Top 10 Tips for Optimal RFID Smart Label Success

Now that EPCglobal has ratified the new Class 1 Generation 2 (Gen 2) protocol for radio frequency identification (RFID), more companies will make serious headway in adopting RFID for the supply chain. Zebra has identified 10 tips to help your company optimize the printing and encoding of RFID smart labels. To view the tips, click here.

Pharmacy Patient Safety Solutions at ASHP and in New White Paper
 
Learn what’s next for pharmacy practitioners at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ 40^th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, Dec. 4–8, 2005, in Las Vegas. While there, visit Zebra’s Booth #517 to see our latest printing solutions for prescription and unit-dose labeling, as well as for wristband patient identification, specimen labeling, and other hospital patient safety solutions. For more ideas, visit our health system pharmacies Web page at www.zebra.com/pharmacypaper, where you can download our NEW “Adopting Bar Code Labeling in Hospital Pharmacies” white paper.

New White Paper for Department of Defense Suppliers

For a concise, non-technical guide that explains the options for applying Unique Identification (UID) bar codes, which are now required on most materials supplied to the U.S. Department of Defense, download our new white paper “Planning a DoD UID Bar Code Marking System -- A practical guide to program requirements, marking options and printer selection.” It covers data plates, label printing, and direct part marking techniques, and how to determine which is most appropriate. Download now.

Warranty Center in Canada Expands Repair Service to Zebra’s Full Printer Line

If your company has facilities in Canada, now you can take advantage of the convenience of an in-Canada source of warranty service and support for your Zebra high-performance, industrial/commercial, desktop, or mobile printers. Instead of sending your printers across the border to Zebra’s U.S. repair center, you can save shipping time and money by sending them to our Zebra Repair Center in Toronto. This full-line depot repair service is in addition to the mobile printer repair service this facility has offered since April 2005.

You’ll continue to benefit fully from your original, extended, and post-warranty support as you enjoy the same high-quality, quick-response, cost-effective repair service that they have come to expect from Zebra’s factory repair center in the U.S. To find out where to send your printer for service in Canada, please call Zebra at +1 847 955 2296.

Harley-Davidson Won in “Born to Be Mobile” Sweepstakes

Rick Montney, vice president of Winter Haven, Fla.-based ProPak Software, has won a Harley-Davidson Road King^® motorcycle in Zebra’s “Born to Be Mobile” sweepstakes, which introduced the RW 420™ mobile printer earlier this year. Shown in the photo is Rick (right) standing beside his new Harley-Davidson along with Zebra's
Ed Weber.

With this rugged, compact printer, field service and delivery workers speed through the day, eliminating paperwork and improving cash flow. As the only mobile printer to meet the stringent IP54 dust- and water-resistance rating, the RW 420 endures extreme temperatures and weather conditions. Bounce it in the truck, carry it in the rain, drop it to the pavement, and expect the same performance day in and day out. For details and a FREE route accounting white paper, go to www.zebra.com/bornmobile

Limited-Time Savings Offer and New Options for ZebraCare™ Extended Warranties

ZebraCare Extended Warranty and Maintenance Agreements assure the finest care and attention for your printer service needs throughout the agreement period, and a cost-effective means of planning and budgeting your annual maintenance needs. Now, to satisfy your service needs even more precisely, we’ve added a fourth service plan to our selection, ZebraCare Advantage Overnight. Learn more.

Plus, upgrade any ZebraCare plan with our new service options:

• Comprehensive Coverage on Zebra desktop and mobile printers covers physical damage and printheads
• Battery Coverage on mobile printers
• Printhead Coverage on tabletop printers

In addition, you can now elect to cover your mobile printers up to four additional years beyond the original one-year warranty. 

Also take advantage of the ZebraCare SAVINGS OFFER running through the end of 2005. Choose one of three free programs:

• FREE upgrade to Advantage coverage from Standard coverage
• Buy a one-year agreement and get three months FREE
• One FREE printhead replacement with a two-year agreement (Tabletop printers only)

To find out more about these special offers, please contact your Zebra authorized channel partner, or e-mail us at aftermarkets@zebra.com.

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.”

If you’re looking for a printing solution to improve your business processes, or to comply with a customer or regulatory mandate, Zebra can help. More specifically, our network of authorized partners are your best choice for a smooth, trouble-free implementation. From mobile to RFID, from healthcare to government, we have partners with the training and experience you need to help diagnose, recommend, and deliver the best in automated identification and printing for your operation. Visit our online locator or call Zebra for a recommendation at
+1 800 423 0442 (in North America) or
+1 847 955 2283.

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