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Scan-IT to Office – A New Way to Capture Data with a Smartphone

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Scan-IT to Office is a cloud-based data collection solution for Android and iOS.  This service enables everyone to capture data at the touch of a button - the solution connects the user’s smartphone directly with documents or spreadsheets. A mobile app forwards captured data immediately via smart cloud services into the desired destinations. This works anytime and anywhere, regardless of the device's location – if required across different offices, facilities or even countries. " Our main design goals were simplicity and reliability: data acquisition should be as easy as taking a picture with a smartphone. I am convinced our developers achieved these goals by creating a solution that combines state-of-the-art app design with globally available cloud services " - points out TEC-IT's CEO Guenter Kriegl. Due to the ease of use, the app is often utilized for stocktaking, inventory management and general track and trace tasks. Users especially appreciate the foll...

Can I Use a Single Barcode for Multiple Pieces of Information?

Some time ago I stumbled about an online discussion regarding bar-coding. The original question was something like: "We need to print Barcodes on invoices which will encode the details of customer number along with material numbers and quantity. Is this possible?" The discussion was quite interesting: some users believed this is not possible, other never heard of 2D codes, and so on... So here is a basic introduction: Question 1: Can I encode multiple pieces of data in a single barcode? Answer: Yes. A barcode is not aware of the data it is encoding. So encoding multiple pieces of data is de-facto possible with almost every barcode. Question 2: What is the preferred type of barcode for such an application? The type of barcode required depends on the amount of data to be encoded, the available printing space - and the available decoding hardware: Basically there are two types of barcodes: * linear barcodes (1D codes): they are constructed of single bars printed beside each othe...