STAR MICRONICS DEMONSTRATES RANGE OF NEW INDUSTRY-LEADING PRODUCTS AT RETAIL SOLUTIONS,
24-26 JUNE 2008, EXCEL, LONDON

Star Micronics, one of the world’s largest POS printer manufacturers, will be exhibiting its extensive portfolio of receipt, label, barcode, ticket and kiosk printers as well as visual card systems at Retail Solutions 2008, 24-26 June 2008, Excel, London (Stand G6).

Star Micronics has reinforced its leading position within the point-of-sale printer marketplace with the launch of an unprecedented number of new products:

• TSP100LAN futurePRNT - the world’s first entry-level Ethernet printer
• TSP100GT futurePRNT - the fastest single station printer available today (alongside the TSP700II) capable of printing at an outstanding 250mm/second
• HSP7000 - the world’s fastest thermal/matrix hybrid printer combining a high speed 250mm/second thermal receipt printer with a high speed 9-pin matrix cheque/voucher printer
• TSP650 - high performance entry-level printer with range of accessories and features.

Following the phenomenal success to date of the TSP100 futurePRNTTM series, renowned for its revolutionary software, quality hardware and entry-level price, Star has truly enhanced the versatility of the printer by developing a new entry-level Ethernet version. Today, Ethernet is without doubt the connection method of choice for many IT managers in hospitality and retail environments requiring high speed, long distance and reliable communication. By allowing multiple printers on a central hub or even multiple hubs to be managed remotely from any location on the network or the Internet, the advantages are clear. However, to date, this extremely flexible means of communication has come with a cost.

Star has effectively addressed this by developing a new entry-level Ethernet version - the TSP100LAN futurePRNT. This printer effectively offers a simple and reliable network connection with new and powerful futurePRNT LAN features - an ‘Auto Fallback’ feature and a ‘Keep Alive’ feature.

Enabling the print job to be automatically re-routed to another printer in the case of printer failure, the ‘Auto Fallback’ feature will guarantee that the next printer in the pool will automatically print the failed printer’s jobs, thus eliminating downtime. If connection is lost due to PC/Hub failure or cable damage, the ‘Keep Alive’ feature ensures that the printer will negotiate with any networked host and automatically print an error. This provides an immediate warning to the remote location, in their native language, that the printer is offline.

Star has also developed a new high speed version - TSP100GT futurePRNT, capable of printing at an impressive 250mm/second which makes this printer and the TSP700II the two fastest single station printers available today. Furthermore, reflecting Star’s focus on design, the TSP100GT futurePRNT has been created with a new full gloss casing offering a choice of piano black or ice white.

Background Information on Star Micronics
Founded in 1947, Star Micronics is one of the world's largest printer manufacturers and has facilities for worldwide production, marketing and support. Employing over 2500 staff and achieving turnover in excess of £250 million, Star Micronics has developed a POS printer portfolio that spans thermal and dot matrix printers and mechanisms, designed for barcode, ticketing, receipts and labelling. Star's proven technology is also being utilised to develop reader/writer systems for visual/smart and magnetic stripe cards and to install print mechanisms in multimedia kiosk environments. The Star Micronics' range is available internationally via a distribution channel comprising distributors and dealers.

For further information contact:

Annette Tarlton or Claire Smith
Star Micronics EMEA
Tel: + 44 (0) 1494 471111
Email: Marketing@Star-EMEA.com