Wireless Bar Code Productivity Hinges On A Hidden Key Component — Terminal-Emulation Software
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Wireless technology is a very hot topic these days. However, most of the industry dialog focuses on the benefits of its use and the details of the technology itself. This article will instead focus on the reliability of wireless application connectivity and, specifically, how it relates to wireless bar code automatic identification and data collection (AIDC). RFID is making progress and gaining support, but bar code scanning is still the dominant AIDC option and universal standard used by most corporations to gather inventory data.
Wireless access to critical applications will never be 100% reliable; there are simply too many environmental and technical factors involved. Despite major advances in wireless infrastructure design and wireless device functionality, the pain associated with dropped wireless user sessions continues to plague most installations. What is not commonly known is just how greatly wireless terminal-emulation software can affect the productivity of users accessing mission critical applications with a wireless connection. This is especially true when scanning bar code data into host systems with wireless terminal devices.