ScanSource, Inc. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

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About ScanSource, Inc.

ScanSource, Inc. operates as a wholesale distributor of specialty technology products, providing value-added distribution sales to resellers in the specialty technology markets.

Segments

The company operates in two segments, North American Distribution Segment and International Distribution Segment.

NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION SEGMENT

The North America distribution segment markets automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and point-of-sale (POS) products through its ScanSource POS and Barcoding sales unit; voice, data, and converged communications equipment through its Catalyst Telecom sales unit; video conferencing, telephony, and communications products through its ScanSource Communications sales unit; and electronic security products, and wireless infrastructure products through its ScanSource Security Distribution unit.

ScanSource POS and Barcoding Sales Unit

The ScanSource POS and Barcoding sales unit markets AIDC and POS products which interface with computer systems used to automate the collection, processing, and communication of information for commercial and industrial applications, including retail sales, distribution, shipping, inventory control, materials handling, and warehouse management. The bar code family of products is referred to as automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and it includes various types of portable data collection terminals, wireless products and bar code label printers, in addition to scanners. POS products are those PC-based products that have replaced electronic cash registers in retail and hospitality environments and the peripheral products that attach to them. These peripheral devices include such items as cash drawers, pole displays, signature capture units, display monitors, and magnetic strip readers. In addition to these peripheral devices, ScanSource POS and Barcoding also sell products that attach to the POS network in the store, including kiosks, network access points, routers, and digital signage displays.

ScanSource POS and Barcoding sales unit vendors include AIDC and POS manufacturers, including Cisco, Datalogic, Elo, Epson America, Honeywell, IBM, Intermec, Motorola, NCR, and Zebra Technologies.

Catalyst Telecom Sales Unit

The Catalyst Telecom sales unit markets voice, data, and converged communication systems, and is a distributor of Avaya communications solutions, including Avaya global communication solutions (GCS), small and medium enterprise (SME) and Internet protocol (IP) products. Catalyst Telecom also markets data and network security products from vendors, including Aruba, Extreme Networks, Juniper Networks, as well as Plantronics, Polycom, and multiple wireless vendors.

ScanSource Communications Sales Unit

ScanSource Communications is a value-added distributor of total communications solutions, including video and audio conferencing products; telephony solutions, including voice over IP (VoIP); and computer telephony building blocks. ScanSource Communications’ manufacturing partners include Polycom, Audiocodes, Dialogic, and Plantronics.

ScanSource Security Sales Unit

The ScanSource Security sales unit focuses on hardware distribution of electronic security equipment using the two-tier distribution model. The product offering includes identification, access control, video surveillance, intrusion-related, and wireless infrastructure products. Manufacturers include Alvarion, Axis, Bosch, Cisco Security, Datacard, DSC, HID, Motorola Wireless, Panasonic, Ruckus Wireless, Sony, Tropos, United Technologies Fire and Security, and Zebra Card.

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SEGMENT

The International Distribution segment markets AIDC, POS, and communications products to technology resellers and integrators in the Latin American (including Mexico) and European markets.

Products and Markets

The company markets approximately 65,000 products from approximately 200 hardware and software vendors to approximately 20,000 reseller customers primarily from its central warehouses in Mississippi, Florida, Mexico, Belgium, and Germany.

AIDC technology incorporates the capabilities for electronic identification and da