Mobile data traffic will rise sharply in the coming years

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Mobile data traffic will rise sharply in the coming years

According to a detailed report by Cisco VNI (Visual Networking Index) about data traffic on mobile phones, global mobile data traffic will multiply by 13 times in the next 5 years, from 2013-2017, and will reach a staggering 134 exabytes per year. As an example, this number equivalates to 10 MMS-type images produced by each person globally in an entire year.

The increase in mobile data traffic is due, among other causes, to significant growth in mobile Internet connections. In fact, Cisco's report expects that smartphones, laptops, and tablets will generate 93% of the global mobile data traffic in 2017.

In addition, Cisco points out that global mobile data traffic will exceed 3 times the fixed global data traffic during the period of 2012-2017. The Cisco report notes the following trends to be the reasons for this development:

• More mobile users. In 2017 there will be 5,200 million mobile users (from 4,300 million in 2012)
• More mobile connections. In 2017 there will be over 10,000 billion mobile-connected devices (from 7,000 million in 2012).
• Faster mobile connections. The average speed of mobile connections will multiply by 7 between 2012 (0.5 Mbps) and 2017 (3.9 Mbps).
• More mobile video. In 2017, the Global mobile video traffic will account for 66 percent of all global mobile data traffic (from the estimated 51 percent in 2012).

For more information on mobile document management, contact Warren Neeley at WNeeley@PCIprinters.com or 817-939-5614.

InfoPrint 2235 Powerhouse Is In The House

High Speed 2707-003 Printer at Printer Connection Now

We've landed the biggest fish in the InfoPrint ocean, and it is now refurbished and ready for its next customer home.  

The InfoPrint 2235, aka the 2707-003 has completed the final checkout run with the Printer Connection Tech Center.

Running at up to 135 pages per minute, equipped with all available print languages (IPDS, PS, PCL), and with a lot of life left in the old chassis, this high performance beauty is ready to rock-and-roll as a high volume system printer or a very capable backup to another unit currently in production.

To review more about the 2235: http://www.chooseglmgroup.com/Pages/InfoPrint_2235.aspx.

For more information, contact Warren Neeley at WNeeley@PCIprinters.com or 817-939-5614.

Xerox Nuvera 120 - a Print Production Workhorse at 120 PPM

Xerox Nuvera 120 EA Production System

Outstanding Monochrome Imaging Quality, Power, Productivity and Modularity

The Xerox Nuvera 120 EA Production System
is a high volume and high speed production printer that is capable of printing or scanning and copying at up to 120 pages per minute. The Xerox Nuvera 120 is perfect for producing complex jobs requiring folding such as booklets or brochures. This workhorse unit has a recommended average monthly volume of 1,500,000 images per month.

The Nuvera 120 handles a wide variety of applications in both mid-production and full-production environments:

• Time-critical printing
• Complex documents or simple documents
• Promotional transactional documents
• Variable data
• Digital printing and digital book publishing
• On-demand book printing

If you are searching for an upgrade or replacement for printers from IBM and InfoPrint, this system is a great choice. Call Warren Neeley at 817-939-5614 to discuss, or reach Warren at WNeeley@PCIprinters.com

Post Office pondering Intelligent Mail barcodes on all commercial parcels

This is taken and condensed from Enterprise Labeling News, posted March 13, 2013
http://enterpriselabeling.com/2013/03/14/usps-moving-toward-requiring-the-use-of-intelligent-mail-barcodes-on-all-commercial-parcels/

Since January 28, mailers looking to take advantage of the discounted "automation prices" offered by USPS have been required to use the Intelligent Mail barcode.

Now, it seems the agency is preparing to require the use of the new barcodes on all commercial parcels. On February 26, the Postal Service published a pertinent notice in the Federal Register, informing mailers that it is "exploring the advisability of requiring the use of Intelligent Mail package barcodes (IMpb) or unique tracking Intelligent Mail barcodes (IMb) on all commercial parcels."

The organization said it would expect to implement the new standards "on or about July 28, 2013." USPS offered a brief explanation of the rationale behind its actions by pointing to the benefits associated with the "intelligent" barcodes.

"Mailers will benefit from the tracking services provided with IMpb, both from improved service performance and from more efficient postal operations," the notice said.

The notice in the Federal Register was introduced as a way to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to submit comments before the beginning of a final rulemaking process. The agency will be accepting comments on the proposal until March 28, 2013.

For continuous form printers that are IMb capable and ready, visit http://www.chooseglmgroup.com/Pages/CheshireLabelsIMBIntelligentMailBarcodePrintingonImpactPrinters.aspx

DocPath Business Suite Industrial Bringing New Life to Matrix Printers

DocPath, PCI’s partner in document software especially for the run-native IBM “i” operating environment, has announced the availability of Business Suite Industrial.  It is a new software solution that enables businesses to generate professionally-formatted documents such as invoices and labels for printing on line matrix, serial matrix, or thermal printers. This solution provides users with document design technology that was previously only available to laser printer users.

The challenge of using line matrix technology is an inability to have an easy and affordable way to design graphical documents for printing on a line printer or other industrial units. With Business Suite Industrial, line matrix users can continue to reap the benefits of a greener technology solution, migrate completely away from or use less expensive and inflexible preprinted forms, and do far more with their printed documents.

Business Suite Industrial also includes an intuitive design tool for creating professionally-formatted graphical documents that allow for tables, images and data-driven messages, barcodes and more, which are commonly used by industrial companies.

“Many businesses like the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of existing industrial printers, but have been forced to migrate to laser due to a severe lack of application flexibility. With DocPath, this is no longer the case,” said Julio Olivares, the president and CEO of DocPath. “Industrial printers are increasingly relevant by offering benefits such as lower energy consumption, hardware longevity, lower cost of ownership, and support for graphical forms generation.”

A renewed relevance for line matrix, serial and even thermal printing:

•A “greener” alternative – When factoring hardware longevity, consumable waste, and energy consumption, line matrix is one of the most environmentally-friendly ways to print.

•Lower cost of ownership – Especially for high volume and high coverage print requirements, industrial printers can be the least expensive to operate per page, long-term, providing an attractive alternative to laser for nearly any business.

•Unmatched reliability – Continuous form industrial printers maintain superior performance when exposed to humidity, extreme temperatures, dust/dirt and other elements, making them ideal for harsh environments.

Business Suite Industrial is available for installation on iSeries, Windows, UNIX, and Linux. Business Pro Suite, a more comprehensive version enables support for laser printing, larger distributed print environments, PDF generation, and automated delivery of documents to email or fax.

For more information, contact Warren Neeley, GM of PCI Solutions via email address  WNeeley@PCIprinters.com or by calling 817-939-5614.  For a proposal, visit the website http://www.chooseglmgroup.com/Pages/DocPathBusinessSuiteIndustrial.aspx and request a quote.

Canon Production Printers Now Available at Printer Connection

As the Year 2012 comes to an end, we are pleased to have a new product line to announce from our team.  

For high volume printing in mono black or the wonderful world of color, we now provide the CANON PRODUCTION PRINTERS.  

For high volume printing, the color printer is called the Canon imagePRESS Color C7010VP.  

Mono printing is handled by this first pictured machine on the right.  That's the Canon Oce VarioPrint DP family which has three models at top speeds of 135, 120 and 110 PPM pages-per-minute.  This printer is the first offspring from the marriage/ merger/ buyout by Canon of the Oce organization.  The VarioPrint DP benefits from the marking engine technology of an Oce-developed printer and the versatility of Canon paper handling attachments for pre- and post-printing duties.  The DP denotes the unique new Océ DirectPress® Technology, a highly stable technology that prints consistently high-quality images on a wide range of media and produces zero ozone.

For less than "full-on-boogie" non-stop printing, the printers that will fit most of our customers are the top-end of the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE 8200 series of printers.  These printers are from a long line of Canon advancements in printing as well as the copy/ scan/ booklet production types of work with which our customers, or at least the IT transaction printing department customers, are not typically concerned.

All of these printing solutions are available with IPDS data stream printing capabilities.

For more information or for a quote on Canon Production Printers, please contact Warren Neeley at WNeeley@PCIprinters.com or via phone at 817-939-5614.  

Zebra Xi Printer Compared to Printronix T5000

Check Out a Better Printer of a "Different Stripe".

Top Ten reasons to just buy and use the Zebra Xi printers, and not look at a great alternative:


Zebra Xi

1.  You've got more money than sense.
2.  You really like changing ribbons as often as possible.
3.  The "BANG!" of the printer cover slamming shut serves as an audible alarm to wake up your workers.
4.  Raising the cover to check on ribbon length is like an unveiling.
5.  Cleaning printers and changing bad print heads because of permanently open or broken covers are some of the little joys in life.
6.  All the cool kids have them.
7.  "The software company made me do it, those big bullies."
8.  The striped animal logo is cool.
9.  You do not want any attention lights, for it ruins the ambiance.
10. Reprinting unreadable barcodes gives a sense of worth.

Printronix T5000 Thermal Printer

Why not take a look at a comparison of the Zerba Xi Printer to the fabulous Printronix T5000 Thermal Barcode Printer?  There are several great reasons to check out the Thermal T5000 right away:

Ribbon Length
Longer 625m ribbons for less stops than what is required when using a limit of only 450m ribbons

Ribbon Loading
Open cantilevered print head for quicker ribbon loads and less ribbon troubles that "threading" it, and no "collapsing" take-up ribbon spindle as on the Zebra printers

Label Loading
Open cantilevered print head for quicker label loads and less time and troubles than "threading" the labels past the print head in the confined Zebra printer working space

Operator Features
Angled control panel eliminates need to squat, internal aluminum silver gray back panel compared to the black Zebra improves visibility of ribbons and media with cover closed, friction fitted top cover improves safety and longevity, integrated and automated barcode "ODV" scan / eliminate unreadable / reprint

Printer Features
Direct drive versus belt and drive motor system, top indicator light draws attention to ribbon changing needs, 100% complete software compatibility to Zebra Print Language

 

Click Here to go to GLM Group's site for video comparisons of the Xi and the T5000. 

....And for current Zebra users, request a demo form to receive an evaluation T5000 unit.

 

For more information, contact Warren Neeley at 817-939-5614, Warren's full website at www.ChooseGLMgroup.com or email to WNeeley@PCIprinters.com.