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Six Technologies that Emerged (or Became Popular) in Difficult Times
Four Factors to Consider When Choosing an Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Solution
Ask the Expert: What Is the Circular Economy? And Why Should I Get My Business in the “Loop”?
Warehouse Maturity Model Phase Two: Achieve Greater Team Productivity and Workflow Conformity
Manufacturers: Are You Using the Right Printing Supplies for Your Product ID Applications? This is the Best Way to Tell.
It Just Got a Whole Lot Easier to Capture UDI Data in Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers
#GlobalWeekofService Sneak Peek: How We Plan to Do a World of Good, One Community at a Time
Modernizing Your Supply Chain without Disrupting Its Flow Is a Balancing Act
Ask the Expert: What are the Biggest Technology Trends (and Challenges) in China Right Now?
How Managed Print Services Can Reduce Your Burden and Boost Your Return on Investment (ROI) for Your Entire Thermal Printing Solution, Including Supplies
Red Light, Green Light: New COVID-19 Mapping Tool Helps Retailers Make Real-Time Safety and Supply Chain Decisions Based on Localized Outbreak Statistics
Ask the Expert | What is RFID? And, More Specifically, What Is RAIN RFID?
Living the Rugged Life (Safely): What It’s Like Volunteering on the Front Lines of a Global Pandemic
New Single Sign-On Solution Does More Than Just Lock and Unlock Clinical Smartphones and Tablets. It Improves Operational Speed, Security and Safety in Quite a Significant Way.
Eco-friendly Supplies Are Gaining Traction Across the World. This is How and Why You Should Use Them in Your Business.
Riding the Wave: Zebra’s Chairman Talks Surfing, the Key to Customers’ Survival and Zebra’s Secret to Sustained Success in Exclusive Podcast Interview
Vote Before August 28 for Zebra CEO Anders Gustafsson to Win the 2020 Outstanding Tech CEO Award!
Kiosks are Becoming a Booming Business. This is How Your Business Can Take Advantage.
COVID-19 May Have Kept Kids Home, But It Didn’t Keep Them from Learning Thanks to the Work of Bernie’s Book Bank
How Can You Ensure Compliance with Public Health Rules and Government Safety Regulations While Enhancing Your Customer Experience?
Study Finds that Telecommunications Companies, Other Service Providers Value Advanced Technologies but Also Consider Implementation a Challenge
Sprinting to Save a Marathon: Professional Event Manager Comes Up with Ultimate DIY Plan
Now Available: A New Way to (Have Someone Else) Manage Your Thermal Printers
Is Artificial Intelligence the Answer to Improving the Self-Scanning Experience in Offline Retail Environments?
Your Wish is Our (Voice) Command: Hands-Free Push-to-Talk (PTT) Calling Now Available on All Android™ Devices…Including Zebra’s!
Ask the (Zebra Intern) Experts: What’s It Like to Kick Off a New Career Completely Virtually?
Fast Company Just Named Zebra One Of the “2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators.” Here’s Why.
6 Ways That Prescriptive Analytics Can Help Retailers and Grocers Ensure Policy Compliance by Employees and Customers Alike
If You Want to Immediately Improve Productivity in Your Warehouse, You Need to Become a Paperless Business. Here’s Why.
Zebra’s Newest Board Member Proves that You Can Take a Step Back and Still Propel Your Career Forward
Which Matters More to the Productivity and Efficiency of Field Service Workers? A Mobile Device’s Form or Function?
A Sign of the Times: Warehouses are Maturing Quickly, but Not All at the Same Pace (and Not Necessarily as Fast as They Could or Should)
This is the Real Reason Why Healthcare Systems Need to Invest in “Track and Trace” Technologies Right Now
Why You Should be Encouraging – and Enabling – Your Workers to Self-Diagnose (Their Device Issues)
Clinical Laboratories are Turning to Scanning and Printing Solutions to Expand Diagnostic Testing Capabilities as COVID-19 Demands Surge
Want to Be 100% Sure You’re Printing Accurate Labels …Before They Come Off the Printer?
Tablets Offering Large Screens and Integrated Scanners Prove to be a Big Help When It Comes to Physically Distant “Assisted Selling”
Does Your Business Need a Mobile RFID Printing Solution? This is How You’ll Know.
Three Ways That RFID and Bluetooth® Low Energy Technologies Can Enhance Operations in Clinical Settings
The Checkout Process Just Became More Colorful – and Much Faster – at Grocery and Retail Stores
Global Industries and Local Communities Alike are Celebrating the Innovation and Impact of These Very Special Zebras Right Now
COVID-19 is Not the Only Thing Putting Healthcare’s Supply Chain to the Test. Here’s What Needs to Change.
In Just Twelve Months, Prescriptive Analytics Has Helped Retailers Avert Numerous Fraud Incidents and Navigate One Huge Worldwide Pandemic
Don’t Fall Into the “Domain Transfer” Trap During Your Digital Transformation
Will the "Store of the Future" Really Look Much Different Than It Does Today?
American Railroads on Track to Set Mobile Technology Standards for Global Industry
Direct Relief Accelerates Digital Transformation to Expedite the Delivery of Humanitarian Aid to Millions of People Worldwide
“Three Life Lessons I Learned in My Nearly Three Decades with Zebra”
Is Your Utility or Energy Company Deploying Technology for the Right Reasons?
This is Why More Businesses Should Give Workers a Ring (Scanner or Wrist-Mounted Device) Right Now
Are Your Workers Getting Too Close to One Another? This New Mobility Solution Will Alert Them to Step Back (and Help You Take Action When Needed)
Ask the Expert: What Does It Mean When a Technology Company Uses the Term “Edge”?
Front-Line Update: Europe’s Healthcare Community is Getting “Back to the Basics” as It Works to Expand Bed Capacity and Increase Operational Efficiency
Public Safety Needs to Mobilize Right Now – but It Must Be Done the Right Way
Highly Disruptive Healthcare Emergencies Such as COVID-19 Happen All the Time, and We Need to Be Better Prepared for Them All
Stories from the Edge | Zebra4Zebra Program Serves as Proving Ground for Potential Use Cases and Return on Investment for Innovative Supply Chain Technology Solutions
Retailers Say These Four Things Will Make It Easier to Operate Safely and Efficiently During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Zebra’s Summer Interns Kick Off Immersive 12-Week Experience…via the Internet
Ask the Expert: How Can Companies Better Diversify Their Supply Chains?
Why Now’s the Perfect Time for Retailers to Take Stock of Physical Inventory (Whether Open or Closed)
Two Healthcare Experts Explain Why Technology Needs to Be Used in a Greater Capacity at COVID-19 Testing Centers
Study: Public Safety Agencies Need to Speed Up Technology Adoption in Order to Overcome Some of the Greatest Operational Challenges of This Generation
Meet Janice Roberts: Venture Capitalist, Zebra Board Member, Mom and Blueberry Picker?!
Ask the Expert: What’s the Difference Between Intelligent Automation (IA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
Calling All Current and Future Nurses: If You Want to Challenge the Status Quo, and Possibly Win a Scholarship, Read This
There is No Planet B: Mobilizing in Support of Climate Action for Earth Day
HR Expert: Companies May Not Be Hiring as Rapidly Right Now, But They’re Still Prioritizing Talent
Ask the Expert: What is Driving Digital Transformation in the Philippines Today?
Ask the Experts: What Do Hospitals Need to Know Before Implementing Healthcare Technology in Tents and Other Temporary Care Facilities?
Rugged Life: What It’s Actually Like to Be a Volunteer First Responder
GIS Reveals Our World’s Layers, and Utilities Reveal That They’re Increasingly Looking for Such Intelligence
Ask the Experts: What Does It Actually Take to Stand Up a Temporary Hospital, Technologically Speaking?
It Is Possible for Retailers to Avoid Out of Stocks in Times of Increased Demand – If They Can Detect Surge Patterns
New Insight: Development and Deployment of Real-Time Location Systems are Starting to Move Fast
Doing Good While Staying Well: How Zebra is Giving Back to Local Communities During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Packaging for the Planet: Cost Savings are Just One Benefit of More Sustainable Shipment Strategies
Why We Drafted NFL Defensive Lineman Eric Lee for a Job Shadow Experience with Our Team
These are the Emerging Technologies That Can Help Workers, Customers Practice Social Distancing More Successfully
Ask the Experts: Are Antimicrobial Barcode Scanners Beneficial in Preventing the Spread of Contagions from User to User?
Five Areas that Retailers Should Focus on Right Now to Curb Operational Strain from an Uptick in Curbside Orders
A Doctor Weighs In: What Role Should Mobility Really Play in Healthcare?
Retail Scorecard Part II: What’s Being Done Well and What Can Be Done Even Better to Help Consumers Cope with COVID-19
Zebra Mom Gets Real About What It’s Like to #WorkFromHome in Email Signature
Retail Scorecard Part I: What’s Being Done Well and What Can Be Done Even Better to Help Consumers Cope with COVID-19
Women’s HERStory Month Series: “I Was a Tech Lawyer before being a Tech Lawyer Was Cool”
QSRs Say “Bye, Bye, Bye” to Customers Faster Than Ever with These Line-Busting Tech Tools
Women’s HERStory Month Series: “We are Gaining Steam in STEM Fields, But There’s Still a Long Way to Go”
Truman Medical Centers Takes “Significant Step Forward” with Single Mobility Investment
Rugged Life | Meet the Zebra Who Has (Literally) Sailed Her Way to the Top of Her Class…More Than Once
Are You 100% Confident Your Warehouse Workers Have the Right Mobile Device for Their Jobs?
#ThrowbackThursday HERstory: Meet the Women Behind Zebra’s First Inclusion Network
New “Cost-Benefit” Considerations When Shopping for Field Mobility Solutions
Washing Your Hands is Important, but So is Cleaning the Devices that Your Hands Touch All Day Long
What Mobile Technologies Should Be Able to Do for Store Associates and Shoppers – and What Many Can’t
Moving Forward by Giving Back: How Zebra and Its Partners Entered 2020 with a Bang
Stories from the Edge: Maintaining Medication Temperature is Key to Patient Treatment
Meet Rikki Jennings, Zebra’s First Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and One of Crain’s Most Notable Women in Healthcare
“Will My Windows Mobile Computers Still Work Even Though Microsoft Support Has Ended?”
Want Less “Liability” and More “Reliability” from Your Clinical Mobility Solution?
Did the Three Amigos Finally Reach the Top of Mount Aconcagua?
Is Your Hospital Taking Full Advantage of the Breakthrough Opportunities Offered by Unique Device Identification (UDI) Data?
Study: More Companies Are Opening Up Their Networks to Share Data, But They’re Also Doing More to Lock Them Down
The Three Amigos are Facing Brutal Weather Conditions on Mount Aconcagua
Setting the Record Straight: Why Lab Technicians Rely So Much on Scanning Technology
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What is the Key to Perfect Supply Chain Orchestration? (Has Anyone Figured It Out?)
The “Three Amigos” Have Reached the First Big Milestone in Their Mount Aconcagua Summit
More Technology, More Problems? Some Warehouse Leaders Think So. Here’s Why.
Bags are Packed, Hiking Boots are On. Aconcagua, Here We Come!
Mobile Devices Can Greatly Benefit Healthcare. They Can Also Be a Liability If You Make This One Mistake.
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2020 Senior Bowl (and a Super Bowl Preview)
What Tablets and Tires Have in Common – and Why Every Field Service Organization Should Care
These Zebras are Aiming High (Quite Literally) with Ultra-Rugged Aconcagua Climb
Stories from the Edge: Troy Police Department Says Tablets Ensure Officers are “Always Available”
How ‘Healthy’ are Your Workers’ Mobile Devices? (Do You Really Even Know?)
Study: This is How to Get Shoppers in Your Store – and Keep Them in Your Store
Want to Give Your Distributed Enterprise an Advantage at the Edge? Find the Right Partner!
Meet the Head-Mounted Display Making Augmented Reality Accessible to All Mobile Workers
A Case for Innovation: Enabling FIRST Robotics Competition Students to Explore their Edge
Is Prescriptive Analytics the “Secret Weapon” for Fighting Organized Retail Crime?
Restaurateurs: Study Reveals that Service “Speed” Is a Bigger Deal Than “Deals”
Remembering the Man Who Barcoded the World: A Tribute to George J. Laurer
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is All About Mass Personalisation...and RFID Labels
How Android (and Other “Droids”) are Aiding with Warehouse Workforce Retention
Healthcare Providers Aren’t Immune to Inventory Management Issues
Ask the Expert: What Is the Best Way to Figure Out Which Rugged Tablet is “Best?”
#ThrowbackThursday: Barcodes Made the First Real Mark on Manufacturing
Where Will You “Spot the Zebra” Device This Holiday Season?
Ask the Expert: Is There a Difference Between Machine Learning and Deep Learning?
Four Reasons Why On-Demand Shelf Labeling is So in Demand by Retailers Right Now
Stories from the Edge: Consumers and Retailers Want More Control Over Online Order Fulfillment. Click-and-Collect is Delivering This.
Getting into the WMS Business without “Getting into the WMS Business”
Study Confirms: Consumers Still Want to Browse – and Buy – In Store
How a Transportation & Logistics Customer Helped Us “See” a Different Dimension to Mobile Dimensioning
OEMConfig May be New, But Experts Say It’s Already Making a Big Impact on Android Devices
Ask the Expert: Now That Android Tablets are Rugged and Enterprise Ready, Should I Even Be Considering a Windows Tablet for My Workers Anymore?
Want a Better Return on Investment for Your Thermal Transfer Printing Solution? Rethink Your Ribbon Selection
3 Steps + 3 Mobility Tools Proven to Improve the Specimen Collection Process and, Therefore, Patient Care
Study: Keeping Warehouse Workers Comfortable at Work is a Challenge
Attention Retailers: These Are the 3 Things You Need to Know if You Missed PACT 2019
Surprise Bonus or Standard Benefit? Studies Indicate Shift in Employees’ Compensation Expectations
Ask the Expert: Are My Printers Really a Source of Security? Or Just Another Point of Vulnerability?
More Than Just a Face Lift: Zebra ZT400-Series Industrial Printers Receive Game-Changing Upgrades
How Rugged Tablets are Reviving Rainforests and Giving Colombian Communities a Second Chance
Stories from the Edge | Donating Just One Pint of Blood Can Change Dozens of Lives…Forever!
Believe It or Not: Your Printer Selection May Not Have the Biggest Impact on the Performance of Your Printing Application
Coordination is Key to Mobilizing First Responders in an Emergency. So, Should Public Sector Agencies Sync Up Their Mobility Strategies?
Are You Smarter Than the Average Company? New Tool Helps You Assess Your Enterprise’s “Intelligence”
Exclusive Interview with Two of Zebra’s Top Execs: “What’s Really Driving Our Growth”
Governments’ Emergency Response Plans are Only Effective If Emergency Responders Have the Means to Execute Them
4 Ways that Augmented Reality Can Help Your Field-Based Teams Better Help Your Customers (Today)
Not Sure How to Get Started with a Self-Directed Physical Inventory Program in Your Retail Store? (Or Even if You Should?)
Disasters, Drones and Developing the Future Capabilities for Mobile Workers and First Responders
Heads up! Wearable Heads-Up Displays are Coming to a Warehouse Near You
Why I Choose to Live the Rugged Life: “Hockey is a Hard-Knock Sport, but It’s What Helps Me Get Back Up Time and Again When Life Knocks Me Down”
5 Reasons Why It’s Better to Handle Your In-Store Inventory Counts “In House”
We Need Your Help! Make the Zebra MC9300 the “People’s Choice” Winner in the 2019 Chicago Innovation Awards!
Podcast: Zebra’s New Global Futurist Gives His Perspective on “What’s Possible”
The Key to Living a “Rugged Life”? Taking Things One Step at a Time
Travelers’ Next Technology Destination? Smarter Baggage Tracking
Living Rugged: Going for Gold as a Competitive Figure Skater
#NextWave: 5G Is Coming. (Some Claim It’s Already Here.) Are You Ready?
Podcast | 3 Common Mobility Myths (and 3 Key Milestones) to Be Aware of When Modernizing Your Warehouse
Meet Todd Beck: The Zebra Who Catches Big Fish Across the Globe
Ask the Expert: Where Should Non-Acute Healthcare Providers Focus Their Technology Investments Right Now – and Why?
Want to Provide a More Interactive Customer Experience? Turn Your Attention to Kiosk Technologies
The One (Costly) Thing Most Companies Forget to Do When Deploying an RFID Solution
Ask the Expert: How Does Technology Use Differ in Acute vs. Non-Acute Healthcare Settings?
Stories from the Edge: “My Secret to Capturing a Performance Edge on the Ice and in Life”
Why a C1D2 or ATEX/IECEx Certification Should Spark More Interest Among Those in Explosive Work Environments
This May Be the Most Overlooked Source of Safety and Security in Your Warehouse
Ask the Expert: Is Artificial Intelligence as "Intelligent" as We're Led to Believe?
This is the Only Type of Mobile Device That’s Considered Safe to Use in Hazardous Locations
Adopting a “Mobile-First” Mindset Can Help Your Field Sales and Service Teams Better Meet Customer and Business Demands
Ask the Expert: What Does “Inclusion and Diversity” Mean in Business Today?
PSA: Just Because a Mobile Device Is Certified for “Priority and Pre-Emption” on a Dedicated Public Safety Network Doesn’t Mean It Is Suitable for Public Safety Use
Ask the Expert: What is the Difference Between Prescriptive Analytics and Predictive Analytics?
How Airlines Can Avoid Mobile Technology Meltdowns on the Tarmac
Stories from the Edge | NFL Bets Big on RFID, IoT as Player Statistics Become a Strategic Imperative On and Off the Field
Let’s Dispel the Myth That “Disruptive Technologies” Will Actually Be Disruptive to Supply Chain Organizations
Spotlight on Airlines: When It’s Too Hot, Planes Don’t Fly and Mobile Devices Fail
“Co-Bots” are Working Alongside People in the Warehouse. But, Is It a Harmonious Union?
Simple Ways to Connect Colleagues and Improve Team Collaboration in Your Retail Stores
Zebras Chime In: How We Capture Our Sense of Purpose in Our Communities
New Series: See How Zebras are “Living the Rugged Life” All Around the World
Survival of the Fittest: Seven Ways to Tell if Your Rugged Scanner is More Like a “Scammer”
These Four Organizations are Proof That It Is Possible to Go Fully Paperless
Printer Performance Can Still Make or Break Business Performance in the Digital Age. (Perhaps Even More Than Ever.)
New Study: Finding a Job in Warehousing is Easy Right Now. Finding Workers to Fill Those Jobs…Not So Much.
Why the “Normalization of Risk” Can Put Your Organization, and Mobile Workers, at Risk
How Robots and Humans are Teaming Up to Take on the World (We Mean, the Warehouse)
How “Simple” Patient Identification Tools Drive Better Front-line Care
Stories from the Edge: Finding Personal Inspiration to Make a Global Impact Through Technology
Why Zebra? Hear What Has Motivated More Than 40 Interns to “Convert” Into Full-Time Employees Since Last Summer
When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Musician: Finding Harmony with the Right (Mobile) Instrument
Stories from the Edge: Truman Medical Centers are Lightening the “Nurse Toolbelt,” Giving More Weight to Effective Care-Team Communications
#ThrowbackThursday: Meet the Zebra (and AIDC Industry Legend) Who Designed the First Handheld Scanner – and the Scanner You Probably Have in Your Hand Right Now
Corporate Social Responsibility: How Zebra is Raising the Bar with Its Rugged Tablets
Did You Hear? Zebra “Operational Visibility Services” is Now “Zebra VisibilityIQ™ Foresight”
What Is Blockchain Technology? And, Does It Deliver Any Real Business Benefits Today?
#ThrowbackThursday | Two Founders, Two CEOs, 50 Years of Innovation and Growth
This One Technology is Delivering a Solution to “The Parcel Problem”
The New Workforce Challenge: How Do We Train the Next Generation When They're Already Ahead?
True Story: How Field Service First Got a Handle on Mobility (Thanks to Hospitals)
Efficient returns management benefits the customer, retailer and environment
A Sneak Peek into How Zebra Will Give Back to Global Communities on Earth Day – and All Year Round
How to Turn Your Impairments into an Advantage – in Business and in Life
Want to Boost Your Bottomline? Invest More in Your Front-Line “Brand Ambassadors”
Healthcare Modernization: What Local Governments Can Learn from Global Communities
Making Supply Chain Operations More Agile through Superior Industry Collaboration
Don’t Lose Sight of Your Valuables: New Insights into the Track and Trace Technologies You Should Be Following
Why We Should Be Excited About the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Are Global Supply Chains Ready for the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive?
Study: Enterprises are Embracing IoT Technologies to Increase Operational Intelligence
e-Commerce is Driving an (Environmentally-Conscious) Evolution in Mobile Computer Design
Stories from the Edge: This Global Company Embraced a Startup Mentality to Accelerate IoT Innovation
Speed, Flexibility & Automation: A New Paradigm for Yard Management in An Increasingly Digital Age
Pro-Technology Government, Industry Policies Benefit Small and Mid-Size Manufacturers
One Month In: Assessing the Impact of the Falsified Medicines Directive on the Global Healthcare Supply Chain
A Company's Integrity Often Shines Brightest in its Simplest Everyday Actions
Have Plans to Develop a New Point-of-Sale (POS) Technology Solution? Read This.
Not All “Mobile” Computers are Mobile – and Not All Rugged Tablets are the Same
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