CYBRA Corporation

Play Don Draper for a moment. What do you think about when you think about CYBRA? That they are the leaders in bar code and RFID technology, right? That's how we came up with our Newsletter name, "Between The Lines." But as it turns out great minds think alike, and when GS1, the supply chain global standards organization, and CYBRA started their newsletters in 2005, we both came up with the same name. We think it's time to launch an image reboot, and with that we would like to modify our newsletter name.

We could always consult with our brand manager, but we think you can do better. So do as Draper does, pour yourself an early Scotch, take an afternoon nap, smoke relentlessly and give CYBRA's newsletter a new name — something that says, "CYBRA is the Best In Bar Code and RFID Technology."

By the way, if you have any hesitations about lending out your creativity for free, consider this: we will be giving away a Tassimo Coffee Brewer to the person who comes up with the winning title.

MarkMagic PrintTransformer: Managing Frequent Changes to Your Formats

Join Us for an Advanced Webcast This Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. (EST)

Do you need to support several brands or different companies, all with their own unique document requirements? Are you thinking of using a spreadsheet (or a 3-hole binder) to keep track of all these formats?

Imagine entering dozens of supposedly unoccupied hotel rooms every single day, not knowing what lurks behind the closed door.  Hotel housekeepers face this situation day after day, and many fear for their safety.  Many hotel housekeepers experience sexual harassment on a regular basis on the job, according to housekeepers and labor advocates.  Housekeepers usually work alone and, when they are in guest rooms, they are out of view of security cameras.

Last year Kimberly Phillips, a hotel housekeeper, sued the Kentucky hotel where she worked. When she unlocked the door to the room where she was supposed to tidy up, two dogs tackled her and ripped into her leg.  Argelia Rico, a hotel maid employed in Scottsdale, was sexually harassed by the room’s older male occupant while attempting to turn down his sheets at the hotel where she worked. Recently, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was charged with criminal sexual assault, attempted rape and sexual abuse for his actions against a hotel housekeeper at the luxury Sofitel Hotel in New York.

Are you attending UConnect Live? If so, please come visit us at booth #207.  We will be there on May 31 through June 2 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort showing our demo on RFID item-level tagging. See you there!

Description: This starter kit is designed for apparel and consumer goods companies desiring to participate in a UHF RFID item level pilot based on the EPCglobal Gen 2 standard.  The EdgeMagic Retail Item Level Starter Kit includes a full working license of CYBRA’s EdgeMagic Integrated RFID Control Software for a period of 90 days.
EdgeMagic RFID capabilities include:
1. Encode EPC SGTIN-96 RFID item tags
2. Read the RFID item tags and pack an order
3. Encode EPC SSCC-96 RFID carton tags
4. Generate reports of tagged items by order
What is included:
• 500 EPC Gen 2 smart labels (Avery Dennison RFID tags)
• 1 Motorola handheld RFID reader (MC3090-Z with single slot charging cradle, power supply and 2 batteries)
• CYBRA’s EdgeMagic Integrated RFID Control Software for IBM System i, Linux, and Windows servers for 90 days
• 2 days of services for remote configuration, training, and installation assistance
• 90 days of toll-free technical support

For more information, send email to rfidstarterkit@cybra.com. 

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Are you attending RFID Journal LIVE 2011? We will be manning a partner pedestal in Motorola's booth (#404). Come see a LIVE demonstration of item level encoding and order/carton validation.

Alex Woodie of IT Jungle recently wrote a super story about our announcement of our new suite of in-plant printing offerings specifically targeted at apparel manufacturers facing the following government and retailer mandates:

1. Item-level RFID Tags for EPC (Electronic Product Code) compliance with Walmart, Dillards, JC Penney, and other retailers.
2. Fabric Care Labels with Batch Numbers for Section 103 of the CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act).
3. VICS Color-To-Size Tickets for Women's Ready-To-Wear, Men's Sportswear, Footwear and Intimate Apparel manufacturers.

Instead of simply publishing our press release, which you can read here, Alex interviewed myself and Harold Brand, CYBRA CEO, and really wrote a great story. But don't take my word for it. Read it for yourself at: http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs110210-story05.html

Winter has been wicked in the Northeast. It seems that every minute I look out window there's white stuff falling, and lots of it. My usual response to lots of snow is to stock up on lots of popcorn and hot chocolate, pop in a DVD, and enjoy what Netflix delivers to my home.  So for my wife (a native Floridian) and I to venture out in the cold slush, we needed a pretty good reason.