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HTC forecasts sharp fall in Q1 sales, margins (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Telecompaper) HTC forecast a sharp fall in sales and margins in the first quarter, as the company works on revamping its product portfolio. The smartphone maker announced that its January revenues fell 52.55 percent from a year earlier to TWD 16.615 billion. Total first-quarter revenues for the three months to March are forecast at TWD 65-70 billion, down from TWD 101.4 billion in Q4. Amid expected pressure on prices, the gross margin is expected to drop to around 25 percent in Q1, from 27.1 percent in Q4, and the operating margin will fall to an estimated 7.5 percent from 12.7 percent in the previous quarter. HTC said these are "short-term difficulties", and margins should improve when the product transition is completed. The forecast came alongside a brief presentation of fourth-quarter results, with no details on unit shipments or prices. The company confirmed Q4 revenues were down 2.5 percent from a year earlier, and net profit dropped 26 percent to TWD 10.9 billion.
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Vodafone, Wind Hellas end merger talks (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
(Telecompaper) Vodafone said it has ended talks with Largo Limited, the sole shareholder of Wind Hellas, on a potential business combination between Vodafone Greece and Wind Hellas. Vodafone first announced the talks last August. Recent press reports in Greece suggested the company was prepared for a 60-40 merger with the smaller rival. However a source familiar with the matter told the Financial Times that the deal was called off due to concerns of regulatory opposition. A merger would give the group almost 50 percent of the market and leave Greece with just two mobile network operators. The companies could still pursue talks on network sharing, the report said.
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Casio launches new partner programme available from Varlink (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Casio Electronics Co. has launched its new 2012 partner programme for new and existing value-added resellers (VARs) and software integrators.
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Wick Hill appointed as A10 Networks' distributor for the UK and Ireland (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Wick Hill has been appointed by A10 Networks, the application networking solutions provider, as UK and Ireland distributor.
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Zebra Technologies and Checkpoint Systems to extend Zebra location solutions with OATSystems' passive RFID capabilities (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Zebra Technologies Corporation and Checkpoint Systems have entered into a cooperative relationship and licensing agreement. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Synergix expands Honeywell range (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Synergix, the auto-ID and barcode division of Midwich Ltd has announced that it can supply Honeywell's latest release, the Dolphin 7800.
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Zebra Technologies and Checkpoint Systems to extend Zebra location solutions with OATSystems' passive RFID capabilities (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Zebra Technologies Corporation and Checkpoint Systems have entered into a cooperative relationship and licensing agreement. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Ingram Micro announces new dedicated Data Capture/POS sales office (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Ingram Micro S.r.l., the Italian subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc., the global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, had announced that the Data Capture/POS Division has commenced activities in Italy.
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Leo InnoTech and UPM RFID implement large-scale item-level RFID solution for apparel warehouse optimisation in China (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out one of the largest item-level RFID implementations for a Chinese apparel company, with six million apparel items tagged annually.
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Datalogic's acquisition of Accu-Sort Systems completed (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Datalogic S.p.A. (Datalogic) has completed the acquisition, through certain of its subsidiaries, of Accu-Sort Systems Inc., the supplier of Automatic Identification (Auto-ID) products in the US, and certain affiliates of Accu-Sort Systems Inc. ("Accu-Sort") from certain subsidiaries of Danaher Corporation.
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New Ultra-small RFID Inlay from Avery Dennison RFID (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Avery Dennison RFID, a business of Avery Dennison Corporation, has introduced the AD-110m5, a new near-field inlay measuring just .91 x .20 in (23 x 5 mm).
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Handheld expands in the UK (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
The Handheld Group, manufacturer of rugged PDAs and mobile devices, continues its expansion with a new office in the UK.
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Nedap presents !D Hand (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Nedap has introduced the new !D Hand, a lightweight handheld RFID device with one-button operation.
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Casio launches a new partner programme for mobile technology resellers and software integrators (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Casio Electronics Co. Ltd has announced the launch of its new 2012 partner programme for new and existing value-added resellers (VARs) and software integrators.
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RFID and privacy: The delicate balance (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Researchers recently found that Apple's smart phones and tablets record and store customers' movements for up to a year.
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New Advantage+ guide from Midwich – what's in it for you? (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Midwich, the UK's largest trade-only distributor of solutions in audiovisual, print, security, barcode, auto-ID, and digital imaging has just released its latest monthly guide to its vast range of AV products.
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UPM RFID and Wireless Sensor Technologies join forces to power the NFC revolution (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
UPM RFID and Wireless Sensor Technologies have joined forces to deliver near field communication (NFC) products and services to seamlessly connect the physical and online worlds via wireless sensors and devices.
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Wick Hill offers lifeline to expand customers and VARs (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Following the recent liquidation of WAN optimisation specialist Expand Networks, and the purchase of certain of its assets by Riverbed Technology, VAD Wick Hill, an Expand distributor, has announced that it will continue to support Expand customers in the UK on an FOC and best endeavours basis.
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Vicinity RFID a pioneer in delegate management at India medical conference: Implementation draws on UHF Gen 2 RFID tags from UPM RFID (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Vicinity RFID a pioneer in delegate management at India medical conference: Implementation draws on UHF Gen 2 RFID tags from UPM RFID
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Blackroc Distribution becomes BlueStar UK Distribution (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
BlueStar has announced its expansion of European operations to the UK and Ireland through the acquisition of Blackroc Distribution Limited, an ADC-specialty distributor in the region.
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Midwich launches with Nordic ID RFID and barcode handheld terminals (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Nordic ID and Midwich have announced that following the re-location of Midwich's barcode solutions division, Synergix, to its Diss Headquarters, it will become Nordic ID's first trade-only distributor in the UK, for its RFID and barcode range of hand-held terminals.
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BlueStar adds marketing managers to increase global development (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
BlueStar, the global distributor of solutions-based ADC, Mobility, RFID, Digital Signage, and Security technology, has announced two new additions to its marketing management team.
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ABI Research ranks UPM RFID No. 1 for passive UHF RFID label inlays (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
ABI Research, a market intelligence company specialised in global connectivity and emerging technology, based in New York, US, recently published the results of vendor matrix for passive ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID label inlays.
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TrustPort conquers IT markets in Latin America (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
TrustPort's regional office in Mexico has successfully completed negotiations with Ingram Micro Mexico. TrustPort is also focusing on other countries in Latin America (especially Brazil) with its products, which have now also been localised into Portuguese.
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Motorola Solutions unveils next-generation industrial-class fixed RFID reader (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Motorola Solutions, Inc. has introduced the FX9500 industrial-class fixed RFID reader for reading RFID-enabled pallets, cases and items at dock doors, conveyors and other industrial portal-based read points.
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Expansion leads global EPoS manufacturer to make a further senior appointment (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Specialist manufacturer of PC-based touchscreen EPoS to the retail, hospitality and leisure industries worldwide, J2 Retail Systems, has made a new senior appointment.
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MSA chooses Holland 1916 for rugged RFID tag solutions (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Holland 1916 provides custom RFID solutions to global safety equipment manufacturer MSA to aid MSA's customers in inventory tracking and safety-compliance.
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Casio appoints Varlink as UK distributor for its range of handheld mobile devices and new Android-based EPoS system (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Varlink, the York based specialist mobile computing and data capture hardware distributor, has become a UK Distributor for Casio handheld data capture terminals.
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Rutgers University evaluates over 100 passive RFID tags (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Rutgers University has released its RFID Tag Selection Report, a comprehensive evaluation of passive UHF RFID tags. Jointly sponsored by RFID TagSource and Motorola Solutions RFID Division, The Rutgers Centre for Innovative Ventures of Emerging Technologies (CIVET) evaluated a wide variety of RFID Tags using Motorola Solutions handheld and fixed RFID readers.
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Arbor Technology selects Maxatec as UK partner for rugged tablet computers (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Maxa Technologies, (Maxatec), specialist distributor of IT hardware, software and services to the Mobile, AIDC and EPOS market sectors has been appointed as a distributor for Arbor Technology, the designer and manufacturer of rugged tablet computers.
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Albis Technologies signals advanced gate access control with active RFID for restricted areas in retail (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
A new active RFID-based, stand-alone solution for ensuring sensitive and controlled areas, where access is strictly limited, are secured against unauthorised entry, has been launched by Albis Technologies.
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Cyberoam signs Tekdata as distributor for Netgenie Routers (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Cyberoam, a Unified Threat Management (UTM) major, has forayed into the consumer segment with the launch of wireless router named, NetGenie for the home and SOHO markets.
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STL Technologies is Impinj Inc's Criminal Justice partner (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
STL Technologies, the criminal justice software specialist, has signed a partnership deal with RFID expert Impinj Inc. the RFID solutions developer.
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Wick Hill appointed as UK distributor by Imation (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
VAD Wick Hill has been appointed as UK distributor for Imation Mobile Security. Imation Corp. is a global technology company whose portfolio includes data storage and security products, electronics and accessories.
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Blackroc Distribution and Impinj sign UK distribution agreement (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Impinj has entered a formal distribution agreement with Blackroc Distribution of Staffordshire, UK to provide its RFID reader and antenna products in the UK and Ireland. Blackroc has a long pedigree within the field of RFID.
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Fujitsu gives partners building blocks for development of private cloud business (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Fujitsu is presenting its reseller partners with a simple way to build private cloud infrastructures for enterprise customers with its Dynamic Infrastructure Blocks (DI Blocks), which the company plans to start shipping in Q1 next year.
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BlueStar offers RFID Revolution Express RFID (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
BlueStar and ID & Security technology solutions, has begun distributing RFID Revolution Express, an enterprise-calibre, RFID middleware platform designed specifically for the Impinj Speedway Revolution and Speedway xPortal RFID Readers.
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TalkTalk Business Channel urges the Channel to join Large UK IT study (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Partners, resellers, dealers and VARs are being urged to take part in the UK's largest IT and telecoms study, commissioned by Next Generation connectivity provider, TalkTalk Business.
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Linen Technology Tracking selects Fluensee AssetTrack to deliver RFID Linen Tracking solution (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Fluensee has announced that Linen Technology Tracking, LLC. has partnered with the Denver-based company to deliver its patented linentracker solution on Fluensee's AssetTrack platform.
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ScanSource Europe Partner Tour 2011 reaches Grand Finale (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
The 2011 ScanSource Europe Partner Tour, the value added distributor's pan-European roadshow, rolled into Madrid in November for what was the last date of this year's events.
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Psion and Caen RFID unveil Snappy: an UHF-RFID snap-on for the Ikôn handheld computer (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Psion, the global provider of mobile computing solutions, and Caen RFID, the European supplier of UHF RFID products, have launched Snappy, a new UHF RFID reader with an integrated antenna.
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House of Fraser utilises Box Technologies Solutions to launch new Concept Stores (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Box Technologies, provider of customer interface technology solutions, has announced that a range of its customer-facing technologies played a key role in the launch of the House of Fraser's first two new format concept stores, House of Fraser.com. These opened in Aberdeen on the 21st October and in Liverpool on November 22nd 2011.
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Baracoda reinforces its sales and technical teams within its American subsidiary, Baracoda Inc. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Baracoda, manufacturer of Bluetooth barcode and RFID scanners, has appointed Calvin Le and Raphael Bulira as Sales Manager and Technical Support Engineer at Baracoda Inc.
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Ergonomic Solutions Manufacturing is recipient of prestigious business award in Denmark (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Ergonomic Solutions Manufacturing A/S has been selected as a winner of the Gazelle 2011 award from Børsen; a leading business daily newspaper in Denmark.
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Murata to exhibit innovative RFID solutions for electronics products at CeBIT (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Murata will be exhibiting its RFID solutions, featuring a live demonstration of the company's Magicstrap UHF tag-IC module, at CeBIT 2011 in Hannover, Germany, 1-5 March 2011.
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Alfresco expands Global channel programme to keep pace with 40% channel revenue growth in 2011 (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Alfresco, the open platform for social content management, has announced expansion of its worldwide team of channel managers and channel-focused sales and marketing executives.
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RFID TagSource signs agreement with FAA, delivers RFID technologies for air force programme (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
RFID TagSource, provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies, has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Easynet opens doors to channel with new partner portal (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Easynet has unveiled its partner portal which makes Easynet's product portfolio, from Enterprise MPLS VPNs to broadband solutions for SMEs, available from a single, online destination.
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PR100 portable Gen2 RFID reader from Tharo Systems (Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
Tharo Systems, Inc., the author of EasyLabel software for product identification, barcode and RFID labelling, has introduced its new UHF Generation 2 RFID reader for under US$1,000.
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