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VDC Research recently published a comprehensive report titled “Analyzing the Business Impact of Inefficient Motion in Warehousing”, as part of a custom
Within the mounted forklift computer market, traditional purpose-built computers are facing significant pressure from the emergence of rugged tablets that
On June 17th, 2021 Brady Corporation, a global leader in safety, identification, and compliance solutions announced that it has acquired
AI has proliferated throughout many different environments, including the embedded space, which features unique deployment considerations and market opportunities. The
Google recently held its I/O event to unveil updates, partnerships, and new features for several different products. Across these announcements
On May 18th, Zebra Technologies made significant news in Machine Vision and Industrial Barcode Scanning with a five -part announcement:
What Happened? Colonial Pipeline, which operates the largest fuel pipeline in the country, shut down its operations on Friday following
On April 15th, Brady Corporation announced the company has come to an agreement to acquire Nordic ID for $9.7 million.
Microsoft has won a substantial contract to provide its augmented reality (AR) headsets, the HoloLens, to the U.S. Army. This
Each day, the world becomes more and more connected. People and businesses increasingly rely on technology to communicate and share
What Happened? AMETEK announced on Monday that it had acquired Magnetrol International and two other companies―Crank Software and EGS Automation―for a total
As 2021 gets underway and we look ahead to the next year, and even the next four years, there are
New Research Available: The Global Market for Industrial Networking Infrastructure Components Industry 4.0 makes it possible for industrial organizations to
In order to serve the growing number of organizations adopting DevOps practices in their software development pipelines, IBM and GitLab
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit worldwide in early 2020, nearly all trade shows and conferences have been cancelled, postponed, or
Loftware and NiceLabel announced on January 12th the combination of their two organizations and, with it, have significantly altered the
If you are ever driving through farmland, construction or forestry sites or even by a neighbor who enjoys keeping their
The development of containers largely originated from Linux-based operating systems (OSs), making Linux the essential groundwork for the vast majority
Google launched the Android Enterprise Recommended (AER) program in 2018 to help enterprise mobility decision makers select, deploy and manage
Juniper Networks will be acquiring smart wide area networking startup 128 Technology for $450 million. In March 2019 Juniper Networks
The retail landscape continues to face key challenges around inventory management and accuracy where enterprises are looking towards automation to
2020 has been a year of tremendous change for most everyone including the global market for IoT, embedded and mobile
Ivanti, backed by Clearlake Capital and TA Associates announced it will strategically acquire MobileIron Inc. and Pulse Secure. Ivanti will
The evolution of device functionality continues to expand performance requirements of software. In turn, software becomes more complex year after
