Uh-oh - looks like JAGTAG aren’t alone in app-less mobile barcoding anymore. Scanbuy launches ‘Scan & Send’

It seems like just yesterday that I was singing the praises of mobile barcode operator JAGTAG. But it was actually the day before yesterday. The JAGTAG solution is brilliant in that it allows anyone with a cameraphone to make use of mobile barcodes - not just smartphones. And today global mobile barcode company Scanbuy has announced its own service in the same vein: “Scan & Send”

Motorola announces major mobile barcode investment through Scanbuy

Motorola Ventures is the investment branch of the mobile manufacturer - and today it has announced that it is leading an investment round into mobile barcodes. The receiving company is Scanbuy, which maintains the ever more popular Scanlife mobile barcode reader.

Mobile barcodes = clean hands? Scanbuy teams up with Zytrel XP

Biodefense Solutions is one of many American companies that produces a hand sanitizer product. Zytrel XP is an anti-bacterial hand gel - the kind of which is much more popular in America than it is in Europe, and Biodefense is attempting to differentiate itself from the competition. And so it has announced a deal with mobile barcode company Scanbuy to place 2d barcodes on Zytrel packaging.

Scanbuy Releases Set of Tools for Commercial Printers to Easily Deploy the ScanLife 2D Barcode System

Scanbuy announced that it has released multiple services that allow a commercial printer to easily integrate 2D (two-dimensional) barcode technology using the complete ScanLife solution. These services allow printers to use all major 2D barcode formats, including Datamatrix, EZcode, and QR, and link them to the ScanLife mobile application and Code Management Platform.

A positive chat with CEO Jonathan Bulkeley on the NeoMedia licensing deal

After the Scanlife blog broke the NeoMedia / Scanbuy licensing deal, I phoned Jonathan Bulkeley, Scanbuy CEO, to get the scoop.

Mobile barcodes on TV and on Sony Ericsson with Scanbuy

2d barcoding expert Scanbuy, as busy as ever, has released two pieces of news today. First, it is powering a new mobile barcode service from Latin American mobile operator Claro Chile. Second, the Scanlife barcode reader will be coming pre-loaded on Sony Ericsson camera phones.

2d barcodes come to Fritos with Scanbuy

Ever felt your bag of Fritos wasn’t interactive enough? If you live in Mexico, that’s no longer a problem. The Frito Lay brand in Mexico, Sabritas, has now placed mobile barcodes on the back of millions of packs of special edition Halloween Cheetos, in a deal with barcoding company Scanbuy.

Scanbuy boasts five new mobile barcode deals in a few weeks

We reported earlier last month on two new deals signed by mobile barcoding expert Scanbuy, both in Europe and America. These haven’t been the only projects, however, as Scanbuy has somewhat proudly pointed out today. A total of five new 2-D barcode emplacements in North America has caused Scanbuy to declare that the technology, which has been a “potential” for far too long, might finally be about to expand beyond Japan and gain wider acceptance in the States.

Scanbuy releases enterprise version of mobile barcode software ScanLife

Scanbuy has seen some very successful implementations of it’s 2d barcode reading software recently. The ScanLife application has been used for transport, publication and operators - but always aimed at consumers. Now Scanbuy has announced that it is releasing an enterprise version of the application.

Mobile barcodes at work for Danish Rail

The Danish Rail system has launched a hefty mobile barcode campaign in association with Scanbuy. 2D barcodes have been places on posters and window-stickers in stations and on trains throughout the railway, allowing commuters to access information through their phones.

Mobile barcodes, newspapers and Guinness together at last

If you’ve ever lived in a city with any public transport, you’ve probably come across the Metro. Probably the biggest free newspaper in the world, it also has a habit of being a pioneer when it comes to combining newspapers with mobile technology. In Canada today it is launching a 2D barcode initiative in conjunction with ScanBuy - allowing users to connect directly to it’s new mobile website from codes in the paper.

BMO Capital Markets uses mobile barcodes to advertise in Wall Street Journal

BMO Capital Markets is financial a services company in the US, dealing mostly with investments and corporate banking. The company has decided that 2d barcodes are the way to advertise, and will be including EZcodes in its ads in the current issue of the Wall Street Journal.

Scanbuy launches new mobile barcode services

Scanbuy, the mobile barcode provider in the US, has released a set of new services that allow 2D barcode integration.

Five companies join forces for huge mobile barcode push

A joint agreement has been announced between Modavox, DuPont, Scanbuy, Graphic Packaging International and Augme Mobile. What have these five companies gotten together for? To promote mobile barcodes on packaging for goods.

Scanbuy launches single mobile barcode solution for three operators at once

Scanbuy has had one hell of a week. On Tuesday we reported on ScanLife coming pre-loaded on Samsung devices in the States. And today Scanbuy has revealed that it is creating a mobile barcode solution for three different mobile operators in Spain. The “Bidi” barcode solution is “interoperable”. So it allows barcodes from Orange, Telefónica Móviles and Vodafone to be read on the other networks handsets.

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