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Hologram labels … affordable?

By Oliver Ibanez Tuesday November 10, 2009

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It seems like a contradiction in terms. Hologram labels … affordable?!? It can’t be!

As a security label manufacturer, Polylabel deals with several forms of security labels including custom hologram labels. Historically, hologram labels have made up a small portion of the security label market, primarily because hologram labels are believed to be available to large companies or corporations only. While this held true in the past, even as late as 5 years ago, this no longer is the case. Custom hologram labels are now accessible to just about everyone for a fraction of the cost charged previously. That being said, there are only a handful of hologram manufacturers, us included, who will take on small run hologram projects at a reasonable cost to the client.

Free Netbooks For All! Brilliant or Disastrous?

By Oliver Ibanez Monday October 26, 2009

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Free Netbooks For All! Brilliant or Disastrous?

In the coming years, the New South Wales Department of Education (Australia) will be embarking on a new initiative that will see more than 240,000 netbooks put into the hands of local high school students. Let’s think about that for a moment. Brand new Lenovo netbooks put into the hands of perhaps the most hostile group of computer users on the planet! Ok, so that might be overstating it a little but nonetheless, as an IT Manager, I can’t begin to tell you of what a logistical nightmare this could become.

What If Your iPhone Could Scan Barcodes?

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Ever wonder what could be possible if your iPhone was able to scan and read barcodes? Well, maybe you haven’t thought about it until now.
First, let’s think about what a barcode does in the traditional sense. Most of us are familiar with barcode usage when it comes to purchasing something at the local store. [...]

Google Doodle Marks the Invention of the Barcode

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Google has made a habit of changing its logo on its home page to mark important events, holidays, historical dates, history’s most influential people and so on. You can take a look at a collection of such Google Doodles here.
On October 7, Google decided to honour the Invention of the Barcode, which was invented [...]

Start Protecting Your Stuff – Part 3

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Tamper-indicating seals have been used for well over 7,000 years yet the fact remains that considerable confusion and misconceptions exist regarding seals. Much of this confusion is fueled by some of the common terminology used to describe seals and seal usage.

Start Protecting Your Stuff – Part 2

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In Part 1 of this article, we gave you a little bit of a teaser as to what security seals are and how they can be used. In this article we’ll get a little more specific.

Types of Security Seals
A security seal is a tamper indicating device (TID) designed to leave noticeable evidence of unauthorized [...]