Intermec
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| Type | Public (NYSE: IN) |
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| Industry | AIDC |
| Founded | Mountlake Terrace, Washington, USA (1966) |
| Headquarters | Everett, Washington, USA |
| Key people | Patrick Byrne, Chairman and CEO Robert J. Driessnack, SVP and CFO |
| Products | Barcode readers, wireless networking, mobile computers, RFID |
| Website | www.intermec.com |
Intermec Inc. is a manufacturer and worldwide supplier of Automated identification and data capture equipment, including barcode scanners, barcode printers, mobile computers and RFID systems.
Intermec holds more than 10% of the patents in RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).[citation needed]
Intermec customers include 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies and 70 percent of Fortune 100 companies. Intermec (IN) is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.[citation needed]
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[edit] Products
The majority of Intermec's business comes from automating supply chain operations in manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, retail, transportation and logistics, direct store delivery and field service sectors. Their product lines include:
- RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) readers, printers, tags and labels
- Barcode scanners, Barcode printers and Media
- Mobile computers
- Wireless networks
- Software Tools and Utilities
- Professional Services
- Support Services
[edit] Corporate timeline
- 1966 – Interface Mechanisms formed
- 1982 – Company renamed Intermec Corporation
- 1991 – Acquired by Litton Industries, Inc. (NYSE:LIT)
- 1994 – Ownership transferred to Western Atlas Inc. (NYSE:WAI), a Litton spin-off
- 1997 – Ownership transferred to UNOVA, Inc. (NYSE:UNA), a Western Atlas spin-off
- 1997 – Acquired Norand and UBI (United Barcode Industries)
- 1997 – Acquired radio frequency identification (RFID) semiconductor technology from IBM, Inc.
- 1998 – Acquired Amtech Corporation's high-frequency RFID business, Amtech Transportation Systems
- 2006 – UNOVA, Inc. becomes Intermec, Inc., retaining Intermec Technologies as subsidiary
- 2011 - Acquired private voice technology company Vocollect Inc. and mobility outsourcer Enterprise Mobile
[edit] Royal Mail Contract
Intermec announced in July 2008 that it was awarded a contract by the UK's Royal Mail for 25,000 of their CN3 rugged mobile computers. Intermec beat out its largest competitor Symbol Technologies, which is now owned by Motorola. The first CN3's were delivered late Summer of 2008.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Intermec Inc. corporate web site
