Percon announces PowerWedge -- next generation fixed-station decoder line.EUGENE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1996--Percon Inc. (Nasdaq:PCRN PCRN Providence Community Resource Network (Rhode Island) ) today announced the introduction of its PowerWedge(TM) family of fixed-station decoder A hardware device or software that converts coded data back into its original form. See decode and MPEG decoder. products including the Mini PowerWedge, PowerWedge 10 and PowerWedge 20. All three of these new decoders provide significant enhancements to the company's existing decoder line, replacing the Series 10 Plus and the Series 20 Plus models. "Our goal in creating the new PowerWedge decoder line was to reduce the size yet enhance the performance of the products in our core product line without sacrificing Percon's reputation for high quality and reliable products," says Fabian Borensztein, product marketing manager. "Each PowerWedge decoder is packed with powerful features including extra symbologies and improved trigger modes for fast reading performance. They are backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility with all current decoder cables and settings and include a unique `cloning' feature that enables the user to program multiple units in seconds from a single `master' unit." Designed to meet the tightest space requirements, the Mini PowerWedge measures 2.75 inches wide by 3.25 inches long by .75 inches high and weighs 2.3 ounces. It is a keyboard wedge A device that distributes data from a point of sale terminal (bar code reader, magnetic stripe, etc.) to the computer. It is inserted between the keyboard and keyboard port on the computer, and the input appears as ordinary keystrokes. decoder featuring a single 9-pin squeeze-style connector and a 25-pin interface connector that supports a variety of popular interfaces including IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) PC/AT/XT, PS/2, Macintosh and other terminals. Users can quickly and easily program the Mini PowerWedge using their choice of bar code batch, bar code menu, on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. menus, or cloning. The Mini PowerWedge auto-discriminates among 16 different symbologies, and provides bar code input support for wands, 5-volt lasers, CCDS CCDS Cincinnati Country Day School CCDS Canadian Centre on Disability Studies CCDS Charlotte Country Day School CCDS Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism CCDS Company Core Data Sheet CCDS Centers for the Commercial Development of Space , and ID badge readers. Up to two tracks of magnetic stripe A small length of magnetic tape adhered to credit cards, badges, permits, passes and tokens. The tape is read by magnetic stripe readers incorporated into ATMs, identification readers and payment terminals. support is also available and serial input devices such as lasers, scales, and check readers are also supported. Designed to meet basic decoding de·code tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes 1. To convert from code into plain text. 2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one. 3. needs, the PowerWedge 10 decoder is available in keyboard or serial wedge versions. It is programmed using either a bar code menu, bar code batch label, serial batch programming, cloning, or on-screen menus. It auto-discriminates among 16 different symbologies, and provides two track magnetic stripe support. Keyboard interfaces include IBM(R) PC/AT/XT, PS/2, Macintosh and select terminal interfaces. For the most demanding applications, the PowerWedge 20 is a universal decoder, which can be used as either a keyboard wedge or serial wedge decoder. Over 300 computers and terminals interface with the PowerWedge 20; in addition, an external serial device such as a scale may be connected using a separate external auxiliary serial connector located on the back of the unit. The PowerWedge 20 features input editing for data formatting and redirection, host controlled indicators, and serial baud rates A redundant reference to baud. Baud is a rate. baud rate - baud up to 57.6K. The PowerWedge 20 supports over 16 bar code symbologies and it is fully programmable; options include on-screen menu, bar code menu, bar code batch, serial batch, or cloning. A PowerWedge 20 Dual model is also available, allowing users to connect their choice of up to two input devices and one magnetic stripe reader at one time. Suggested list prices are $190 for the Mini PowerWedge, $210 for the PowerWedge 10,and $380 for the PowerWedge 20. Suggested list price for the PowerWedge 20 Dual model is $430. Available for shipment beginning April 1, 1996, each PowerWedge decoder also features a five-year warranty. "The new PowerWedge line of fixed-station decoders represents a significant enhancement to our existing decoder line," adds Borensztein. "While the PowerWedge 10 and PowerWedge 20 offer added features and greater flexibility, the Mini PowerWedge affords price-conscious customers a quality solution without a compromise in reading performance." Percon develops, manufactures and markets data collection and management products including fixed-station decoders, portable data terminals and application software for the automatic identification and data collection ("Auto ID") market. The company's products are used principally in point-of-sale and point-of-service applications in a variety of industries, including retail, education, manufacturing, health care and package delivery. They provide a rapid, accurate and efficient means to collect, process, transmit, record and manage data. The company sells its products through a network of domestic and international distributors, value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VARs) and systems integrators. For more information contact Percon at 800/929-7899, 541/344-1189, or by fax at 541/344-1399. Information about the company's products and services is also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.percon.com. CONTACT: Percon Inc. Beth Daniels Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career As an amateur, Daniel won the 1975 and 1977 United States Women's Amateur Golf Championships. , 541/302-5312 |
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