NeoMedia sees 138% growth in QR code scanning in Q1

News Wireless Global 11 APR 2012
NeoMedia sees 138% growth in QR code scanning in Q1
NeoMedia Technologies has seen significant growth in its mobile barcode products in the first three months of this year. Compared to the first three months of 2011, NeoMedia has seen a 138 percent growth in QR code scanning in the first three months of 2012. Broken down, 1D scanning has grown 27 percent and 2D scanning is up 212 percent. The total number of QR codes scanned grew 13 percent. The number of mobile barcodes generated through NeoMedia's NeoSphere platform topped out at 73,000. Overall, the numbe

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