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Event Name: RTLS Adoption: Start Small, Finish BigListen Now!
Overview:There's a new trend in the world of RTLS, and it's all about starting small. The start small, finish big concept is based first and foremost on actual customers’ first experience with RTLS. We found out that those customers who initially adopted RTLS to resolve a very limited number of business issues in a smaller, more focused pilot or deployment with less complex systems typically budgeted more for their solutions, became committed to the solution faster, were able to achieve their ROI faster than expected and began scaling and expanding their solutions faster. During this QuickCast, VDC's Drew Nathanson talks about the benefits vendors can reap from this new approach, including the key factors that will help your company finish big.
Date/Time:2/3/2012 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:8
Event Name: NFC Applications: Adoption OutlookListen Now!
Overview:The market for NFC solutions is evolving in a way that is very different than from what most recent media coverage implies. Vendors that buy into this portrayal and plan their business around this information risk strategic missteps and may fail to capitalize on real present-day NFC opportunities. During this QuickCast, VDC's John Shuster discusses the recent hype around NFC and the implications that coverage has for suppliers based on VDC's recent findings, which suggest the excitement around NFC may be premature.
Date/Time:1/30/2012 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:13
Event Name: NFC & the Consumer: How & Why it's Used Listen Now!
Overview:While consumer adoption of NFC remains relatively limited on a global scale, what is promising is that those who are using the technology want to keep using it, and for broader application sets. If NFC is to fulfill the significant market potential it has, stakeholders beyond the consumer population—including suppliers, developers and B2C enterprises must nurture the interest consumers have demonstrated in the technology so far. During this QuickCast, VDC's John Shuster provides some food for thought for those in the supplier, developer and B2C communities in regards to fostering growth in consumer-level NFC adoption and discuss some of the major findings from VDC’s recent survey of consumer end users of NFC.
Date/Time:12/6/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:11
Event Name: RFID Heat Index 2011/RFID Watch List for 2012 Listen Now!
Overview:VDC believes that there are several trends to watch out for in the RFID market in 2012. RFID will find its way into more, harsher, user environments which will drive innovative vertical and application solutions. NFC will go beyond payments and there will be now-term opportunities in NFC-enabled mobile advertising, infotainment, loyalty and access platforms for mobile devices. During this QuickCast, VDC's Mike Liard discusses these and other key trends for 2012 and takes a look back at few of the hottest trends and topics for RFID in 2011.
Date/Time:11/8/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:15
Event Name: Tracking & Tracing the 2012 Barcode Solutions MarketListen Now!
Overview:VDC Analysts have spent 2011 talking with the barcode solutions supplier community, channel organizations and end-users about technology purchase, installation and convergence with other AID solutions including RFID, RTLS and NFC. During this webcast, VDC’s Richa Gupta discusses the key insights from our coverage of this market and our expectations for 2012.
Date/Time:11/4/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:12
Event Name: RFID for RTLS: A State of the IndustryListen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, Drew Nathanson discusses the current and future landscape for RFID real-time location systems.
Date/Time:9/22/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:14
Event Name: How & Why Enterprise End Users are Deploying NFC TechnologyListen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, analyst John Shuster discusses several key findings from VDC’s recent Near Field Communications enterprise end-user survey.
Date/Time:9/15/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:11
Event Name: Aggregation in the Interactive Displays & Digital Signage MarketListen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, analyst John Shuster discusses major trends currently shaping the interactive displays and digital signage market.
Date/Time:8/12/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:12
Event Name: Growth Drivers in the 2D Imaging MarketListen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, VDC’s Tom Wimmer discusses the current and future state of the 2D imaging solutions market.
Date/Time:7/25/2011 ON DEMAND  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:12 min
Event Name: What’s Driving Growth in the Barcode Hardware Market?Listen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, VDC’s Director of Barcode and Symbologies, Tom Wimmer, discusses some of the key factors that drove swift growth and continue to positively impact the barcode hardware market today.
Date/Time:6/21/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:14
Event Name: Mobility for Customer EngagementListen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, Richa Gupta, Analyst for VDC’s AutoID & Transaction Automation practice, discusses the role of mobility solutions in customer engagement.
Date/Time:6/17/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:12
Event Name: What’s Driving Growth in the RFID Hardware Market?Listen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, VDC’s Drew Nathanson will discuss the current and future state of the RFID hardware market and the factors leading to the market’s high-growth forecast.
Date/Time:5/23/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:13
Event Name: Why Emerging Apps Will Take Center Stage for Barcode End-UsersListen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, VDC’s Tom Wimmer discusses how end-user requirements of barcode solutions are changing, and how these changes will influence demand in 2011 and beyond.
Date/Time:3/18/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:10
Event Name: POS Market ResurgenceListen Now!
Overview:During this QuickCast, Chris Rezendes, Executive Vice President at VDC Research discusses the latest trends in customer engagement technology investment, focusing on interactive displays and digital signage and POS solutions as representative examples of next generation and traditional retail automation/customer engagement solutions market development.
Date/Time:3/11/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:13
Event Name: The RFID End-User in 2011: Why 2011 Will be Another Big Year for RFIDListen Now!
Overview:During this webcast, Drew Nathanson, Director of Research Operations at VDC Research, discusses how the RFID end-user community has changed in recent years, how the perception of the technology has shifted and why that will translate into an expected 64% increase in RFID budgets for 2011.
Date/Time:2/17/2011 N/A  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:11 min
Event Name: Keeping Pace in the Retail Automation Technology Market Through 2011 and Beyond Listen Now!
Overview:During this webcast, Chris Rezendes, Executive Vice President at VDC Research, discusses the current and emerging status of traditional and next generation retail automation technologies. Specifically, he discusses:Macro trends shaping B2C operator strategies and operations; Retailers' recent technology investment results, near-term priorities and now-term investment plans; Changes in retail deployment of traditional and next generation retail automation solutions—including selection criteria, sourcing preferences and lifecycle expectations; The "real impact" of mobility, self-service and third-party software in retail automation solutions; New market models, beginning with managed services.
Date/Time:12/8/2010 1:00 p.m. EST  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:35
Event Name: Barcode and RFID - Market Update & 2011 OutlookListen Now!
Overview:During this webcast, Tom Wimmer and Drew Nathanson updated their analyses on the RFID and Barcode markets and highlight the issues, forces and trends expected to be most influential to near- and longer-term market growth. Topics of discussion included: updated RFID and Barcode analyses; VDC expectations for 2011; and VDC’s AIDC Market Intelligence Planning Services.
Date/Time:11/17/2010 1:00 p.m. EST  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:60
Event Name: Data Capture Technology Investment: Refresh or Upgrade?Listen Now!
Overview:Please note, registration is required to view this recording. During this webcast, Tom Wimmer, Director of the AutoID & Transaction Automation Practice, discussed the emerging trends among the imaging solutions market from VDC’s 2010 Global Barcode Industry Business Planning Service and 2010 Retail & Transaction Automation Equipment Business Planning Service. Specifically, he addressed: how demand for imaging solutions will scale in coming years; the standards and mandates driving adoption; the barriers to adoption, and how they can be overcome; the applications that will receive investment consideration in the near-term; and new channels required to support the implementation of imaging solutions.
Date/Time:9/8/2010 1:00 p.m. EST  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:60
Event Name: Staying Ahead of the Joneses: Retail Automation in 2010Listen Now!
Overview:Please note, registration is required to view this recording. During this webcast, Chris Rezendes, Executive Vice President of VDC Research, presented the latest data from our 2010 Retail & Transaction Automation Equipment Business Planning Service. Specifically, he discussed: The current state of retailer budgeting and spending on retail automation technology, retailers’ current and expected strategic & operational priorities and how they translate into specific technology investments, the progress being made in defining ROI for next-gen retail automation solutions and the key factors shaping the managed services deployment trend.
Date/Time:7/28/2010 1:00 p.m. EST  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:60
Event Name: Put Your Finger on the Pulse of the RFID End UserListen Now!
Overview:Please note registration is required to view this recording. During this webcast, Drew Nathanson, Director of Research Operations, presents findings from VDC's Q2 2010 survey of RFID end users. The webcast provides insights into the answers to the following questions: What are the primary adoption drivers for RFID? What applications are currently being supported by RFID and which ones will be deployed in the near-term? What are the estimated RFID budgets and how will these change over the next 3-5 years? How is the managed service business model evolving for RFID? What are the preferred channels and industry sources?
Date/Time:5/12/2010 1:00 p.m. EST  (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen)
Length:60
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Title of Summarized Report: THE NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) ECOSYSTEM, 2011 | | 2011 NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) MARKET INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
Publication Date:January 2012
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: DEFINING RTLS CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS IN EMERGING APPLICATIONS, 2011 | | Defining RTLS Customer Requirements in Emerging Applications
Publication Date:January 2012
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Transportation
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS | Barcode Printer Consumables
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | DEMAND-SIDE ANALYSIS | Americas
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | DEMAND-SIDE ANALYSIS | EMEA
Publication Date:December 2011
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Industrial/Manufacturing
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Transportation/Logistics
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Government
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Retail In-Store
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Health Care Services
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Commercial Services
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 | RFID VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Health Care
Publication Date:December 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Hospitality
Publication Date:November 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | VERTICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Retail
Publication Date:November 2011
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | POS Receipt Printers
Publication Date:November 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Interactive Displays/Digital Signage
Publication Date:November 2011
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Payment/Transaction Terminals
Publication Date:October 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 | RFID TECHNICAL ANALYSIS | Printers/Encoders & Applicators
Publication Date:August 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 | RFID TECHNICAL ANALYSIS | EPC UHF Solutions
Publication Date:August 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 | RFID TECHNICAL ANALYSIS | Transponders, ICs & Inlays
Publication Date:July 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS | Stationary Scanners
Publication Date:July 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS | Barcode Printers
Publication Date:July 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Self-Service Kiosks
Publication Date:July 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Personal Shopping Systems
Publication Date:June 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Self-Checkout Solutions
Publication Date:June 2011
Page Count:12
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | Self-Checkout Solutions
Publication Date:June 2011
Page Count:12
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Title of Summarized Report: BARCODE SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 2011 | SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS | Handheld Scanners
Publication Date:June 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2011 | RFID TECHNICAL ANALYSIS | Readers & Interrogators
Publication Date:June 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | POS Terminals/Workstations
Publication Date:May 2011
Page Count:11
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Title of Summarized Report: CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011 | TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYSIS | POS Terminals/Workstations
Publication Date:May 2011
Page Count:12
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Title of Summarized Report: GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 | | Barcode Printer Consumables Offering Segment Analysis
Publication Date:February 2011
Page Count:6
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Title of Summarized Report: GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 | | Customer Requirements Analysis (across all product types)
Publication Date:November 2010
Page Count:7
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 | RFID VERTICAL MARKETS & APPLICATIONS VOLUMES | RFID Market Drivers and Customer Requirements, End-User Analysis
Publication Date:November 2010
Page Count:7
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 | RFID VERTICAL MARKETS & APPLICATIONS VOLUMES | RFID Vertical Markets Databook
Publication Date:November 2010
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 | RFID VERTICAL MARKETS & APPLICATIONS VOLUMES | RFID Applications Databook
Publication Date:November 2010
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 | RFID TECHNICAL VOLUMES | EPC UHF Solutions
Publication Date:October 2010
Page Count:10
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Title of Summarized Report: GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 | | Handheld Scanners, Offering Segment Analysis
Publication Date:September 2010
Page Count:7
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Title of Summarized Report: GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 | | Stationary Scanners, Offering Segment Analysis
Publication Date:September 2010
Page Count:7
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Title of Summarized Report: GLOBAL BARCODE INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING, 2010 | | Barcode Printers, Offering Segment Analysis
Publication Date:September 2010
Page Count:7
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 | RFID TECHNICAL VOLUMES | Transponders, ICs, and Inlays
Publication Date:August 2010
Page Count:7
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Title of Summarized Report: RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2010 | RFID TECHNICAL VOLUMES | Readers and Reader Modules
Publication Date:August 2010
Page Count:6
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Title of Summarized Report: TOUCH SCREEN SENSORS & DISPLAYS, 2009 | | Touch Screen Sensors
Publication Date:February 2010
Page Count:7
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Title of Summarized Report: TOUCH SCREEN SENSORS & DISPLAYS, 2009 | | Touch Screen Displays
Publication Date:February 2010
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Document Title: Making Dollars & Sense in Today’s NFC Market
Publication Date:February 2012
Excerpt: NFC’s success and profitability is often discussed exclusively in the context of contactless payment (and the handsome transaction fees it could generate) within retail and other B2C merchants. Such a narrow-minded perspective is dangerous, however, as NFC enables a host of other consumer-facing applications, many of which VDC believes will precede broad deployment of contactless payment. While we do recognize contactless payment presents compelling revenue potential, other smart marketing applications will drive adoption of B2C solutions, with contactless payment following shortly thereafter.
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Document Title: Expect Near-Term Shifts in Barcode Printing Technology Investments
Publication Date:December 2011
Excerpt:The barcode market experienced slower growth in 2011 as the demand bubble in 2010 – built up by extended refresh cycles started in 2008 / 2009 – burst and continued economic uncertainty looms. Average 2011 barcode budgets were down nearly 25% from those expected in 2010, there is increased competition for low cost APAC suppliers and the current economic climate continues to cause sluggish technology investment. Barcode growth is expected to come from refresh / upgrades from existing accounts, increased adoption among lower tier enterprises and continued convergence with other AIDC solutions. What this means is that not only will established barcode users be holding on to their equipment longer (and investing less), but revenue growth will be slowed as growth from new accounts will largely be comprised of SMB adopters of lower priced (with lesser functionality) devices.
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Document Title: 2012 Starts Now for the RFID Market
Publication Date:December 2011
Excerpt:While vendors, solutions providers and end-users showed signs of economic caution throughout 2011, optimism remained. The RFID market was a bit slow to start amid economic woes in 2011; however, VDC Research’s conversations with vendors and solutions providers became more positive in the second half – the market was growing, orders were still being placed and user interest was picking up across all industries and technology areas (core RFID, contactless, NFC and RTLS). In instances where funding was already allocated and the business case was solid, projects moved ahead as planned. Overall, 2011 continued the forward momentum for both RFID solutions providers and the user community; and 2012 is not expected to be any different.
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Document Title: Industry Snapshot: The NFC Market Over the Past 6 Months
Publication Date:December 2011
Excerpt:The second half of 2011 has been defined by significant activity in the NFC market. On the supply side, chipset manufacturers have announced record shipments of NFC modules, while most major handset OEMs have released or announced NFC smartphones. Likewise, Payment Terminal manufacturers and other contactless infrastructure suppliers report significant enterprise interest in hardware capable of supporting a range of contactless NFC applications.
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Document Title: Consumer-Level Adoption of NFC Expected to Fuel Growth for Suppliers, ISVS, Software Developers & Service Providers
Publication Date:September 2011
Excerpt:NFC is increasingly recognized as a platform that enables simplified operations, application development, new and improved revenue opportunity and enhanced customer experience and loyalty. With growing enterprise awareness of NFC’s capabilities and a wave of new consumer-grade NFC mobile devices set to reach global markets in late 2011 and 2012, it is not surprising that organizations currently using this technology expect their spending to increase at a CAGR of over 31% through 2013.
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Document Title: Vertical Specific Applications & Emerging Solutions Fueling Interactive Displays & Digital Signage Growth
Publication Date:August 2011
Excerpt:The interactive displays and digital signage (IDDS) market continues to show robust growth, with hardware and software revenues eclipsing the $2 billion mark in 2010. Demand is being driven by enterprise end users across many verticals and all tier levels, with the proliferation of entry-level “plug and play” solutions becoming increasingly popular amongst Tier 3 and 4 SMBs. The Americas lead regional demand, accounting for over 40% of IDDS revenues.
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Document Title: Decoding the Rapid Migration to 2D Imaging
Publication Date:August 2011
Excerpt:VDC’s latest research on data capture technologies indicates the demand for 2D imaging increased significantly in 2010 and is expected to outpace all other barcode data capture technologies through 2015. This forecast, based on primary research from the supply-side, channel and end-user communities, is occurring across all regions and mobile and fixed position scanners and scan engines. Although this trend was noted several years ago, it has only recently taken a significant turn upward.
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Document Title: Growing Retail Adoption of Mobile POS
Publication Date:July 2011
Excerpt:The market for mobile POS terminals has started gaining traction in a broader collection of retail locations. This adoption is being driven by chainwide deployments by some large retail chains, across a number of regional markets and store formats. Adoption has accelerated rapidly, especially over the past year. VDC expects this trend to continue, especially among retail establishments. Many retailers’ business requirements align very well with the multi-function capabilities and easily portable nature of Mobile POS, which enables employees to check inventory, pricing and process payments – all while on the sales floor.
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Document Title: Deal Note: NCR to Acquire Radiant Systems, Inc.
Publication Date:July 2011
Excerpt:NCR (NYSE: NCR), one of the largest global technology vendors for assisted- and self-service solutions catering to a wide variety of vertical market segments, announced its intention to acquire Radiant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RADS), a leading technology solutions provider to hospitality and specialty retail establishments.
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Document Title: EPC Hardware Markets Experiencing Triple Digit Growth
Publication Date:May 2011
Excerpt:The EPC market is finally exhibiting the type of growth that most were anticipating to happen years ago. VDC Research believes that while retail will remain an important vertical for suppliers, growth in non-retail applications will offer suppliers new opportunities to expand their market footprint.
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Document Title: The Global Market for Gen2 UHF Hardware
Publication Date:April 2011
Excerpt:The total market for Gen2 UHF hardware – transponders, readers and printers – in 2010 was $354 Million, up more than 140% from 2009. VDC expects the Gen2 UHF hardware market to grow at a CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) of nearly 60% through 2015, approaching $3.7 Billion. Although the hardware for LF and HF markets account for more than 2/3 of the total RFID hardware revenues ($456.2 M and $1.2B respectively), their growth rates are much lower (4.9% and 18.4% respectively) for the same period. The Gen2 UHF hardware market represented about 14% of the total RFID hardware market in 2010; However by 2015, this market will account for nearly 47% of total global hardware revenues – more than LF and HF combined.
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Document Title: End-Users Increasing AIDC Budgets in 2011
Publication Date:March 2011
Excerpt:In our most recent QuickCast, “Why Emerging Apps Will Take Center Stage for Barcode End-Users,” we explored four common trends impacting demand for barcode systems in all vertical markets: A natural complement to the common trends above is an exploration of how budget allocation varies by vertical market, and which applications are receiving the strongest investment consideration. Each year, VDC surveys users of AIDC technologies (i.e., handheld scanners, stationary scanners, barcode printers, barcode printer consumables) to learn about their current and planned investments and to understand how budget allocation is changing, amongst other topics. While end-user budgets for barcode systems declined by 53% in 2009 as a result of the recession, we’re now seeing increased AIDC budget allocation in every primary vertical market.
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Document Title: RFID Budgets Growing in 2011
Publication Date:March 2011
Excerpt:2010 was a banner year for RFID, with total global revenues reaching over $4B. So naturally, suppliers want to know if 2011 will be another big year. Barring any major macroeconomic issues … we say yes. VDC Research Group (VDC) has surveyed the population of RFID end-users and evaluators every year for over a decade. These end-users, from each regional and vertical market, answer a series of questions about their usage, experiences, preferences and purchasing of RFID solutions.
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Document Title: Barcode & RFID Convergence: Enabling Greater Visibility Through Standards
Publication Date:November 2010
Excerpt:Barcode is the dominant track and trace technology on the planet. RFID is an emerging successor in some applications, a valuable complement in most. Barcode is used globally throughout most industries and is the de facto standard for most companies, regardless of tier or location. RFID is an emerging solution, capable of extending the value proposition of barcode by providing additional functionality and removing the limitations of line-of-sight scanning. Although these two technologies could be perceived as direct competitors for the same applications, end users continue to require both solutions – and this is not a short term condition. Why require both?
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Document Title: Managed Services: RFID's Newest Business Model
Publication Date:September 2009
Excerpt:The RFID market remains highly fragmented, crowded with middling solutions and difficult to scale and generate significant, sustainable profits. And yet, it continues to grow through the recession, albeit at a much reduced rate. Clearly, users in many segments are conserving capital any way they can, including slowing their RFID rollouts and delaying their RFID pilots.
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Document Title: MOBILE PRINTERS: GLOBAL DEMAND ANALYSIS
Publication Date:July 2009
Excerpt:The market for mobile printers is growing more rapidly than the established stationary printer segment, largely due to advancements in wireless connectivity that allows mobile workers to access relevant information, capture data and communicate with enterprise software in real time.
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Document Title: TOUCH SCREEN SENSORS AND DISPLAYS
Publication Date:March 2009
Excerpt:The current IT investment environment may be the most cost-sensitive since the first commercial deployment of the solid state transistor. And yet, demand for solutions with touch screens, which are materially more expensive than traditional displays, are growing rapidly. In a previous Research Note, VDC Research explored some of the highlights of touch screen market acceptance and expansion generally. In this note, we explore the features, functions and benefits that touch screen suppliers are offering that is driving the continued market expansion, revenue growth and sustained profitability of these enabling technologies.
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