Press Release

Loxos gmbH proudly presents the Hybrid Smart&Magnetic Card Reader for Palm OS at PalmSource's Euro DevCon 2004

PR Contact:
Florian Biehler
089-980598
Loxos GmbH
Delpstr.23
Mﾃｼnchen, 81679, Germany
info@loxos.de
www.loxos.de

MUNICH, Germany, September 28, 2004 — At the PalmSource™ Euro DevCon 2004, Loxos gmbh today announced the new Hybrid Smart&Magnetic Card Reader, an add-on hardware solution for Palm Powered™ handhelds.

Just clip the device on the back of the Palm Powered handheld and you are ready to go!

Attached to a Palm Powered device equipped with universal connector support, it becomes one unit. A user gains the ability to control and handle any smart, chip or magnetic card. This state-of the-art portable Smartcardreader is designed to compare data, check validation, personalisation and perform as a vending machine.

Due to the increased radius of Palm Powered devices including WLAN, Bluetooth, and IR, and its ability to run different applications, it expands the possibilities for mobile functionality. This solution makes collecting data easy and wireless printing a breeze.

We recommend the small ruggedized Bluetooth IR Printer FTP120 from Fujitsu.

Product Details

• No additional battery or services needed
• Reads ISO Smart and chip card and all 3 magnetic tracks
• Supports smart mobile devices from PalmOne, including the Tungsten T, T2, T3, W, C, Zire 71 and the Garmin iQue 3600 using the Universal Connector.

About Loxos
Loxos gmbh has gained experience in building mobile solutions since the introduction of Apple's Newton and has continued to lead in powering innovation in this market. Specializing in handheld add-ons for vertical solutions, especially in the fields of healthcare, transport and POS, improving mobile data collection with extended devices. Our aim is putting mobile information of smart and magnetic cards at your fingertips.

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