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As social distancing became imperative, retailers started using technology, such as barcodes, to limit physical contact by click-and-collect as part of omnichannel retail. There are multiple advantages of barcode technology in retail. It creates dynamic sales opportunities, offers deeper consumer insights, and empowers employees.  Here is how retailers can use...

Just like many other industries, the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the retail realm in 2020. Adapting technology became a necessity for all sorts of retailers to cater to the new normal. Since the pandemic hasn’t ended, most of these changes are here, along with some new ones. Here are the trends...

The panorama feature in a smartphone camera is a popular consumer application. It lets users capture a very wide view of a scene by stitching together several photos. This feature, applied to industrial applications, can have different usage scenarios compared to the general consumer. Dynamsoft Panorama™ is a revolutionary inventory...

Barcodes have long been used to track and manage inventories; however, the use cases for barcode scanning don’t end there. As the world continues to face the Covid-19 pandemic, innovators and governments of various countries have been trying numerous ways to contain its spread. Barcoding technology is one of them....

As with every industry, the educational system is undergoing a digital transformation. An ever-growing number of courses are now offered online, computers and tablets are replacing textbooks, and teachers and classrooms have changed their curriculum to better match the needs of the modern-day labor market. In addition to these changes,...

Retail stores continue to find new ways to engage customers and build better customer relationships, even or especially during COVID-19. According to Small Business Trends, there are at least five things customers want from a retail store. These include personalized customer service, online/offline integration, the use of mobile technology, loyalty...

Retail store checkout today has evolved with new technologies to choose from. Among them, two are mobile-point-of-sale (mPOS) and self-checkout solutions. Both are widely popular. For example, according to a Global Market Insights report, mPOS terminal adoption sales will reach $55 billion by 2024. Meanwhile, Retail Customer Experience reported 66 percent of...

Barcodes have an array of applications – they are business critical in warehousing for inventory management. They can be productive in retail marketing campaigns and much more. Here is a short but useful collection of how a couple of European and a couple of California businesses leverage barcodes for their...

Anyone tasked with regularly and manually capturing vehicle identification numbers (VIN) knows how troublesome they can be when doing so from a vehicle. You usually have to hover over and read through the windshield at the engraved numbers etched in low contrast. Or, you can kneel to look at the...

What is Aadhaar card Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by residents or passport holders of India, based on their biometric and demographic data. The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established in January 2009 by...

Recently, a potential customer reached out to our Support Team during a Live Chat session and asked us if we had any JavaScript APIs to capture MICR from a Canon scanner.   After asking a few follow-up questions to get a better idea of their project requirement, the question was asked:...

Barcodes and agriculture are not new, but they continue to find new ways to work together. Thanks to mobile app developers and barcode scanning SDKs, farmers are using barcoding technology to improve efficiencies within the supply chain such as: Monitoring yields Handling fresh produce Improving communication Enforcing accountability In this...

Adding New Layers and Dimensions to Reading Recently, we had the opportunity to work with TeachingBooks™ ⁠— a company predicated on giving students more insights and opportunities about the books they’re reading. Their mission is to use their platform to deepen the reader’s understanding and joy of books. They currently...

Barcode technology has been around for decades and shows no signs of slowing as retailers continue to find new retail solutions to use barcodes. While reliable and robust, there are still many challenges to overcome, especially in retail environments. Unsuccessful barcode scans from damaged codes, or simply missing a barcode...

Businesses are turning to intelligent warehouse management to vastly improve efficiencies by leveraging automation. Computer vision technology empowers many businesses to track goods with proven-reliable barcode labels. But, what are some considerations to get started with barcode-based intelligent warehouse management? How a Modern Intelligent Warehouse Works To move beyond manual...

Inventory tracking is critical for a lot of businesses. While it’s certainly more critical to some industries, such as retail, other less obvious industries can also benefit. For example, it’s said US retailers are sitting on $1.43 in inventory for every $1 they sell. A small business can also use inventory tracking...

The market for inventory management software is expected to grow with a CAGR of more than eight percent by 2020 and with barcode technology at the core of any such solution, the potential applications are many. We came across six good ideas for using inventory tracking or barcode technology. Tablets...

There is no disputing the electronic health record (EHR) market is undergoing drastic changes and has been doing so for a while now. While these changes have brought on barriers to acceptance, there are continued signs that the use of EHR applications is catching on. However, the pace seems to...

Barcode technology has been around for decades, and it continues to grow in its use across many industries such as retail, transportation, logistics, public security, automated production, healthcare and more. Barcodes have become very mission critical to countless organizations. In healthcare, it’s even been argued barcodes have actually helped save lives...