AIM North America Honors 2017 Award Winners: Award Ceremony Takes Place at RFID Journal LIVE!

Pittsburgh, PA, May 12, 2017 --(PR.com)-- AIM North America (AIM NA), representing AIM in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as the trusted industry association for the automatic identification industry, providing unbiased information, educational resources and standards, just announced the recipients of the 2017 AIM NA Awards during a special presentation at the AIM Partnership Breakfast in Phoenix, Arizona.

Each year, the AIM North America Awards honor individuals as well as organizations that not only promote the industry, but demonstrate significant contributions to enhanced and new technologies in automatic identification and data capture (AIDC).

This year, Zebra Technologies was honored as the 2017 AIM North America Business of the Year. This award is presented to an organization in recognition of outstanding contributions and service that have furthered the growth of the AIDC industry.

Zebra, a global leader in providing solutions and services that give enterprises real-time visibility into their operations, has provided more than 45 years of technology expertise, leadership and innovation to global enterprises. Today, 95% of Fortune 500 companies across the manufacturing, healthcare, transportation and logistics and retail industries are implementing Zebra solutions.

Accepting the award on Zebra's behalf was Bob Sanders, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Data Capture Solutions at Zebra Technologies.

Joel Kahn, North America / Latin America Channel Business Development Manager for the Data Capture Business Unit at Zebra Technologies was named the 2017 AIM North America Professional of the Year.

Established in 2007, the AIM North America Professional of the Year is presented annually to an individual in recognition of innovative and exceptional contributions to the development of the AIDC industry through their work as a contributor, collaborator, or mentor.

Mr. Kahn, who regularly states he has the best job at Zebra being in a position to help customers on a daily basis, has more than 40 years of industry experience. In his current role, he is responsible for supporting distributors throughout North and Latin America.

For more information, biographies, or photos, visit the AIM NA website (www.aim-na.org) or contact AIM North America via email (info@aim-na.org) or phone (+1.724.742.4473).