To: Montana Wildhack who wrote (300 ) 7/15/2004 8:52:51 AM From: Montana Wildhack Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 342 SAMSys Announces Production of Its New Multi-Protocol, Multi-Regional Reader SAMSys MP9320 V2.7 Reader ramps up reader production for US and European regulatory standards TORONTO, July 15 /CNW/ - SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions and consulting services today announces the introduction of its new MP9320 V2.7 multi-protocol UHF reader which meets FCC and both current and proposed European ETSI regulatory standards. The introduction of this reader allows multi-national companies the capability of standardizing on one reader product which can operate in multiple regulatory settings, including the challenging European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) regulation EN302-208 (draft), which calls for frequency hopping in the 865 - 868 MHz bands and limited duty cycle in the transmit mode (listen before talk) at power levels up to 2 watts. "The MP9320 V2.7 reader supports a variety of UHF tag protocols and provides customers the best defense against future obsolescence due to regulatory changes," stated James "Tres" Wiley, president and chief operating officer of SAMSys. "With its extended read range and high data rates, this reader is especially suited for asset management and logistics applications requiring the simultaneous reading of a large number of tags at greater distances." This release of the multi-protocol SAMSys reader supports the ISO 18000- 6A and 6B protocols, Philips UCODE EPC 1.19, EM Marin 4022 and 4222, Intermec Intellitag and EPC Class 1 tags. This support of a broad array of tag protocols, coupled with the ability to meet radio regulatory standards in the US and Europe have led to the adoption of the new reader in test centers and with end users in Europe . "Our European customers not only want to reliably read a variety of tag types, but read them well under the lower operating power levels as compared to the US. We are very pleased in the performance of this version of our popular UHF reader design" stated Wiley. With RF connections for up to four antennas, the MP9320 V2.7 reader easily adapts to loading dock, portal installations and conveyor applications for aggregated carton tracking, pallet tracking and inventory management. Delivery of the MP9320 V2.7 reader will commence the week of July 26. The price of the Version 2.7 multi-protocol UHF reader remains unchanged from earlier versions not supporting the new ETSI regulations. The MP9320 V2.7 reader is a member of the SAMSys family of products, which provides a complete solution for large and small RFID applications. For more information and specifications of the new MP9320 V2.7 reader, please visit our website at www.samsys.com under the section "new products" and "long range readers". SAMSys is the originator of the agile multi-frequency, multi-protocol and multi-regional UHF reader architecture, which is fast becoming accepted as the standard for supply chain solutions. The company operates out of offices in Ontario, Canada; North Carolina, USA; and the United Kingdom.