Software

QR codes, the little square bar codes popping up everywhere, have a lot of good uses. Most people just aren't using them that way.

Where iPhones and Zen Koans meet "Really Hating the Airport."

The first time I noticed a QR code, I was in a restaurant. The place had a self-serve soda fountain, and the code was on the side of one of the paper beverage cups.

Demand for food safety products in the U.S. is forecast to increase 7.3 percent annually to $4.5 billion in 2016, a result of increased public awareness following recent highly publicised multistate outbreaks of foodborne illnesses and the need to comply with provisions of the landmark Food Safety Modernization Act.

Smart labels and tags, and software and tracking systems are expected to experience the fastest gains, reflecting a heightened emphasis on traceability in the food supply chain. Smart label and tag demand will be boosted by traceability advantages along with expanded usage in food packaging to reduce losses in perishable foods.

Newton, Massachusetts-based P3Software, Inc., a world leader in print procurement technology, announced a new Customer Access Portal (CAP) for the P3Expeditor web-based print procurement system that provides expanded tools and features for print professionals, print brokers and printers to manage print costs across an organization.

If you ask five people to explain what the term "web-to-print" means to them, you will most likely end up with five different answers. Quite simply, different needs require different implementations.

No one wants to become another failure in this economy. But, sometimes, it's difficult to outwit the competition and keep pace with ever-changing customer demands.

It's time to set the record straight about tax forms. They're not a hard sell, which is good news for distributors.

Longmont, Colorado-based Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, announced the release of CheckPlus International for Malaysia. CheckPlus International for Malaysia reads the courtesy amount, legal amount and MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) line on checks, enabling banks to minimize the cost and labor associated with check processing.

Those in the marketing and direct mail arena may say these are better than the kind you find nestled between the shells of an oyster.