AIDC technologies have specific strengths and limitations. There is no "perfect" solution to all business needs. To help you narrow your search, the following lists specific capabilities of each technology.

For information on specific technologies, click here to visit the Overview of AIDC Technologies page for links to each technology.

Line of sight or contact not required:

• RFDC / WLANs (data communications)
• RFID

Read/write capabilities:

• Button Memory
• Magnetic Stripe
• OMR
• RFID (some)
• Smart Cards

High data capacity:

• 2D Symbols
• Button Memory
• Magnetic Stripe
• RFID (some)
• Smart Cards

"Intuitive" user interface:

• Biometrics
• RFDC
• "Smart" Tools
• Speech Recognition
• Touch / Pen Systems

"Marks" that are easy and inexpensive to produce:

• Bar Codes / 2D Symbols
• OCR
• OMR

Requires no preprinted "marks" or "tags":

• Biometrics
• Machine Vision (inspection)
• "Smart" Tools
• Speech Recognition
• Touch / Pen Systems

Both human- and machine-readable

• MICR
• OCR
• OMR

Conclusion

The family of ADC technologies is large, and getting larger every day. Each member of the family of ADC technologies offers unique solutions for productivity enhancement and cost reduction. I hope you'll take this opportunity to get acquainted with all the members of the family.