A few stories that caught our attention this week include the top 5 questions VARs should ask when selecting a document management partner, how the Long Beach police department uses OCR to catch criminals and how QR codes are key in the upcoming holiday marketing efforts and more.
In our Follow Friday series, we feature a few industry news finds to share with you. We are constantly finding interesting, fun, exciting, noteworthy, shocking and industry-changing articles all week long on the internet. Check us out every week to see what catches our eye around the web!
Top 5 Questions VARs Should Ask When Selecting a Document Management Partner - Channel Partners
By Jim True
Businesses are constantly looking for better ways to improve efficiency and protect sensitive information while making information more accessible when needed. As a result, chances are that document management will be considered an ideal candidate in helping businesses reach their objectives.Here are five questions you can use to help determine which vendor is right for you.
How Automatic License Plate Recognition (LPR) Technology Works - boingboing
By Mark Frauenfelder
An officer from the Long Beach Police Department shows how automatic license plate recognition technology works. He demos a system installed in a patrol car equipped with four cameras. "Each camera is recording at all times, so no matter what mode you're in, it'll be recording off all four of the cameras… it shows you a picture the car, it shows you a picture of the plate that it caught and then what it does is it takes that image and using optical character recognition (OCR) it will compare it to a database. In our case we are running multiple databases -- we have 'wanted felony vehicles,' 'be on the lookout,' '24 hour hotsheet,' 'wanted by detectives,' 'LA County warrants,' and our 'gang unit.' In addition to this we have 'stolen vehicles,' which are available to everybody in the state. Currently in our database we have 24,000,000 plus reads."
QR codes key driver in 2012 holiday marketing efforts - Mobile Marketer
By Rimma Kats
Brands such as Target and Tourneau are incorporating mobile bar codes into their holiday initiatives as a way to not only interact with consumers in a different way, but also help increase revenue. Although there is an ongoing love/hate relationship with QR codes, there is no doubt that the technology will play a big role this year.
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