GLASGOW/BRUSSELS, August 2009 – TOSHIBA TEC, providers of leading edge Auto ID solutions have entered into a strategic agreement with 3M™ for Thermal Transfer Printable Label Materials to help channel partners identify, secure and win new Auto ID business related to industrial manufacturing, healthcare, government, automotive, transportation and retail industries in the EMEA region.

The partnership combines TOSHIBA TEC industry-leading RFID-ready thermal barcode printers with 3M's durable thermal transfer printable label materials, enabling a strong, comprehensive solution targeted at selected vertical market applications in Europe.

“Our strategic alliance with 3M allows us to initiate research and development projects as well as viability testing of new product identification applications.

“Our partnership with 3M ensures that label products will be engineered precisely to the requested application with the highest quality resources available in the industry today,” Masamichi Kusunoki, CEO and President TOSHIBA TEC Europe said. “On the hardware side, our B-SX600 600 dpi industrial printer is a strong performer in the extremely high-demanding Japanese market and the domestic industrial standard for name plate printing.”

The TOSHIBA TEC B-SX600 600 dpi thermal label printer is purpose-built for 24/7 heavy duty in industrial manufacturing, automotive, electrical, wire and cable identification, health care, defense and transportation (aerospace, rail, public transport).

“TOSHIBA TEC’s barcode label printer series excelled in the testing procedures carried out in our cUL accredited test laboratory in the UK and all label stock materials and Toshiba ribbons meet the cUL Product Marking standard,” Gianfranco de Gregorio, 3M Industrial Adhesive and Tapes Division Business Unit Director for EMEA said. “We have dedicated expert resource geared to support our collaboration with our partners to be able to respond quickly to earn business and drive more sales across the Auto ID sales channel."

About 3M

A recognised leader in research and development, 3M produces thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets. 3M’s core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology platforms – often in combination – to a wide array of customer needs. With $25 billion in sales, 3M employs 76,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com.

About UL

Underwriters Laboratories® is an independent product safety certification organisation that has been testing products and writing standards for safety for more than a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and systems annually with 21 billion UL Marks appearing on 72,000 manufacturers' products each year. UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers includes 62 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 99 countries.

Over TOSHIBA TEC Europe

TOSHIBA TEC Europe Retail Information Systems (TERIS) beheert productplanning, marketing, verkoop, onderhoud en distributie van POS-systemen (point of sale), kassa's, weegschalen, barcodeprinters, randapparatuur en software-informatiesystemen over heel Europa, het Midden-Oosten en Afrika. TOSHIBA TEC Europe levert totaaloplossingen: van consulting en systeemontwerp tot systeeminstallatie, bediening en onderhoud.
TERIS heeft zijn hoofdkantoor in Brussel en telt drie divisies: Retail, Auto-ID en Services.
TOSHIBA TEC is een onafhankelijk werkend bedrijf van Toshiba Corporation, de zevende grootste producent van elektronische/elektrische toestellen en het 91ste grootste bedrijf ter wereld in termen van verkoop. Toshiba Corporation staat in Fortune Magazine op de 8ste plaats van de meest bewonderde elektronicabedrijven ter wereld. Het is een toonaangevende producent van hoogtechnologische producten met meer dan 300 grote dochterbedrijven over de hele wereld. De wereldwijde omzet in 2008 bedroeg ongeveer 67,9 miljard dollar.
Voor meer informatie over TOSHIBA TEC POS-systemen, kassa's, weegschalen, barcodeprinters, randapparatuur en software-informatiesystemen, of voor een dealer in uw buurt, kunt u telefonisch contact opnemen op het nummer +31 (0)33 453 8100 of de TERIS website bezoeken op www.toshibatec-eu.nl.

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TOSHIBA TEC Netherlands Retail Information Systems B.V.
Softwareweg 3
3821 BN Amersfoort
Tel.: +31 (0)33 453 81 00
Fax: +31 (0)33 455 44 11
Web: www.toshibatec-eu.nl

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