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Barcodes, RFID & Enterprise Connectivity
Barcodes, RFID & Enterprise Connectivity

Connecting Enterprise Hardware with SOTI Management

Modern enterprise operations across retail, logistics, and warehousing depend on continuous hardware up time and seamless connectivity. As businesses deploy increasingly complex fleets of handheld barcode scanners, mobile printers, tablets, and mobile POS terminals, managing these endpoints presents serious technical challenges. Deploying hardware without integrated management leads to operational delays, fragmented support, and increased cyber risks. 

To address these challenges, we pair enterprise-grade hardware with SOTI MobiControl to deliver a fully managed, single-source operational solution. 

The Operational Context: What the Data Shows 

SOTI’s 2026 Global Retail Report highlights why a unified hardware-and-software strategy is critical for modern operations: 

  • High Omnichannel Expectations: 90% of consumers now shop across both online and in-store channels, demanding real-time inventory accuracy and immediate service.  

  • The Cost of Inventory Inaccuracy: 44% of shoppers turn online specifically to find better product availability. Un synced inventory between warehouses and store floors leads directly to fulfillment friction.  

  • Heightened Security Concerns: Unmanaged point-of-sale and scanning devices erode trust, 88% of consumers think twice before shopping with a business that experienced a cyber incident, and 41% have experienced shopping fraud firsthand.  

The Integrated Solution: Hardware and SOTI working as One 

Rather than supplying stand alone devices or unassisted software licenses, the company unifies every physical and digital component into a single solution architecture: 

  • Zero-Touch Provisioning: Hardware is pre-configured with network credentials, security policies, and operational applications prior to deployment, ensuring units work immediately out of the box without manual technician setup. 

  • Live Remote Diagnostics & Support: Technical support teams can remotely view, control, and troubleshoot devices in the field in real time resolving software glitches instantly and preventing costly operational downtime.  

  • Real-Time Inventory & RFID Capabilities: Integrating enterprise handheld scanners with RFID support allows teams to conduct rapid bulk stock counts, track assets, and confirm inventory availability in real time.  

  • Kiosk Lockdown & Endpoint Security: Dedicated Kiosk mode locks customer-facing terminals and associate handhelds with authorized work applications only, securing transaction data and mitigating network vulnerabilities.  

  • Comprehensive Fleet Management: Centralized administration covers multi-OS device fleets alongside specialized industrial label and mobile printers from a single dashboard. 

One Partner, One Operational Platform 

By taking full accountability for both the physical hardware lifecycle and the SOTI software environment, we provide organizations with a single point of contact. This unified approach eliminates technical silos, reduces total cost of ownership (TCO), and ensures operational infrastructure performs reliably across every location. 

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