CipherLab and MCL Technologies Form Strategic Alliance.

CipherLab to Bundle MCL-Collection Software with its Microsoft[R] Compatible Wireless Terminals

PLANO, Texas & WATERLOO, Belgium -- CipherLab, a leading innovator in Automated Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) for the retail, warehouse and distribution markets, and MCL Technologies, a globally recognized software developer specializing in the AIDC market, today announced a strategic alliance to offer CipherLab's popular portable terminal family, the 9500 series, bundled with the MCL-Collection software. The 9500 series, the first from CipherLab to support Microsoft[R] Windows[R] CE, will be manufactured with MCL-Client as a pre-installed feature, making it easier for customers to develop tailored applications and tools for data capture deployments using the MCL-Collection software.

"CipherLab and MCL Technologies are, and will be, undertaking many collaborative initiatives to bring a powerful range of technologies to CipherLab customers," said Jean-Fran[?]ois Jacques, Managing Director, MCL Technologies. "Our joint efforts involve both short-term and long-term objectives to benefit new and long-standing customers. We will also work together to introduce our combined offerings to new and emerging markets to help organizations there develop to their full potential."

MCL-Collection is an intuitive, high-productivity environment to develop and deploy cross-platform Auto-ID applications. From barcode scanning data capture on the terminal to ODBC, WMS, or SAP R/3 connectivity on the host, MCL-Collection provides seamless integration from mobile computer to host application.

"By partnering with MCL, CipherLab expands its adaptability for logistics applications by simplifying customized deployments within existing Microsoft environments," said Ralph Hossary, Vice President of Global Sales for CipherLab. "MCL's cross-platform software tools, in conjunction with the CipherLab 9500 series, enable customers to quickly and easily install and manipulate any mobile computing environment through tailored applications to suit their unique data capture needs."

CipherLab's 9500 series offers long-range imager and laser scanners reading from as far away as 30 feet, as well as 2D and RFID support for the latest warehouse tracking applications. The product's large LED-backlit color touch display, ergonomic design, fast Intel[R] XSale PXA 270 processor and large memory capacity (up to 128MB SDRAM and SD flash expandability) make it easy for customers to benefit from the full power of Microsoft Windows CE for retail and logistics data capture applications. When bundled with MCL Technologies software, the 9500 series will offer customers a complete mobile computer solution that quickly and economically meets their individual AIDC goals and needs.

About MCL Technologies

MCL Technologies is a recognized leader in delivering high-productivity software development tools for mobile workforce and barcode printing application development, deployment, and management. Its enterprise-ready, standards-based software suite, MCL-Collection, seamlessly integrates the latest technologies with mobile computer, multi-manufacturer, cross-platform compatibility. Through the integration of mobile computing, wireless infrastructures, barcode printing, and data capture technologies like barcode scanners, radio frequency identification, and voice recognition, MCL-Collection helps organizations deploy mission critical and on-demand multimodal applications to improve workforce productivity, reduce costs, and achieve competitive advantage. Organizations also benefit from MCL-Collection's forward migration paths to minimize total cost of application ownership. More information is available at http://www.mcl-collection.com.

MCL Technologies is a competence center of Zetes Industries (Euronext Brussels: ZTS)

About CipherLab

CipherLab is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture/Collection) products and systems. The company's mobile computers and scanners are integrated into the networks of some of the world's best known logistics, retail, distribution, government installations and healthcare companies, helping them run more efficiently and effectively onsite and on the road. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan with North American offices in Plano, TX and operations in EMEA, the Americas, Asia Pacific and China, CipherLab is publicly traded on the Taiwan stock exchange (Taiwan OTC:6160). More can be found on the web at http://www.cipherlab.com.