ScanSource Inc. is a wholesale distributor of the technology that makes modern commerce possible. It specializes in automatic-identification, data-capture and point-of-sale products — bar code scanners, smart cards, personal computer-based cash registers and the like from providers including 3M Co., Cisco Systems Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. Additional product lines include communications systems that combine telephony and data transmission, plus video surveillance and wireless networking equipment.
ScanSource operates in 10 countries in Europe, South America and North America. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Greenville, S.C. It has 1,500 employees. ScanSource’s most recent revenues of approximately $2.7 billion secured for it the No. 839 position on the Fortune 1,000.
