There have been some changes in the barcode industry. Did you know that Symbol Technologies, the maker of Symbol bar code scanners was purchased by Motorola? This purchase adds a whole new dimension to the capabilities of bar code scanning and communications having a giant and US company like Motorola entering this industry is such a strong way. With the phone and satellite technology of a company like that integrating its resources with the market leadership of Symbol Technologies, there is no stopping where this can lead.

This purchase happened in September of 2006 where Motorola dished out some $3.9 billion in cash with a B for this barcode giant. Solutions that have been developed since are positively impacting field mobility, fleet management, warehouse management, route accounting, and more. One of the long awaited success products is integrating the cell phone with a fully functional barcode scanner and Motorola did it with the Symbol MC70 and has integrated it with other models.

This really creates a mobile solution without adding products to the users pocket. That is the key to this manufacturer fit. Put more flexibility to work for the end user.

The Symbol LS7808 General Purpose Bar Code Scanner is an example of a orbit barcode scanner that is upgraded with the resources of the Motorola purchase. With increased funding from Motorola, the technology in the LS7808, which is an in-counter scanner designed to give retailers a faster check-out process and an uncluttered countertop appearance, now integrates Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) connectivity which enables cashiers to simultaneously capture the bar code and deactivate the EAS tag.

The Symbol bar code scanners that are a direct slide over from the original offering include the Symbol LS2208 General Purpose Bar Code Scanner. This is about as general a scanner you can have and really requires no additional options. It includes a affordable price for a handheld bar code scanner that provides fast, reliable scanning in an ergonomic, lightweight form. The durable working range is from near-contact to 17 inches and makes this device ideal for retail, hospital or warehouse settings. Multiple on-board interfaces ensure integration with a variety of host systems.

The future holds a lot of suspense for this marriage and with the research and development capabilities of these two giants putting their resources together, really creates the drama for them to develop new technologies that will blow your mind. Now whether they will be adopted by the general users is another question. Motorola has been know to out produce the buyers ability to grasp the technology with other devises.

Keep an eye on the new product releases to see what kind of changes they make to the traditional Symbol bar code scanners and I think we will be pleasantly surprised.