siliconindia | | December 20184From 1D to 2D, Barcode has travelled a long journey to be where it is today. Not only does the barcode holds all relevant information in an optical, machine-readable representation of data, but also the use of barcode has extended from industrial context to even life saving industry - healthcare. It is no surprise that its traits like real time data collection, accuracy of data unit, cost efficiency, labor saving by avoiding manual system and the ability to present unique identity of a product will take barcode to newer sectors. Hence, Global Market Insights predicts that, the barcode printers market to reach $3.5 billion by 2024, while the shipment to grow at a CAGR of seven percent from 2018 to 2024. While it is highly claimed that barcodes are safer mode of storing and transferring data, some of the recent incidents have proved it otherwise, as cybercriminals now use barcode security threat to create havoc. These cybercriminals can easily transform your desktop/laptop/mobile into an open door for cybersecurity attacks via the encoded malicious info hidden within a 2D barcode, which will disable your system firewall, corrupt and even delete files, while open the port vulnerabilities. Hence, it is imminent to have solutions from the house of barcode providers that can ensure security to the utmost. Featuring some of such barcode solution providers in our current issue of `20 Most Promising Barcode Solution Providers - 2018', we try to bridge the gap between your need and security concerns. We also bring to you `10 Most Promising iCard Service Providers - 2018'. The featured companies ensure that their clients secured hardware and software solutions while providing timely services as well. Read to know more about them. Do let us know what you think! Anamika SahuManaging Editoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialDespite Cybercrimes, Barcode Industry will Grow Across Industries siliconindia Vol 07 · Issue 5- 4 · December 27, 2018 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Associate Editor Susila Govindaraj Editorial Team Ananth.V Archee Roy Imelda Tarzarina Karthik Muralidhar Krupa P. Dave Shefali Mathur Sophia Rohtagi Srrayvinya OLM Sujith Vasudevan Sushruth R Trisha Pragya Younus Ahmad Dar VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindiamagazine.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2018 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers Mohana Krishnan Siva Sankar Group Art DirectorAshok KumarNoida Ashu Sethi Garima AnandCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Garima Jyoteshwari Baheshwar Sambit Satpathy Tapas Ranjan Mallick
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