Footprint aims to provide a widest range of products and services and works with a selection major manufacturers, developers and suppliers to ensure that it is able meet and support the different requirements of its customers. Footprint is constantly reviewing and augmenting its list of partners and tries to respond to demand to maintain the comprehensive selection

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BARTEC (UK) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BARTEC GmbH, Germany which was founded in 1975 and specialises in the design, certification and manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for use in Hazardous Areas applicable to the ATEX directive 94/9/EC.
BARTEC (UK) Limited founded in 1983, has 27 staff dedicated to servicing the UK market and organisations specifying and contracting for International markets.

BARTEC Group
Operating from the headquarter in Germany and within a network of 6 manufacturing plants in Europe, BARTEC is the No. 1 in the field of Explosion Protection in Europe.
With over 1000 employees and more than 25 worldwide sales offices
BARTEC has a strong reputation for providing competent advice for Hazardous Area applications, quality product and services combined with the ability to ensure that OEMs, specifier’s, contractors and plant operators continue to perform in accordance with European legislation and critically providing a safe working environment for personal, machinery and plant.

BARTEC is able to provide custom solutions for Hazardous Area equipment as well as off the shelf product lines for use in the Chemical, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Petroleum, Water, Power Generation and Mining industries. Product and Services.
Our extensive portfolio includes Trace Heating components and solutions for frost protection and process temperature maintenance, Enclosures and Junction Boxes as well as Control Stations, Push Buttons, Limit Switches, Line Bushings and Flame Proof Motors for your control and connection requirements, Remote I/O components and systems, HMI Visualisation products, Hand Held and Computer Work Stations for process control requirements.

BARTEC offers a broad range of Ex equipment in Flame proof encapsulation> (EEx d), Pressurised Systems (EEx p), Increased Safety (EEx e) and Intrinsically Safe (EEx i) for use in Gas Zone 1 and Zone 2 applications as well as Dust Zone 21 and Zone 22 applications. BARTEC recently opened a new business unit BARTEC BENKE Systems for engineered products and turn-key solutions trough the take-over of business sectors of Benke Instrument & Elektro GmbH in Reinbek/Hamburg.
This allows us to supply a full range of Process Analysers including Physical Property, Distillation, Cloud Point, Freezing Point, Flash Point, Vapour> Pressure and Moisture in line systems specific to Oil Refineries.

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Datacard Group is a driving force in many of the major card programs around the world. Its secure ID and card personalisation solutions are used to issue millions of financial cards and identification documents each day.

More than 30 years ago, Datacard made mass issuance of credit cards economical when they invented systems for high-volume plastic card personalization, which changed the way consumers conduct transactions. Today, Datacard® high-volume card issuance solutions outsell all other brands combined. Datacard Group built on this heritage to redefine secure identity technology, making them the world's most popular brand of secure ID solutions.

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Datalogic is the third largest world producer and leader in Europe for bar code readers, data collection mobile computers, and RFID systems. Datalogic is dedicated to the effective use of data.

MARK & CAPTURE COMPUTE COMMUNICATE
Bar codes are considered the bridging element between the physical world, and its tangible objects, and the virtual world of information technology. Thanks to Datalogic's AutoID technologies, a link between these two worlds is possible.

MARK
Items can be “marked” in different ways and one of the keys to successful data capture processes lie in the effective marking of items and the processes are suarised by Datalogic.

CAPTURE
Bar code readers Datalogic's sophisticated bar code reading devices are divided in two families: laser and imaging.

LASER
These readers emit a laser beam: when the laser beam reaches the bar code, the light reflected is darker and reversed in respect to the white portions of the code: this causes the intensity of the reflected light to be converted into an electric signal, which then becomes amplified and digitized. In practical applications, bar codes are difficult to read, but Datalogic has developed innovative technology to capture these bar codes in any conditions with exceptionally high reading performance.

CDSQUARE™ (Code Distance Detector)
Accurately detects the position of the bar code in real-time, independent of where it is inscribed on the product. ASTRA™ (Automatically SwiTched Reading Area) permits accurate and fast reading of bar codes on transport belts, even on boxes of various sizes and heights, oriented in any direction. FLASH™ is a software controlled system with a depth-of-field of over 2 meters.
These scanners can be found at cash registers in supermarkets, enabling a cashier to sweep products over the scanner, rapidly ringing up the total cost of purchased items, and minimizing queue times at the checkout counter. SurroundScan® 3D scanning technology allows the bar code to be read from any side or surface, which means that the product can be scanned in any direction without worrying orientation. Damaged or poorly printed bar codes can also be read with innovative FirstStrike® software technolog.

IMAGING
The new generation of bar code readers draws from technology used in cameras. The "imaging" reader acts like a specialized camera, capturing the bar code image from any direction. Datalogic has also developed an imager that can read linear, 2D, or matrix bar codes under harsh conditions, such as when the label is faded or smudged, small or large, damaged, or hard-to-read. These imagers can capture images other then bar codes. In the German Postal System, imagining technology is used to capture a copy of the customer's signature and providing proof in case of a discrepancy. The ability to capture images is also integrated into handheld scanners used in stores to read bar codes on labels, such as in hospitals to read bar codes on test tubes containing specific patient information.

RFID (Radio frequency identification)
If the bar code can be considered an optical link between the real world and the virtual world, then RFID can be considered its wireless counterpart: the label is not an optic code written on a surface, but a tiny transmitter-receiver equipped with a memory onto which the code is written, and also referred to as an electronic label. To read the electronic label (tag) and decode what is in its memory (which can sometimes be unintentionally hidden) requires a reader capable of doing so wirelessly: it uses radio frequency, not light. What are the advantages of RFID? RFID readers can read a tag without seeing it; the tags are also re-writeable, which permits further information to be added as needed. At this time, the cost of an RFID tag is more than an optical tag. Some of RFID's many uses: access control, tracking and tracing in the food and clothing industries, anti-theft deterrents, and various uses in the automotive and electronics industry. The Italian Postal system makes use of the tags in unmarked letters used to gauge the efficiency of their service; American passport tags contain specific information pertaining to the individual, including a digitized and coded picture.

COMPUTE
From code to information
After having "captured" the correct code, Datalogic has developed specific software to decode the code, with the ability to measure the thickness of the bars and spaces, and to extrapolate clear content from the images. Decoders interpret information contained in the signal; collected data is transmitted through a central information system over an integrated system interface. Datalogic has developed a series of programs and software capable of obtaining images and coded information, which assures a decreased margin of error in reading the codes, and other uses. This result is a rather complex procedure, based upon the diversity of the codes and various conditions which can make them more or less readable.
Datalogic software also enables the reconstruction of codes: if the reader has come across code fragments, the software takes those pieces and quickly reconstructs data from them. ACR™ (Advanced Code Reconstruction) enables image reconstruction from codes and decoding of smaller labels, and increased readability of damaged or poorly printed codes. The patented Datalogic ACB™ (Advanced Code Builder) makes it possible to decode partially damaged codes or others that have become hard-to-read.

COMMUNICATE
Data transmission
All data collected must be transmitted to an information system over a cable or wirelessly. "Mobile" and wireless options are in higher demand and increasing in use. As a result of Datalogic's unique set of expertise new products are developed, integrating the latest and innovative technologies in the most effective way. The results are rugged devices capable to maintain their highperformance even in the most intensive and heavy applications.
Datalogic mobile computers combine bar code readers with wireless technology adapted to the most widely used standards in the IT industry to communicate with information systems such as Bluetooth® wireless technology and Wi-Fi. These devices are targeted for professional users in "mission critical" operations; they integrate innovative technologies such as voice recognition for hands-free use, and the GSM/GPRS found in cell phones to transmit data such as in field-force automation. Datalogic mobile computers integrate state of the art components including: high-speed microprocessors, intuitive and state-of-the-art displays, common IT interfaces, and specific operating systems (e.g.: Windows CE).

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Datamax, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV), specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of products for bar code and RFID labeling, including thermal demand printers, label, ticket and tag materials, and thermal transfer ribbons. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Datamax has representative offices throughout the United States and in Singapore, China, and the United Kingdom, as well as label converting and preprinting facilities in Robinson, Illinois. Datamax markets its products exclusively through a network of resellers in more than 65 countries worldwide.

Datamax and O'Neil are part of Dover Corporation’s Product Identification & Printing Group. The Datamax family of desktop printers coupled with O'Neil's complete line of mobile printers provides a full spectrum of printing solutions for any industrial, corporate, or enterprise environment Datamax features one of the most diverse lines of thermal printers in the bar code industry—products ranging from entry-level and midrange units to high-performance systems and specialty-printer platforms. The products can be deployed off-the-shelf or customized with a variety of options to meet special user requirements.

Datamax also markets a complete line of thermal transfer ribbons along with a large selection of paper stock. These consumables offer a wide range of formulations and performance characteristics, making them ideal for general-purpose use, as well as for harsh environments where durable wax/resin and resin inks are required. Datamax also operates full-service converting facilities that transform labels, tickets and tags from a wide variety of paper and synthetic materials to precise customer specifications. In-house art, plate-making and preprinting services are available to customers with special labeling requirements.

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Throughout the years, Hand Held Products' solutions have been renowned for their high performance, durability, and the industry’s best return on investment. Serving markets such as retail, transportation, parcel delivery, warehousing, manufacturing, government, and healthcare- Hand Held Products stands behind its offerings with some of the industry’s longest warranties and expert, personal service – before, during, and long after the sale.

Hand Held Products' mobile data collection devices are renowned for their superior performance, durability, and the data collection industry' s best return on investment. Hand Held Products is also the world's leading provider of image-based data collection products - lead by its exclusive Adaptus™ Imaging Technology. Product solutions powered by Adaptus Imaging Technology offer far more than basic bar code reading. With Adaptus Imaging Technology, customers can read virtually any type of bar code label or tag, capture digital images and signatures, read damaged codes, and so much more - it's a whole new level of performance to meet the demands of an ever-changing world.

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In today's market, there is no shortage of supply chain technology providers. What's harder to find is a partner you can trust-absolutely-to not only deliver the best-in-class solution for your business needs but to also be there with the expertise and connections to implement your new systems and provide quality support long after. It's that extended scope, a commitment to serve your broader business needs, that makes Intermec different.

We’re in the business of helping you achieve the most return from your automated information and data capture (AIDC) and mobile computing systems. That means we do more than design and build the industry’s most complete lineup of rugged, reliable and versatile equipment. We also work with you to get inside your challenges, to know your unique situation and then leverage our strong relationships with resellers and industry-leading alliance partners to help you create a total solution that harmonizes with your networks, platforms and processes. Our collaborative, connected approach can ensure a more complete and seamless implementation whether your needs call for our Gen2 RFID, bar code systems, rugged computers or a Cisco WLAN infrastructure.

And we’re proud to call the best of the best our alliance partners: Cisco, IBM, Oracle, SAP and Microsoft . By integrating our products and services into our partners’ premier software and systems, our customers enjoy an unsurpassed level of interoperability, performance and return on investment.

All the right technologies and all the right ideas, brought together for you. With Intermec’s industry experts and 40 years of data capture innovation and experience on your side, you’ll be ready to implement your supply chain vision with total confidence.

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Metrologic Instruments designs, manufactures and markets bar code scanning equipment incorporating laser and holographic technology, offering hand-held, presentation and in-counter scanners for retail and commercial scanning applications, miniature scan engines for use by original equipment manufacturers, and high-speed industrial scanning and information processing systems that combine bar code scanning with parcel dimensioning, weighing and tracking.

Founded in 1968, Metrologic became a public company in September 1994 and is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market as "MTLG".

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O'Neil, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) is the world's leading provider of reliable portable printing solutions. For 25 years, O'Neil has focused exclusively on designing portable printers for the mobile workplace. With over 70 printers and 150 accessories, no one understands portable printing or satisfies the needs of the mobile workforce better than O'Neil. O'Neil printers are used around the globe in route accounting, direct store delivery, retail and field mobile service applications.

O'Neil designs and manufactures a complete line of thermal bar code label and receipt printers, dot matrix impact printers and a variety of in-stock and custom media solutions.

In addition to its line of O'Neil-branded printer solutions, we manufacture a variety of mobile printing products in an OEM capacity for leading hand-held manufacturers, including several integrated hand-held computer and printer solutions.

There are hundreds of thousands of O'Neil printers in use worldwide. Most importantly, these printers deliver the highest reliability ratings in the industry. We're not boasting at all. Anyone who knows us realizes that's just not "the O'Neil way." It is however, a simple statement of fact that an O'Neil printing solution will deliver on its reputation and promise.

O'Neil portable printers are designed specifically to stand up to the everyday challenges of the mobile environment. Our printers are known for their brilliant simplicity of design and extreme ruggedization, resulting in unmatched mean-time- between-failure (MTBF) rates.

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Opticon is a worldwide family of companies consisting of OPTOELECTRONICS Co., Ltd Opticon Sensors Europe BV, and Opticon Inc.

OPTOELECTRONICS Co., Ltd, incorporated in 1976, was one of the first companies in the world to specialize in the manufacture of barcode scanners. Since that time, this pioneering organization has evolved into a multi-faceted, international supplier of high-quality, automatic identification equipment to thousands of customers in diverse markets.
Manufacture of products is managed through OPTOELECTRONICS Co., Ltd and utilizes a major, ISO-certified production facility located in Ashibetsu.

Located in the Netherlands, Opticon Sensors Europe BV is the head office for the European operations of OPTOELECTRONICS Co., Ltd which serves markets in Europe, South America, Africa, Australia and Asia. Branch organizations are located in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Taiwan and Australia along with trading agents in China.

The head office for Opticon, Inc. is located in Orangeburg, New York, just a half-hour up the Hudson River from New York City. Regional offices located in Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Charlotte and Boston serve customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Psion Teklogix Inc. is a leading provider of rugged mobile computing solutions to a range of industries around the world. For over three decades, companies have turned to Psion Teklogix to empower their mobile workforces by increasing efficiency and productivity. Psion Teklogix offers a wide range of rugged mobile computers fully supported by responsive and reliable customer service and a creative approach to solving your mobility problems.

Psion Teklogix delivers its mobile computing solutions in over 80 countries through a global network of direct sales and support offices, as well as regional business partners.

These business partners include: value-added reseller partners, distribution partners, and third party supplier partners.

Psion Teklogix was formed in September 2000 as a result of the merger between U.K.-based Psion Enterprise division of Psion PLC, and Canadian-based Teklogix Inc.

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Riverbed's wide-area data services (WDS) solutions enable organizations with more than one office to overcome a host of severe problems, including poor application performance and insufficient bandwidth at remote sites.

Riverbed's award-winning WDS solutions are the leading products in the industry. In head-to-head customer trials against alternatives, Riverbed's Steelhead appliances have historically won about 90% of the time. Why? Riverbed's WDS solutions deliver the speed, scale, and simplicity needed to meet the needs of organizations ranging from the world's largest corporations and government agencies to multi-office small businesses and non-profits.

Customers all over the world across all major industries have measured the performance and found that Steelhead appliances deliver the best acceleration across the widest range of applications important to business. And, since Riverbed's WDS solutions have been proven in very complex environments, you can be assured that we can deliver the scale and simplicity needed to integrate into your environment.

Riverbed delivers performance for business that can't wait. What can this performance give you? Users in branch offices no longer need to wait minutes or hours to access important files, data, or applications that are hosted centrally. Distributed employees can collaborate with colleagues hundreds or thousands of miles away as if they were just down the hall.
Data that used to take many hours or even days to back up over the wide area network (WAN) can now be replicated in hours (and restored just as fast). And, if you want, most or all of your branch office IT infrastructure can be consolidated without sacrificing worker productivity or user satisfaction. Imagine that.

Riverbed Steelhead Appliances
Riverbed's Steelhead appliances provide the highest level of WAN performance across the broadest range of applications. Available in a wide range of sizes - all powered by the Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) - Steelhead appliances are also the most scalable approach to application acceleration across your WAN.

Steelhead appliances come in a range of sizes to ensure that each of your offices has a properly sized acceleration appliance. With this range of sizes, you can simultaneously ensure that the appliance provides room for office growth, yet still ensures that you achieve a quick return on investment.

Riverbed's Steelhead 100 is meant for offices with just a few people; our 6000-series appliances can meet the needs of offices with Riverbed's clustering capabilities.

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SATO states that it is the leader in Data Collection System (DCS) and labelling solutions worldwide. DCS provides the unifying link between information and goods and a smooth human / information interface, supporting advanced network systems such as EC (Electronic Commerce), ECR (Efficient Consumer Response), QR (Quick Response), CALS (Commerce at Light Speed), and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange). This DCS proposed by SATO UK is best fulfilled with the usage of barcode systems coupled with information media such as labels and tags.

Integrated Solution through Complete Product Line-up
SATO has resources to develop the full diversity of the Data Collection System required. SATO UK has a complete product line-up of hardware solutions to barcode printers to real-time labelling robots. In addition, it also offers a wide array of labels, tags and other information media. The existing team of Product Specialists not only look for ways to further enhance our products but is also continuously on the lookout to develop new products which are currently not in our product line-up.

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Symbol has been regarded as the leading manufacturer of bar code scanning, portable data capture and computing and wireless communication equipment. It has been acquired by Motorola, which is recognized, around the world, as an innovator and leader in wireless and broadband communications. It is committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information and entertainment you want and need through designing and delivering must have products, must do experiences and powerful networks with a full complement of support services as well. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US$42.9 billion in 2006.

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Enterprise Mobility Solutions: This group includes the mission-critical communications offered by our government and public safety sectors and our enterprise mobility business. We design, manufacture, sell, install and service analog and digital two-way radio as well as voice and data communications products and systems. We deliver mobile computing, advanced data capture, wireless infrastructure and RFID solutions not only to clients in the public sector, but also to retail, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, healthcare, travel and transportation customers worldwide. Through innovative technology, we help people integrate, optimize and manage their networks to seamlessly stay connected as they move about their daily lives.

Home & Networks Mobility: Operators today are being asked by their subscribers to deliver bandwidth-intensive, experience-based services regardless of the network architecture. Motorola is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this trend, providing integrated, end-to-end systems that seamlessly and reliably enable uninterrupted access to digital entertainment, information and communications services over a variety of wired and wireless solutions. Motorola designs, manufactures, sells and services digital video system solutions and interactive set-top devices; voice and data modems for digital subscriber line and cable networks; and, broadband access systems (including cellular infrastructure systems) for cable and satellite television operators, wireline carriers and wireless service providers. With these solutions, Motorola empowers consumers by connecting their homes easily keeping contacts, content and services within reach.

Mobile Devices: As a pioneer in wireless communications, Motorola has transformed the cell phone into an icon of personal technology an integral part of daily communications, data management and mobile entertainment. Motorola not only designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets, but also licenses its vast portfolio of intellectual property. Our collection spans all cellular and wireless systems and includes integrated software applications as well as one a large complement of Bluetooth®-enabled accessories. We offer customers innovative product designs that deliver "must have" experiences, such as mobile music and video enabling seamless connectivity at work or at play.

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TOSHIBA TEC Europe thermal printers are specifically designed to produce high quality accurate barcode labels and tickets, as required to maximise efficiency in today's highly automated society.

Whether you require portable printers, low output budget printers, medium output desktop-sized units, or high output industrial strength machines, TOSHIBA TEC's extensive product range will provide the ideal solution to your printing needs.

Our range of thermal printers work at optimal processing and printing speeds whilst ensuring the highest degree of reliability for business-critical applications. They are trusted worldwide to provide performance printing solutions combined with a low cost of ownership.

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Unitech Europe is one of the fastest growing manufacturers in the rugged pda market space, and with good reason. A succession of exciting new products are being introduced that re-define the performance and quality associated with competitively priced mobile computers. Having experienced some quality issues from a sub contracted product design
three years ago Unitech have returned to all in-house design and strengthened their quality control and testing at all stages of development. Keep a look out for new product introductions from Unitech and take a look at the video to see for yourself how hard Unitech is working to build more value into their products.

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Zebra Technologies delivers innovative and reliable on-demand printing solutions to businesses and governments the world over. Zebra is one of the leading global providers of thermal bar code label and receipt printers, card printers, RFID smart label printer/encoders, supplies, label design/integration software, and the widest range of thermal printer connectivity and networking solutions.

Zebra's customers include more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500 and Global 2000.

Zebra products are used in a variety of industries, including consumer goods, manufacturing, automotive, health care, electronics, transportation, telecommunications, chemical, textiles, shipping, warehousing and distribution, military and government, food packaging and distribution, aerospace, education, security, construction,
entertainment, hospitality, and retail.

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