Leading Retailers B&Q, Somerfield and Texaco Invest in Symbol's Mobile Computing Expertise in the U.K.Business Editors HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001 Symbol Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SBL SBL Society of Biblical Literature SBL Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE symbol) SBL Spamhaus Block List SBL Space-Based Laser SBL Securities Borrowing and Lending SBL Supreme Beings of Leisure (band) ), global provider of mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings , wireless networking See wireless network. and scanning, announced that B&Q, Somerfield and Texaco have chosen Symbol mobile solutions for a variety of portable data capture and computing computing - computer needs in the United Kingdom. Symbol's rugged handheld devices with bar code scanning capabilities were selected as critical productivity tools used in applications ranging from in-store price look-up to chain-wide inventory management. "We're seeing global retail leaders continuing to invest in Symbol's point-of-activity computing technologies that allow their employees to maximize their time and better serve their customers," said Girish Rishi rishi (rēˑ·shē), n in Sanskrit, one who possesses knowledge. , Vice President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. Operations, Worldwide Sales & Services at Symbol. "Since this technology directly affects the way they do business, the investment is immediately substantiated and the return is quickly realized." The following briefly details the mobile computing investment by the retailers investing in them: - Somerfield, one of the U.K.'s leading food retailers, looked to Symbol's PDT 6142 handheld devices with integrated bar code scanning and Spectrum24(R) wireless network connectivity for use in more than 1,300 stores across the UK in order to manage in-store inventory. The investment is expected to help provide real-time stock control and quicker turnarounds to meet customer demand. - B&Q, the UK's market leader in Do-It-Yourself (DIY) retailing, has recently invested in Symbol's PDT 6846 wireless computers for bar code scanning-intensive applications across 315 of its stores, "We were quick to realize that our move to bigger and better stores implied a need for IT systems that were integrated, fast and reliable. Symbol has allowed us to improve customer services and contribute to our market share advantage by providing a system that allows us to manage inventory in real time and avoid stock shortages," said Rhys Thomas, B&Q Systems. - Texaco, a fully integrated petrochemical and energy company operating in more than 150 countries worldwide, has invested in Symbol's PDT 6100 handheld computers with integrated bar code scanning for store audit and inventory applications inside the convenience stores accompanying oil retail-distribution stations across the United Kingdom. The computers are expected to streamline physical inventory by increasing audit accuracy and reducing the time and personnel needed for the audit. About Symbol Symbol Technologies, winner of the US National Medal of Technology, is a global leader in mobile data transaction systems, providing innovative customer solutions based on wireless local area networking for data and voice, application-specific mobile computing and bar-code data capture. Symbol's wireless information appliances See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. connect the physical world of people on the move, packages, paper and shipping pallets, to information systems and the Internet. Today, some 10 million Symbol bar code scanners A device specialized for reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code. Pen scanners, also known as wand scanners, were the first type of bar code scanner developed in the 1970s. , mobile computers and wireless LANs A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area are utilized worldwide in markets ranging from retailing to transportation and distribution logistics, manufacturing, parcel and postal delivery, government, healthcare and education. Symbol's systems and products are used to increase productivity from the factory floor to the retail store, to the enterprise and out to the home. Information about Symbol is available at www.symbol.com |
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