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摘要

Modern: What have been the most important developments in the last year in the automatic identification (Auto-ID) and data capture market? Gupta: On the handheld scanning side of the industry, it's been the rapid rate of migration from laser to imaging for handheld scanning devices. And, 2012 was the first year we saw a year-over-year decline in conventional handheld scanning devices. Meanwhile, 2D imaging solutions posted significant growth and that has continued to be the case in 2013. The other developing story is that the market leaders are facing stiff competition from the emerging markets, including some in Latin America. It is chipping away at the leaders' market share. This is a growing threat, and we'll be keeping an eye on the trend.