consideration in the near-term; and new channels required to support the implementation of imaging solutions.
Date/Time:	9/8/2010 1:00 p.m. EST (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	60

Event Name:	Staying Ahead of the Joneses: Retail Automation in 2010	Listen Now!
Overview:	Please note, registration is required to view this recording. During this webcast, Chris Rezendes, Executive Vice President of VDC Research, presented the latest data from our 2010 Retail & Transaction Automation Equipment Business Planning Service. Specifically, he discussed: The current state of retailer budgeting and spending on retail automation technology, retailers’ current and expected strategic & operational priorities and how they translate into specific technology investments, the progress being made in defining ROI for next-gen retail automation solutions and the key factors shaping the managed services deployment trend.
Date/Time:	7/28/2010 1:00 p.m. EST (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	60

Event Name:	Put Your Finger on the Pulse of the RFID End User	Listen Now!
Overview:	Please note registration is required to view this recording. During this webcast, Drew Nathanson, Director of Research Operations, presents findings from VDC's Q2 2010 survey of RFID end users. The webcast provides insights into the answers to the following questions: What are the primary adoption drivers for RFID? What applications are currently being supported by RFID and which ones will be deployed in the near-term? What are the estimated RFID budgets and how will these change over the next 3-5 years? How is the managed service business model evolving for RFID? What are the preferred channels and industry sources?
Date/Time:	5/12/2010 1:00 p.m. EST (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:	60

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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: RFID MARKET \| RFID SUPPLY & DEMAND ANALYSIS \| EPC UHF Solutions
Publication Date:	February 2013
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET \| BARCODE VENDOR ANALYSIS \| Barcode Software
Publication Date:	December 2012
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET \| END-USER ANALYSIS \| Handheld Scanners
Publication Date:	December 2012
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET \| END-USER ANALYSIS \| Stationary Scanners
Publication Date:	December 2012
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET \| END-USER ANALYSIS \| Barcode Printers
Publication Date:	December 2012
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET \| END-USER ANALYSIS \| Barcode Software
Publication Date:	December 2012
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET \| BARCODE VENDOR ANALYSIS \| Stationary Scanners
Publication Date:	July 2012
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET \| BARCODE VENDOR ANALYSIS \| Handheld Scanners
Publication Date:	June 2012
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: RFID MARKET \| FASTFORWARD: INSIGHT FOR LEADERS \| Authentication & Anti-Counterfeiting: The Next Wave of Adoption
Publication Date:	May 2012
Page Count:	2
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Title of Summarized Report:	THE NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) ECOSYSTEM, 2011 \| \| 2011 NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) MARKET INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
Publication Date:	January 2012
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	DEFINING RTLS CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS IN EMERGING APPLICATIONS, 2011 \| \| Defining RTLS Customer Requirements in Emerging Applications
Publication Date:	January 2012
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Transportation
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS \| Barcode Printer Consumables
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 \| RFID VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Health Care
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| DEMAND-SIDE ANALYSIS \| Americas
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| DEMAND-SIDE ANALYSIS \| EMEA
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Industrial/Manufacturing
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Transportation/Logistics
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Government
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Retail In-Store
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Health Care Services
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Commercial Services
Publication Date:	December 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| POS Receipt Printers
Publication Date:	November 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Interactive Displays/Digital Signage
Publication Date:	November 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Hospitality
Publication Date:	November 2011
Page Count:	10
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Retail
Publication Date:	November 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Payment/Transaction Terminals
Publication Date:	October 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 \| RFID TECHNICAL ANALYSIS \| Printers/Encoders & Applicators
Publication Date:	August 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 \| RFID TECHNICAL ANALYSIS \| EPC UHF Solutions
Publication Date:	August 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Self-Service Kiosks
Publication Date:	July 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 \| RFID TECHNICAL ANALYSIS \| Transponders, ICs & Inlays
Publication Date:	July 2011
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS \| Stationary Scanners
Publication Date:	July 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS \| Barcode Printers
Publication Date:	July 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 \| SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS \| Handheld Scanners
Publication Date:	June 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 \| RFID TECHNICAL ANALYSIS \| Readers & Interrogators
Publication Date:	June 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Personal Shopping Systems
Publication Date:	June 2011
Page Count:	11
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Self-Checkout Solutions
Publication Date:	June 2011
Page Count:	12
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| Self-Checkout Solutions
Publication Date:	June 2011
Page Count:	12
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| POS Terminals/Workstations
Publication Date:	May 2011
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Title of Summarized Report:	CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 \| TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS \| POS Terminals/Workstations
Publication Date:	May 2011
Page Count:	12
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Title of Summarized Report:	GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 \| \| Barcode Printer Consumables Offering Segment Analysis
Publication Date:	February 2011
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Title of Summarized Report:	GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 \| \| Customer Requirements Analysis (across all product types)
Publication Date:	November 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 \| RFID VERTICAL MARKETS & APPLICATIONS VOLUMES \| RFID Market Drivers and Customer Requirements, End-User Analysis
Publication Date:	November 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 \| RFID VERTICAL MARKETS & APPLICATIONS VOLUMES \| RFID Vertical Markets Databook
Publication Date:	November 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 \| RFID VERTICAL MARKETS & APPLICATIONS VOLUMES \| RFID Applications Databook
Publication Date:	November 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 \| RFID TECHNICAL VOLUMES \| EPC UHF Solutions
Publication Date:	October 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 \| \| Handheld Scanners, Offering Segment Analysis
Publication Date:	September 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 \| \| Stationary Scanners, Offering Segment Analysis
Publication Date:	September 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 \| \| Barcode Printers, Offering Segment Analysis
Publication Date:	September 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 \| RFID TECHNICAL VOLUMES \| Transponders, ICs, and Inlays
Publication Date:	August 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 \| RFID TECHNICAL VOLUMES \| Readers and Reader Modules
Publication Date:	August 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	TOUCH SCREEN SENSORS & DISPLAYS, 2009 \| \| Touch Screen Sensors
Publication Date:	February 2010
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Title of Summarized Report:	TOUCH SCREEN SENSORS & DISPLAYS, 2009 \| \| Touch Screen Displays
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Research Notes

VDC Research Notes present compelling data, insights and ideas related to our research coverage. Our Research Notes are generally focused on specific trends, issues and opportunities that are of great interest to a given market, and that have the potential to significantly impact the rate and direction of market growth.

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Document Title:	Selecting Barcode Technology Vendors – VDC’s How-To Guide
Publication Date:	December 2012
Excerpt:	The barcode technology market has increasingly commoditized the past few years, augmenting the use of these solutions for track-and-trace applications across vertical markets, installation environments, and end-user revenue tiers. Lower barriers to entry have also led to increased fragmentation of the hardware vendor community, even in emerging country markets, giving users ample options when it comes to choosing an AutoID technology partner. This begs a critical question: from which vendors do enterprises source their barcode technology solutions?
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Document Title:	Barcode Market Evolution: An Early Look at Opportunities & Challenges in 2013
Publication Date:	October 2012
Excerpt:	As we head into the final weeks of 2012, it is becoming increasingly critical for vendors to understand the changing dynamics of the barcode hardware marketplace. VDC’s research indicates that the performance of some technologies and form factors, across product categories, is far outpacing general market growth. The market is also seeing intensified competition from vendors based out of emerging countries, in particular, giving rise to pricing pressures and increased hardware commoditization – again, in some segments more than others. Penetration of consumer-grade mobile devices (e.g. smartphones and tablets) across multiple application environments also poses a major threat to market leaders. In this Research Note, we will answer the following questions: How is the market evolving and adapting to avail of these opportunities and stave off competitive threats? What are some of the steps being taken by vendors to differentiate from their competition?
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Document Title:	Dining/Restaurants Could Put More Sizzle in the mPOS Market
Publication Date:	October 2012
Excerpt:	Despite rapidly increasing usage in retail, mobile POS (mPOS) solutions have yet to gain widespread adoption in other verticals, including the dining/restaurant sub-verticals within hospitality. In retail, mPOS has proven itself to be a valuable tool and is now an important component of many merchants’ broader front-end solutions. To date, a diverse group of merchants including Lowes, Sam’s Club and Nordstrom use mPOS to achieve a range of strategic objectives with empowering employees, increasing labor efficiency and productivity, and improving a host of customer-service related metrics leading the list. VDC believes many of the same strategic opportunities (and others unique to the vertical) exist in hospitality, particularly within restaurants.However, restaurant operators (of any format or establishment type) have yet to adopt mPOS with the same enthusiasm demonstrated by some retailers.
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Document Title:	Taking the Pulse of RFID & RTLS in Health Care
Publication Date:	July 2012
Excerpt:	The RFID and RTLS markets within the health care vertical continue to steadily evolve and adoption is increasing. More specifically, passive and active RFID as well as related RTLS-enabling technologies (such as Wi-Fi and UWB) are being used to efficiently track supplies, medical equipment, medications, personnel, patients and more while providing attractive value propositions and business benefits to adopters.
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Document Title:	Selecting Barcode Technology Vendors – VDC’s How-To Guide
Publication Date:	July 2012
Excerpt:	Having discussed the ongoing (and impending) migration from laser scanners to imaging technology, it is important to help vendors answer some key questions as they look to achieve their business profitability objectives: where is growth coming from, what is driving it, where do the opportunities lie, what can suppliers do to cash in? Keeping this in mind, VDC is highlighting the region that is expected to continue accounting for a significant portion of the overall handheld scanner revenues and share – the Americas.
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Document Title:	VDC Envisions Card Issuers as Likely Winners in m.Wallet Wars. Here’s Why.
Publication Date:	May 2012
Excerpt:	NFC continues to receive much attention as an enabling technology for a host of B2C applications. Enterprises evaluating NFC are often drawn to the technology by the prospects of monetizing the various applications it enables, with mobile wallets (m.wallets) being among the most obvious choices for generating new revenue streams. As a result, m.wallet initiatives have been the focal point of much investment and media coverage during the past year. This trend has shown no sign of abating in 2012 and seems to be gathering further momentum as major players like Visa and MasterCard have announced plans to get involved with mobile wallets. Even some Tier-1 retailers, including Target and Walmart, have publicly disclosed that they are evaluating store-branded m.wallet applications. With multiple offerings and application concepts materializing, it is clear the m.wallet war is underway and key influencers are starting to battle for position.
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Document Title:	Passive UHF RFID Item-Level Tagging in Retail Apparel: A Scaling Market Opportunity in the US & Abroad
Publication Date:	May 2012
Excerpt:	After a decade of piloting passive UHF EPC RFID, VDC is seeing a groundswell of activity in the retail apparel sector. Over the past three years, item-level tagging (ILT) for apparel has emerged as the new big hope for the technology. And, after some fits and starts, the market appears to have reached an inflection point – a level of RFID critical mass never seen before.
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Document Title:	Laser’s Light is Flickering: Imaging Takes Control of the Barcode Scanning Market
Publication Date:	April 2012
Excerpt:	Laser has been a cornerstone technology for barcode scanning for decades, historically accounting for the majority of global scanning revenues. But laser’s time at the top seems to be coming to an end. The technology has consistently lost market share to imaging over the past few years, and recent innovations and performance improvements have made imaging technology more competitive with, and in some instances, even more advantageous than laser.
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Document Title:	Making Dollars & Sense in Today’s NFC Market
Publication Date:	February 2012
Excerpt:	NFC’s success and profitability is often discussed exclusively in the context of contactless payment (and the handsome transaction fees it could generate) within retail and other B2C merchants. Such a narrow-minded perspective is dangerous, however, as NFC enables a host of other consumer-facing applications, many of which VDC believes will precede broad deployment of contactless payment. While we do recognize contactless payment presents compelling revenue potential, other smart marketing applications will drive adoption of B2C solutions, with contactless payment following shortly thereafter.
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Document Title:	Empowering the RTLS End User Through Education
Publication Date:	February 2012
Excerpt:	Real-Time Location System (RTLS) vendors ... your customers don’t understand. This message came through with exceptional clarity in our global study of RTLS enterprise end users. Simply put, they don’t understand what RTLS is and what it can do. They confuse it with other systems (i.e.: asset tracking). They aren’t clear on its functionality. They are more focused on price than value and ROI. In order to encourage broader adoption and fuel growth, VDC believes that vendors need to invest heavily in educating their clients/prospects on the technology, its capabilities, limitations and value propositions.
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Document Title:	What’s Behind the Forward Momentum in the Early 2012 RFID Market?
Publication Date:	February 2012
Excerpt:	While vendors, solutions providers and end-users showed signs of economic caution throughout 2011, optimism remained. The RFID market was a bit slow to start amid economic woes in 2011; however, VDC Research’s conversations with vendors and solutions providers became more positive in the second half – the market was growing, orders were still being placed and user interest was picking up across all industries and technology areas (core RFID, contactless, NFC and RTLS). In instances where funding was already allocated and the business case was solid, projects moved ahead as planned. Overall, 2011 continued the forward momentum for both RFID solutions providers and the user community; and 2012 is not any different.
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Document Title:	Industry Snapshot: The NFC Market Over the Past 6 Months
Publication Date:	December 2011
Excerpt:	The second half of 2011 has been defined by significant activity in the NFC market. On the supply side, chipset manufacturers have announced record shipments of NFC modules, while most major handset OEMs have released or announced NFC smartphones. Likewise, Payment Terminal manufacturers and other contactless infrastructure suppliers report significant enterprise interest in hardware capable of supporting a range of contactless NFC applications.
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Document Title:	Barcode Market Evolution: An Early Look at Opportunities & Challenges in 2013
Publication Date:	December 2011
Excerpt:	The barcode market experienced slower growth in 2011 as the demand bubble in 2010 – built up by extended refresh cycles started in 2008 / 2009 – burst and continued economic uncertainty looms. Average 2011 barcode budgets were down nearly 25% from those expected in 2010, there is increased competition for low cost APAC suppliers and the current economic climate continues to cause sluggish technology investment. Barcode growth is expected to come from refresh / upgrades from existing accounts, increased adoption among lower tier enterprises and continued convergence with other AIDC solutions. What this means is that not only will established barcode users be holding on to their equipment longer (and investing less), but revenue growth will be slowed as growth from new accounts will largely be comprised of SMB adopters of lower priced (with lesser functionality) devices.
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Document Title:	Vertical Specific Applications & Emerging Solutions Fueling Interactive Displays & Digital Signage Growth
Publication Date:	August 2011
Excerpt:	The interactive displays and digital signage (IDDS) market continues to show robust growth, with hardware and software revenues eclipsing the $2 billion mark in 2010. Demand is being driven by enterprise end users across many verticals and all tier levels, with the proliferation of entry-level “plug and play” solutions becoming increasingly popular amongst Tier 3 and 4 SMBs. The Americas lead regional demand, accounting for over 40% of IDDS revenues.
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Document Title:	Decoding the Rapid Migration to 2D Imaging
Publication Date:	August 2011
Excerpt:	VDC’s latest research on data capture technologies indicates the demand for 2D imaging increased significantly in 2010 and is expected to outpace all other barcode data capture technologies through 2015. This forecast, based on primary research from the supply-side, channel and end-user communities, is occurring across all regions and mobile and fixed position scanners and scan engines. Although this trend was noted several years ago, it has only recently taken a significant turn upward.
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Document Title:	Growing Retail Adoption of Mobile POS
Publication Date:	July 2011
Excerpt:	The market for mobile POS terminals has started gaining traction in a broader collection of retail locations. This adoption is being driven by chainwide deployments by some large retail chains, across a number of regional markets and store formats. Adoption has accelerated rapidly, especially over the past year. VDC expects this trend to continue, especially among retail establishments. Many retailers’ business requirements align very well with the multi-function capabilities and easily portable nature of Mobile POS, which enables employees to check inventory, pricing and process payments – all while on the sales floor.
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Document Title:	Deal Note: NCR to Acquire Radiant Systems, Inc.
Publication Date:	July 2011
Excerpt:	NCR (NYSE: NCR), one of the largest global technology vendors for assisted- and self-service solutions catering to a wide variety of vertical market segments, announced its intention to acquire Radiant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RADS), a leading technology solutions provider to hospitality and specialty retail establishments.
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Document Title:	EPC Hardware Markets Experiencing Triple Digit Growth
Publication Date:	May 2011
Excerpt:	The EPC market is finally exhibiting the type of growth that most were anticipating to happen years ago. VDC Research believes that while retail will remain an important vertical for suppliers, growth in non-retail applications will offer suppliers new opportunities to expand their market footprint.
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Document Title:	The Global Market for Gen2 UHF Hardware
Publication Date:	April 2011
Excerpt:	The total market for Gen2 UHF hardware – transponders, readers and printers – in 2010 was $354 Million, up more than 140% from 2009. VDC expects the Gen2 UHF hardware market to grow at a CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) of nearly 60% through 2015, approaching $3.7 Billion. Although the hardware for LF and HF markets account for more than 2/3 of the total RFID hardware revenues ($456.2 M and $1.2B respectively), their growth rates are much lower (4.9% and 18.4% respectively) for the same period. The Gen2 UHF hardware market represented about 14% of the total RFID hardware market in 2010; However by 2015, this market will account for nearly 47% of total global hardware revenues – more than LF and HF combined.
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Document Title:	End-Users Increasing AIDC Budgets in 2011
Publication Date:	March 2011
Excerpt:	In our most recent QuickCast, “Why Emerging Apps Will Take Center Stage for Barcode End-Users,” we explored four common trends impacting demand for barcode systems in all vertical markets: A natural complement to the common trends above is an exploration of how budget allocation varies by vertical market, and which applications are receiving the strongest investment consideration. Each year, VDC surveys users of AIDC technologies (i.e., handheld scanners, stationary scanners, barcode printers, barcode printer consumables) to learn about their current and planned investments and to understand how budget allocation is changing, amongst other topics. While end-user budgets for barcode systems declined by 53% in 2009 as a result of the recession, we’re now seeing increased AIDC budget allocation in every primary vertical market.
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Document Title:	RFID Budgets Growing in 2011
Publication Date:	March 2011
Excerpt:	2010 was a banner year for RFID, with total global revenues reaching over $4B. So naturally, suppliers want to know if 2011 will be another big year. Barring any major macroeconomic issues … we say yes. VDC Research Group (VDC) has surveyed the population of RFID end-users and evaluators every year for over a decade. These end-users, from each regional and vertical market, answer a series of questions about their usage, experiences, preferences and purchasing of RFID solutions.
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Document Title:	Barcode & RFID Convergence: Enabling Greater Visibility Through Standards
Publication Date:	November 2010
Excerpt:	Barcode is the dominant track and trace technology on the planet. RFID is an emerging successor in some applications, a valuable complement in most. Barcode is used globally throughout most industries and is the de facto standard for most companies, regardless of tier or location. RFID is an emerging solution, capable of extending the value proposition of barcode by providing additional functionality and removing the limitations of line-of-sight scanning. Although these two technologies could be perceived as direct competitors for the same applications, end users continue to require both solutions – and this is not a short term condition. Why require both?
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Document Title:	Managed Services: RFID's Newest Business Model
Publication Date:	September 2009
Excerpt:	The RFID market remains highly fragmented, crowded with middling solutions and difficult to scale and generate significant, sustainable profits. And yet, it continues to grow through the recession, albeit at a much reduced rate. Clearly, users in many segments are conserving capital any way they can, including slowing their RFID rollouts and delaying their RFID pilots.
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Document Title:	MOBILE PRINTERS: GLOBAL DEMAND ANALYSIS
Publication Date:	July 2009
Excerpt:	The market for mobile printers is growing more rapidly than the established stationary printer segment, largely due to advancements in wireless connectivity that allows mobile workers to access relevant information, capture data and communicate with enterprise software in real time.
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Document Title:	TOUCH SCREEN SENSORS AND DISPLAYS
Publication Date:	March 2009
Excerpt:	The current IT investment environment may be the most cost-sensitive since the first commercial deployment of the solid state transistor. And yet, demand for solutions with touch screens, which are materially more expensive than traditional displays, are growing rapidly. In a previous Research Note, VDC Research explored some of the highlights of touch screen market acceptance and expansion generally. In this note, we explore the features, functions and benefits that touch screen suppliers are offering that is driving the continued market expansion, revenue growth and sustained profitability of these enabling technologies.
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Document Title:	NFC and the Competition: Who’s Winning the m.Payment Battle…and Why?
Publication Date:	January 2007
Excerpt:	Despite potential to serve a broad range of applications ranging from mobile payment (m.payment) to device pairing, NFC (Near Field Communication) is still challenged to gain broader adoption across all regional markets. While pockets of intense NFC activity certainly exist, particularly in EMEA (France) and APAC (Japan, and to a lesser extent, Singapore), the technology has yet to fulfill its billing as “the next big thing.” That’s particularly true for m.payment. Because of strong competition from alternative mobile technologies vying for the same opportunity, NFC faces challenges convincing merchants and consumers that it is the best way to enable m.payment (see Table 1). So, VDC remains cautious in its NFC outlook, especially for m.payment applications. While we are bullish on the concept of mobile payment, we are not convinced that NFC is – or will be – the best way to enable this application. It certainly will not be the only way.
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