We have received several Datalogic devices, including the Jet, Memor, and Skorpio, and we have been adding support for these devices into our next release.  At this point, we are planning support for all of the CE 5.0 devices.  There are some older CE 4.2 devices, but we are not intending to support them at this time.

Look for this release in the next few weeks!

Microsoft released a new version of Live Search for Windows Mobile today.  This new version has Gas Prices, as well as a beta of Voice Search.  If you have not use Live Search before, try it out!

This news just came across the wire:

Honeywell to purchase Hand Held Products

We just saw this item about UnIQue ID supplying Dolphin 7900s with Integrated GPS to a package delivery company in the UK.  Since we haven't seen any 7900s with integrated GPS, a little research turned up this article from last year, about UnIQue ID developing these GPS modules themselves.

We recently helped a reseller land a sizable deal for 300 Hand Held Products Dolphin 7600 devices and ITScriptNet Plus licenses.  The reseller engaged us midway through the sales process, having us create a program that he demoed to the customer.  With just 9 hours of programming using ITScriptNet and a few conference calls with us, he was ready to close the sale.

We are developing the data collection program that will run in batch mode.  The end-user is a variety store and will be using the 7600's to query item information (150,000 items) from a text file residing on the device and enter order quantities for items to replenish the shelves.  With an indexed validation file, the lookups against this huge list is nearly instantaneous.  They will also be placing shelf replenishment orders for all the store items, transferring the collected data via batch mode.  The data output is simply a text file that the central office will pull up and integrate with their backend system.  Programming will take about a week using ITScriptNet Batch Plus.

We are pleased to have ITScriptNet as an integral part of this system, and to have the Dolphin 7600 be the device of choice.

Symbol has just announced that they are adding GPS capability to the MC70.  It looks like devices will become available in early 2008.

Are you wondering which HandHeld Products devices are supported in ITScriptNet?  Here is the complete list, updated for the newset HandHeld Products releases:

Current Device Support

Dolphin 7850
The new Dolphin 7850 device, running Window Mobile 5, is supported starting in version 2.3a.

Dolphin 9500
The entire 95xx line, using either Imagers (9500/9550) or Lasers (9501/9551), is supported.  There are client versions for Windows Mobile 5, PocketPC 2003 Second Edition and PocketPC 2002.

Dolphin 7900
The 7900 running Windows Mobile 5 or PocketPC 2003 Second Edition is supported.

Dolphin 7600
This device was supported starting with 2.2a(9).

IK8560
The Image Kisosk without magstripe reader (IK8560) is supported. 

Retired products still supported

Dolphin 7200
All 7200 versions (RF, 2D, serial) are supported.

Dolphin 7400
All versions supported.

Dolphin 7400 PocketPC
All versions supported.

Dolphin 7300
All versions supported.

IT3875
This device line is supported in single-prompt mode only.

New Products

We try to add clients for new devices as they are released.  If you have questions about an upcoming device, please contact us for more information.

Here is some more information on the newly-released Hand Held Products 7850.  The specifications and details are now available on Hand Held Products web site.  Also, here is a press release regarding the release of this new device. 

Last week we attended Blue Star's Vartech event in Nashville.  Several hours were dedicated to CodeZone, which is basically a trade show.  We were quite busy as the traffic of resellers was continuous.  We obtained many good leads and talked a great deal about specific applications, most notably Route Accounting.

We were demonstrating a Controlled Access application using Unitech's MR650 kiosk with finger print reader.  It was a crowd pleaser.  We'll be spending the next few weeks following up with resellers with the hope of assisting them with successful data collection solutions.

We received an email announcement from Hand Held Products regarding the release of the Dolphin 7850.  This device is now available, although it has not been posted to the Hand Held Products website as of yet.  Please note that the 7850 is supported by ITScriptNet as of version 2.3a.

Are you planning to attend BlueStar's Vartech event next week in Nashville?  The registration system you will be using at the event was developed by us with our ITScriptNet data collection program development software.  The system integrates the scanning of your Vartech ticket, the confirming of your information, and the printing of your Vartech badge.  We hope you enjoy using the system.

Please stop by the Z-Space booth (#126) to see various applications running on Hand Held Products, Motorola, Unitech and Datalogic devices that were developed quickly and easily with ITScriptNet!  Register your thumb at our showcase demo to win prizes!

See you in Nashville!

Our phone system is down this morning.  If you need to contact us, please use email while we work to resolve the problem.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

If you are a reseller looking for more detailed information on all of the ITScriptNet editions, we have posted an updated Sales Package.  This document contains all of the details of features, applications, licensing, pricing, etc.

Last spring, we wrote several articles regarding the new Daylight Savings Time change, and how Windows Mobile and Windows CE were affected.  This weeks Windows Updates patches include a new update to the Daylight Savings Time rules for the PC.  From the linked article, the following updates were made:

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Updates from the previous cumulative Windows time zone update
The following changes have been made since the previous Windows cumulative time zone update, described in KB article 931836:
• Caucasus Standard Time
Changes display name to Caucasus Standard Time as cities in the previous display name have separate time zones, and removes DST settings.
• Armenian Standard Time
Creates a new time zone for Armenia to better align with different DST changes in the Caucasus region.
• New Zealand Standard Time
Adjusts DST start dates and end dates according to changes signed in to law after the prior cumulative time zone update was created (February 2007).
• GTB Standard Time
Corrects the display name for GTB Standard Time on Windows Server 2003 SP2 to include Bucharest.
• Jordan Standard Time
Adjusts DST start times, end times, and dates according to changes signed in to law after the prior cumulative time zone update was created (February 2007).

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