SoapBox Branding Project Ted Skuchas Antoine Bishop Charlandra Smith Michelle Stuy

Hardware Selection Met with David McClendon of Symbol Technologies to discuss different hardware and software options Suggested were the MC 50, MC 3000 suite, MC 9000 suite Of the three families, chose MC 3000 with accompanying software

Necessary Hardware Specifications Rugged and scanning-intensive Long-lasting battery Wireless connectivity Scanning inventory Batch processing transfer User-friendly Flexible platform

MC 3000 Family: MC 3070 Design Scanning intensive Rugged (IP54 Rating and 4 ft drop) Performance Runs on Microsoft Windows CE 4.2 Application Development in Symbol SDK

MC 3070, cont. Wireless Data Communications b Internal antenna Bluetooth capabilities Accessories Charging cradle with spare battery Four slot Ethernet charging cradle, charge only cradle Four slot battery charger Supports Symbol printers

Accompanying Software Development done in C# or C++ Symbol Developer Kit for the MC 3000.NET provides platform as well as class libraries, sample applications, and documentation Updates provided for free on such as MC 3000 c42 v 1.1

Software Considerations Writing own applications using Symbol supported Software Cost of Software Usability/Flexibility once we graduate Having Symbol create Applications Cost Time constraints Continual technical support? Writing own applications using Open Source Software Quality of software Save on cost Flexibility/Dependency in future

Progress for Week 11/28-12/05 Meeting with SoapBox Branding Download software Demo device MC 3070 Place purchase order Finish Microsoft Project for semester Update, Enhance website Arrange positions In group Write specs and start documenting

Meeting with SoapBox: Questions Size of inventory Affects type of bar-coding printer needed Multiple devices Overlapping of inventory Sales tax Approximation from state-to-state Not done at point of sale Batch vs real time data processing Original inventory scanning