October 2004 Hightlights
  RFID Packaging Ideas at Zebra’s PACK EXPO Exhibit.
  More Muscle for Your Mobile Workforce! Enhanced Cameo Receipt Printer.
  Wristbands Keep People on Track. Free White Papers.
 

We’ve Got Your RFID Needs Covered.

  An Office Printer for Bar Code Labels? Think again…
     
     

Zebra, RFID, and PACK EXPO Make a Great Package.

Supply chain compliance mandates…pharmaceutical track-and-trace initiatives…the drive toward greater efficiency and competitiveness. Whatever the motivation, packaging professionals now more than ever need to explore radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions, and Zebra’s booth #9435/9535 in the RFID Pavilion at PACK EXPO International 2004 is a great jumping-off point. Come to Chicago Nov. 7–11 to learn how you can tackle your package identification challenges with Zebra’s cutting-edge RFID-enabled OEM print engines for print-and-apply systems, RFID printers/encoders, and full selection of bar code label printers. Details and registration here.

Can’t make it to the show? See our RFID solutions at http://www.rfid.zebra.com.

 
 

Power-Up Your Mobile Workforce with Cameo Receipt Printers—Now with Memory Boost.

Need a rugged, lightweight receipt printer for your mobile workforce? Increase customer loyalty with better service on the spot. Simply clip a Cameo series mobile printer to an operator’s belt to create clean, custom receipts on demand for tableside receipt printing, line busting, route accounting, passenger ticketing, or entertainment-venue ticketing.

With the Cameo’s expanded SRAM memory (now 1 MB SRAM, 1 MB Flash), you can combine more wireless, software, and hardware options while still having plenty of brainpower to print long labels and complex fonts and bar codes. For example, combine Bluetooth® wireless technology, a smart card reader, and 2-D bar code support, or pair Bluetooth and Asian fonts. Learn more about Cameo printers.

See how mobile printing can improve YOUR business. Free white papers and more at http://www.mobile.zebra.com

 
 
 

Keep Track of Patrons or Patients with Bar Code and RFID Wristbands.

Wristbands containing bar codes or radio frequency identification (RFID) tags boost efficiency and accuracy in patient and patron tracking. Use one or the other at entertainment venues to admit patrons and permit convenient cash-free transactions, and at hospitals to improve safety with accurate patient identification.

Zebra’s durable Z-Band 4000 thermal transfer bar code wristbands offer a tamper-proof VOID version for positive patient identification and child security at entertainment facilities. Or, if you need easy-to-update tracking, look to our RFID smart wristbands, readable even through clothing and bed sheets. They’re ideal for confirming patron age requirements at events or tracking inmates at correctional facilities.

Our FREE white paper “It’s All in the Wrist: Improving Patient Safety with Bar Code Wristbands” tells more about using wristbands for patient identification. Download now.

To learn more about RFID and its uses for patient security, patron management, and many other applications, download our FREE white paper “RFID: The Next Generation of AIDC.”

 
 
 

Need RFID? We’ve Got You Covered.

Need to meet RFID compliance mandates? Want to boost business efficiencies? Both? Zebra’s full family of smart label printers/encoders and RFID Ready printers is upgradeable to meet future RFID protocols and protect your investment. Our compact, industrial/commercial, and high-performance printers/encoders support a variety of high-frequency (13.56 MHz) and ultra-high-frequency (UHF) transponders to give you the flexibility you need, and many are Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) compatible. Learn more at http://www.rfid.zebra.com.

 
 
 

Why Use a Dedicated Thermal Printer Instead of an Office Printer?

Do you print bar code labels on your office inkjet or laser printer? STOP and read this white paper! You’ll find the productivity gains, quality advantages, and material savings that a dedicated thermal bar code label printing system provides over other systems will far outweigh its initial cost. Download “Best-in-Class Bar Coding: The Business Case for a Dedicated Thermal Label Printer.”

The same goes for creating shipping labels for items sent by your express parcel service. You need a printer with more bar code capability, speed, and reliability than a standard office printer. Learn why a thermal printer is your best choice in our FREE white paper “Selecting a Printer That Delivers for Parcel Labeling.” Click here.

 
     
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  Printhead Maintenance  
  To ensure highest quality bar code label printing and avoid compliance labeling chargebacks, even the most reliable printers need regular maintenance. Get tips on detecting, correcting, and preventing printing problems. Click here to read our white paper “Quality Assurance Steps for Preventing Label Printing Problems.”  
     
  Printer Supplies
Did you know? Genuine Zebra Supplies keep your printhead cleaner and your output sharper. If your printer’s not running with Zebra, you may not be getting all you can from your system. From in-stock paper labels to specialty materials with performance-matched ribbons, from labels and receipts to tickets, tags, and wristbands, click here if you’d like to learn more about Genuine Zebra Supplies.
 
     
 

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