Intermec Technologies Corporation history

In April 1970, Stevens had founded TEMA, a Natick, Massachusetts-based company that ultimately became Intermec's largest and oldest dedicated distributor.

1972: Intermec unveils the first computerized cash register.

1974: President Doctor David C. Allais works with bar code industry pioneer Raymond L. Stevens to invent Code 39, which becomes the world's most widely used alphanumeric bar code symbology.

In 1981 the company unveiled the first on-demand direct thermal bar code printer.

A high-density barcode printer capable of printing up to ten lines of regular text was introduced to the grocery industry in mid-1982.

Intermec's sales climbed to $26.9 million in 1984.

In the April 8, 1985, issue of Business Week , Norwald, Connecticut-based market researcher International Resource Development Inc. projected 40–60 percent annual growth within the industrial coding market.

Intermec's sales reached $43.1 million in 1986.

A series of leadership changes began to occur in August 1987.

In 1989 the company secured a $1.4 million deal with Canada Post, as well as a $2 million contract to install bar code access control systems at soccer stadiums throughout Spain.

1994: Intermec becomes a subsidiary of Western Atlas Inc.

"Intermec and Norand Merger Creates New #2 in ADC," Modern Materials Handling , April 1997.

By mid-1998 the parent company announced that it also intended to acquire the Transportation Systems Group (TSG) of Dallas-based Amtech Corp., which also focused on RFID.

"Corporate Restructuring Reflects Global Focus," Dairy Field , November 1999.