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Page 38 November 1st 2010Email: warehouse@flame1.com WAREHOUSE I.T.Tel: 01923 272960NEXT GENERATION COGNEX DATAMAN HANDHELD ID READEROFFERS INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET AND AUTOFOCUSCognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) has announced its next-generationDataMan® handheldindustrial ID scanner, the DataMan8000 Series. The rugged DataMan8000 Series is designed for the factoryfloor and offers the industry’s mostadvanced code reading technologyusing patented IDMax® technologyfor reading 1D and 2D codes regardlessof size, quality, printing methodor surface. The DataMan 8000 Seriesalso offers two new innovations foran industrial handheld code reader:modular communications (includingEthernet) and liquid lens variablefocus technology.“The DataMan 8000 Series representsa true breakthrough forindustrial handheld readers,” saidCarl Gerst, Business Unit Manager forID Products. “In addition to its powerfulcode reading capability andrugged design, the DataMan 8000Series communicates easily with factorynetworks and ERP systems forreal time traceability, and the automaticvariable focus enables operatorsto use the system close up for verysmall 2D Data Matrix direct partmarks and at a distance to read longer1D barcodes.”The DataMan 8000 Series featuresCognex superior code reading capabilitieswith two powerful algorithms,1DMax and 2DMax, that providethe most advanced decoding availablefor reading virtually every type ofcode, every time, with unsurpassedread rates.The DataMan 8000 Series is the firstindustrial handheld reader to offerintegrated liquid lens technology. Theadjustable focus of the liquid lensgives the maximum depth of field flexibilityfor an image-based handheldreader. This proven new technology,already integrated into Cognex fixedmountreaders, allows a user for thefirst time to read small 2D direct partmarks as well as long linear bar codeswith a single reader.The DataMan 8000 Series also supportsboth RS-232/USB and IndustrialEthernet communication. The system’sunique modular communicationdesign allows users to easily upgradefrom RS-232/USB to IndustrialEthernet with field exchangeable interfacemodules. This flexibility enablesusers to modify their initial readerinstallation to meet future communicationrequirements.The DataMan 8000 Series is availablein two models:DataMan 8500 - The DataMan 8500readers incorporate patentedUltraLight® technology from Cognexfor superior image formation on anymark type and surface. The UltraLightprovides dark field, bright field anddiffuse lighting all in one electronicallycontrolled light.DataMan 8100 - The DataMan 8100includes all of the features of theDataMan 8500 readers, with brightfield illumination. The DataMan 8100readers are ideal for applications thatrequire superior code reading performancewithout specialty lighting.For more information about theDataMan 8000 Series handheldreaders, visitwww.cognex.com/8000.PRINTWARE HUNTSNEW VERTICAL MARKETS WITH DASCOM GBDASCOM-GB, developer, manufacturerand provider of enterpriseprinting solutions, has announced anew partnership with online retailerPrintware, the UK's largest independentsupplier of printers andconsumables. The deal sees Printwarejoin DASCOM-GB’s Activ8 resellerprogramme, offering Tally andTallyDASCOM printers and consumableswith a complete service package.“Printware has got a new andcompelling offering: we’re reallyexcited to expand our product portfoliointo big new vertical markets,”explained Printware’s ManagingDirector, Cameron Mitchell. “Tallyand TallyDASCOM line and serialdot matrix printers allow us to targetdemand for mission critical industrialprinting for the first time. DASCOMGB’s product line-up and supportgives us a focus on industrial line andserial printing that other partnershipsjust can’t match.”Printware pursues 1,000 sales leadsevery day with a business modelbased on an online and telesales operation.However, this aggressive moveinto the industrial line and serial dotmatrix printing markets represents anew focus for the business - one that isalready proving lucrative. As a result,Mitchell says he is “very happy” withthe new relationship that is alreadywinning sales teams regular pointsunder DASCOM GB’s Activ8 resellerprogramme. Customers are, he says,“crying out for these devices.”“Tally’s back - and our objective isto be the number one reseller ofDASCOM GB’s industrial printers,”Mitchell concluded.