Thursday 02 November 2006

Maxatec and Extech appoint Nedcoding BV to Distribute Range of Portable Printers

Leading Dutch Distributor to Market Innovative Extech printers in the Netherlands

Extech Instruments is pleased to announce the appointment of Nedcoding as an Authorised Distributor to market Extech's range of mobile receipt printers in the Netherlands. Nedcoding will distribute Extech's range of printers for numerous applications, including field service, mobile ticketing, retail environments, hospitality, line busting, warehouse management and more.

Maxa Technologies, Extech's Master Distributor in Europe is focusing on identifying new value-added partners for the Extech product range in many European countries. The Netherlands offers some excellent opportunities for mobile applications and Nedcoding have a very strong position in this area, backed by excellent in-house expertise in wireless communications.

Ger Walravens, Managing Director of Nedcoding says: "We are very happy to have a strong manufacturer such as Extech on board. Extech perfectly fits into our portfolio of high-tech mobile products. We strongly believe that we can make the partnership with Extech and Maxa Technologies a successful one."

Andrea Percival, Director of Maxa Technologies commented: "This new relationship with Nedcoding is extremely promising for Maxatec and Extech, and we are pleased to have identified a company with such a strong presence in the mobile arena. We are looking forward to working closely with Nedcoding and building the Extech brand in the Netherlands."

Tony Revis, General Manager of Extech Data Systems notes: "Maxa Technology is our Master Distributor for Europe; amongst their responsibilities is to identify, train and appoint select value-added distributors in each country. We are excited by their appointment of Nedcoding to handle the distribution of our RoHS compliant range of portable printers in Holland."

About Extech

Extech Data Systems, a division of Extech Instruments, is one of the world's leading developers of portable printers for enterprise-wide applications centered around mobile information and remote transactions. The company designs, develops and markets portable printer products, and sells its products worldwide through a global network of distributors and marketing partners. Extech printers are high speed, innovative, rugged, reliable, and easy to use. With over 17 years experience developing portable printers, Extech Data Systems has the industry knowledge, design expertise, and technological skills needed to meet customer mobile printing needs.

For further information about Extech Data Systems and its products, visit www.extech.com/printer/index.shtmll

About Nedcoding

Nedcoding distributes AIDC hardware including label printers, barcode scanners, handheld terminals, and consumables exclusively to resellers, system integrators and software developers. These resellers operate within several sectors including logistics, retail, industry, healthcare and government. As a pure distributor Nedcoding works in close co-operation with a number of well-known suppliers. Nedcoding has an excellent reputation for offering a high level of service, personal support, technical know-how and end user lead generation for its partners.