White Paper: Portable Printing On The Move

By Peter Fullerton, Director of Product and Applications Development, SATO America, Inc.

Advancements in mobile computing and wireless communication technologies have made it easier than ever to un-tether the workforce from fixed workstations and offices. At many companies with a highly mobile workforce, label or receipt printing has typically been conducted via "sneakernet" — workers return, again and again, to a stationary printer at a central workstation. Many workers spend an inordinate amount of time traveling back and forth to the printer. All that walking around may be good exercise, but it's a drain on productivity. The solution: let the worker take the printer with them.