Dynamic growth in 2009

in November 2008, Intertrade has become a member of  the INGRAM MICRO Group, the world’s largest technology sales, marketing and logistics company. This creates many advantages for you – our partners in business. You will benefit from INGRAM MICRO’s financial strength – especially in economically difficult times as we are experiencing right now. As your partner, we will work diligently to meet the challenge and enable dynamic growth in the course of this year.

What can you expect of us in the future? For example a broadened product portfolio, increased availability, new financial options to enable your project business and refined Service Offerings (e.g. configuration/staging).

Over the coming months, we will keep you posted on the progress we are making. You are also invited to contact your sales representative and get first hand information on all projects we are engaging in. Despite all the changes, that are aiming to broaden and to intensify our business relationship, we at Intertrade continue to be your direct contact and partner in business.

Your Intertrade Team

1. IN FOCUS

SoMo 650 on expedition to Antarctica

Lorenzo Gariano, a renowned international adventurer, is not alone during his latest endeavour, as he will be carrying a Socket SoMo 650 on his climb up Mount Vinson, Antarctica’s highest peak. The devices have to be kept in the depths of an inside pocket and close to the body, in order to protect them from the extreme Antarctic cold. He is set to be the second Italian to conquer the highest summits on all seven continents. But he will be the only one to have been able to make blog entries and save photos while the expedition is going on.

more about the expedition

2. PRODUCTS

Motorola MC5590

The MC5590 from Motorola is a light but extremely robust mobile computer, designed to cope equally well with all day-to-day data-logging tasks and demanding company applications. It offers, alongside flexible language and data communications, trouble-free wireless connection to local area networks (WLAN and Bluetooth), plus all the features of a data-logging system, which can function with either a laser scanner or a 1D/2D imager. The device is also equipped with a two-megapixel camera. The MC5590 is ideal for use in the retail sector and in sales or field-service applications, such as the capture of visitor data at trade fairs. The MC55 is the official successor to the MC50 and the Symbol PPT8846.

datasheet MC5590

New P4T printer from Zebra

Zebra is launching the world’s first mobile thermal-transfer printer with UHF RFID printing and coding compatibility in the shape of its P4T/RPT. With industry-standard wireless Bluetooth 2.0 or 802.11g connectivity, battery-level monitoring, a large LCD screen, centred printing configuration and memory to spare, this mobile printer offers both a wide range of functions and straightforward, intuitive operation. The P4T/RP4T prints durable barcode labels, receipts and UHF smart labels – wherever and whenever they are needed. This attractive-looking printer with its advanced ergonomic design provides reliable operation even in the toughest conditions, and is ideal for use in a wide range of areas, including the public sector, manufacturing, logistics, field services and the health sector.

datasheet P4T/RP4T

Gryphon I GD4100

The new Gryphon I GD4100 from Datalogic is characterised by its wide 42° scanning angle, making it ideal for reading long codes. It also offers an extraordinarily high scan-rate of up to 325 decoding operations per second. This improved decoding rate improves productivity, while speeding up the capture of semi-legible and damaged codes. Datalogic’s exclusive, patented “Green Spot” feature – with the read-function activated directly by contact with the code – is ideal for use in poorly-lit or noisy environments. It is no accident that the data-logging devices in Datalogic’s Gryphon range of scanners are considered to be among the very best in their class. They are ideal for use in a wide range of situations, including commercial and office environments, hospitals, pharmacies, light industry, warehouse logistics and production facilities.

datasheet Gryphon I GD4100

Motorola Service News

As of January 2nd 2009, Motorola customers have been able to enter into a Software Service Agreement. This is a freestanding software-support product, designed to allow customers to receive software updates and technical support for their equipment, with a view to keeping each device in absolutely top operating condition. This support is available for all MCDs and the following ADC units: P360, P460, P370 and P470, CA50, MK1200 and MK2200. Customers who have already entered into hardware agreements for their products need not take out additional software support, as they already automatically have access to the above facilities.

datasheet Enterprise Mobility Software Support

3. INTERNA

Motorola-University Wireless Switch Training

Motorola trainer, Angelo Cargnel, was pleased to take charge of more than 20 attentive course participants who, for three days from January 27th onwards, filled Intertrade’s onsite technical training facilities with the hustle and bustle of keen learners at work. The declared aim of the course was to provide a pass in the wireless certification exam that became obligatory at the start of this year for all resellers of Motorola wireless systems. All participants in the training group passed the examination with room to spare, and took the opportunity to find out a lot more about the configuration of RFS6000/7000 switches. Given the big response and highly-positive feedback that this training course generated, repeat sessions are now planned for April of this year. Intertrade will be sending out invitations nearer the date, but please feel free to let us know now if you are interested in taking part.

Version 3 of the highly-popular DataWedge application has now been released, and the question being asked is: why the direct jump from version 2.1.x to version 3? A quick look at the release notes reveals that the leap is totally justified, as the software has been redesigned from scratch and considerably enhanced with extra features. It is now possible, for example, to configure DataWedge directly from a PC operating via WLAN or Active Sync. Another new feature is the possibility of creating ADF rules, with which users of handheld scanners will be familiar. The presence of profiles allows the operator to use both input and output plug-ins to define sets of rules such as character replacements. Profiles can also be linked to applications. As you will have gathered, DataWedge 3.0 is a fully-developed piece of software with an ability to handle even complex tasks in a relatively straightforward way.

https://docs.symbol.com/downloads/DataWedge030005.zip