CipherLab is a company that designs, manufactures and markets
automatic identification and data capture
Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) refers to the methods of automatically identifying objects, collecting data about them, and entering them directly into computer systems, without human involvement. Technologies typically considere ...
(AIDC) products and systems. The company's
mobile computers and
barcode scanners are integrated into the networks of government and
logistics
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...
installations worldwide, as well as grocery, manufacturing, retail, distribution, agricultural and healthcare companies. Headquartered in
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...
, Taiwan with North American headquarters in
Plano, Texas
Plano ( ) is a city in Collin County and Denton County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 285,494 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
History
European settlers came to the area near ...
, and operations in
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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(EMEA),
the Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
,
Asia-Pacific
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and
China, CipherLab is publicly traded on the
Taiwan Stock Exchange (Taiwan OTC:6160).
History
CipherLab was founded in 1988 when it built the first
real-time feedback system for the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Products and services
The company offers a broad range of mobile computers, scanners, fixed terminals and software for all facets of AIDC. CipherLab products incorporate
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio w ...
,
RFID
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electroma ...
,
GSM/
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a packet oriented mobile data standard on the 2G and 3G cellular communication network's global system for mobile communications (GSM). GPRS was established by European Telecommunications Standards Inst ...
,
EDGE, and linear imaging or laser scanning.
CipherLab's products are used by customers worldwide, including
AC Nielsen, the national postal services in Brazil
"CipherLab Selected By Brazilian Post And Telegraph Corporation For Improved Mail Dispatch And Data Capture Logistics System"
Data Collection Online, 2008-09-01 and Poland, PayPoint, Wal-mart
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, IKEA
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, Chrome Hearts
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, Associated Grocers of the South and Circus Circus Las Vegas hotel and casino.
Partial list of products
* CipherLab makes mobile handheld computers for business use in logistics, transportation
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipel ...
, warehousing
A warehouse is a building for storing goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial parks on the outskirts of cities, ...
, route accounting, direct store delivery, field service, and sales.
* CipherLab manufactures bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limit ...
and tethered
A tether is a cord, fixture, or flexible attachment that characteristically anchors something movable to something fixed; it also maybe used to connect two movable objects, such as an item being towed by its tow.
Applications for tethers include ...
scanners that provide a means to automate inventory management and point of sale
The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place at which a retail transaction is completed. At the point of sale, the merchant calculates the amount owed by the customer, indicates that amount, may prepare an invoice f ...
.
* CipherLab’s fixed data terminals are used for data capture for integrated business security, employee activity logging and business operation tracking.
See also
* List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
References
External links
CipherLab History
– Company timeline
Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
Companies based in Taipei
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Taiwanese companies established in 1988