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<item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics’ Printers Certified with NewSolutions Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" align="center"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;">Multiple Printers Receive Certification from Share One</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Edison, New Jersey &#8211; May 1, 2012</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> &#8211; </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide manufacturer of point of service printers, has announced that their TSP100 and TSP700II printers have been certified by Share One to integrate seamlessly with their NewSolutions software.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">ShareOne and Star&#8217;s relationship flourished after Share One began testing Star printers with their software. Share One began recommending and installing Star&#8217;s thermal printers when many of their customers decided to start replacing their dot matrix printers and transition to thermal printing technology.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">&#8220;At Share One, we are constantly looking for solutions to help our clients achieve their budgetary and service goals,&#8221; stated Scott Bush, Chief Technology Officer at ShareOne. &nbsp;&#8220;Star printers are cost effective, easy to install and offer our credit union customers the reliability they need.&#8221;</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">NewSolutions core processing software provides a full range of advanced features, including comprehensive support for consumer, mortgage, and commercial loans, a full suite of Internet based solutions, and can be delivered via in-house, service center,<br />or server hosted. In order to become certified with NewSolutions software, the TSP100 and TSP700II had to have the ability to be implemented across multiple Windows platforms and be Citrix compliant.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">&#8220;Star printers have long been a staple in the credit and banking markets. We are pleased to offer our printers to Share One&#8217;s clients and be aligned with such a reputable leader in this market,&#8221; said Christophe Naasz, Director of Marketing at Star Micronics America, Inc. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">The TSP100 is the first all-in-one receipt printer and offers an internal power<br />supply and high throughput of 22 receipts per minute (RPM). Star&#8217;s TSP700II boasts<br />a print speed of 48 RPM and is ideal for high-volume establishments such as<br />banks, credit unions and other financial institutions.<em></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">To learn more about Star printers, visit </span><a href="http://www.starmicronics.com/"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">. </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">About Star Micronics America </span><div>&nbsp;</div></strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">About Share One</span></strong></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Share One, Inc., a CUSO operating out of Memphis, TN., is a leading developer of credit union core processing software and serves an expanding client base of credit unions with assets ranging from $10 million to $1.4 billion. NewSolutions, our core processing software, provides a full range of advanced features, including comprehensive support for consumer, mortgage, and commercial loans; a full suite of electronic services delivered via the Internet, a fully integrated, member-centric imaging system; and exceptional operational efficiency. For more information, call 800-888-0766 or visit the company website at </span><a href="http://www.shareone.com/"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">www.shareone.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><div>&nbsp;</div></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;" align="center"><strong><em><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>###</span></em></strong></p>
]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=150</link><pubdate>5/2/2012 10:39:00 AM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics Partners With ScriptRx]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" align="center"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;">Prescription Printers Will Integrate with Electronic Medical Records Software</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Edison, New Jersey &#8211; April 19, 2012</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> &#8211; </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide<br />manufacturer of point of service printers, has announced their partnership with ScriptRx.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">ScriptRx, a leader in touch screen electronic medical record (EMR) systems for the healthcare industry is now utilizing the TSP800IIRx printers from Star for its customers in emergency rooms and urgent care centers. The printers will be integrated with ScriptRx&#8217;s new tablet (iPad&#174;) based EMR system.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">The TSP800IIRx prints prescriptions using the latest EMR software in the industry. It is capable of printing 37 prescriptions per minute and features a locking mechanism to secure any sensitive roll of paper. The TSP800IIRx is a wide-format POS printer and is the only one on the market that provides printing on 3&#8221; to 4.4&#8221; wide paper.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">The built-in prescription writing functionality within the ScriptRx EMR software makes prescription writing fast, easy and secure, while offering the option to print and/or E-prescribe to a pharmacy of the patient&#8217;s choice. The EMR software offers a fully-featured tool for rapidly and accurately creating and printing prescriptions and will take advantage of Star's new wireless prescription printing feature. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">&#8220;Urgent care centers and emergency rooms are fast-paced, high patient volume environments that demand speed and reliability from their electronic medical record systems,&#8221; stated Tim Coffield, CEO of ScriptRx. &#8220;Star's TSP800IIRx gives us the quality and durability that will hold-up under these demanding conditions. The printer's wireless functionality will be embraced by urgent care operates who will not have to equip each exam room with computer hardware, as they will use ScriptRx's EMR on their iPads&#174; and transport the wireless prescription printer from room-to-room.&#8221;</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">&#8220;Our partnership with ScriptRx will provide urgent care centers and emergency departments with the ability to print prescriptions for patients quickly and easily,&#8221; stated Christophe Naasz, Director of Marketing at Star Micronics. &#8220;The secure and locking feature of the TSP800IIRx is specifically important for many doctors and patients, and will be a great addition to the ScriptRx EMR system.&#8221;</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">To learn more about the TSP800IIRx, visit </span><a href="http://www.starmicronics.com/Printer/PrinterDesc.aspx?PageId=1&amp;PrinterId=36">http://www.starmicronics.com/Printer/PrinterDesc.aspx?PageId=1&amp;PrinterId=36</a><br /><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">About Star Micronics America </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese<br />Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"><br />About ScriptRx</span></strong></div><div><span style='color: rgb(32, 32, 32); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>ScriptRx has been providing interactive touchscreen electronic medical record (EMR) systems since 1999, and has now migrated to the iPad&#174; and other popular tablets. The </span><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>EMR provides endless configuration capabilities that allow you to adapt the system to your clinical processes &#8211; not vice versa.&nbsp;Registration-to-billing, a full end-to-end EMR solution for Urgent Care: &#8220;Meaningful Use&#8221; Certified, and SureScripts Certified for ePrescribing.<br /><br />For more information, visit <a href="http://www.scriptrx.com">www.scriptrx.com</a> or call 561-805-5935.</span></div> 

]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=149</link><pubdate>4/19/2012 1:59:22 PM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics Printer Receives RICS Software Certification]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" align="center"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">SM-T300 Printer </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Garnered the Certification after Testing</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Edison, New Jersey &#8211; April 2, 2012</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> &#8211; </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide manufacturer of point of service printers, announces that the SM-T300 has been tested and certified to work with RICS Software.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The rugged, weather-resistant SM-T300 is designed for mobile point of sale applications, such as, outdoor events like fairs, flea markets and seasonal shops, where a traditional point of sale system is not practical. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The RICS Software Development and Quality Assurance team were able to certify Star Micronics&#8217; SM-T300 Mobile Bluetooth receipt printer by verifying the printer is capable of printing receipts for different POS transactions, such as regular sale, special order or layaway. The SM-T300 receipt printing capability was also tested with RICS<br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Software credit card gateway software. RICS credit card processing partners include Accelerated Payments, Shift4 and SlimCD.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">RICS Software also verified that the Star Micronics Driver installation was compatible with their POS installer for various Windows platforms they support including Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business and Windows 7. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;We are very excited to announce that theSM-T300 printer is now certified by RICS Software,&#8221; stated Christophe Naasz, Director of Marketing at Star Micronics. &#8220;With the increased interest in mobile solutions, this certification will allow RICS users to seamlessly deploy portable printing solutions.&#8221;</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">To learn more about the SM-T300 printer, visit </span><a href="http://www.starmicronics.com/Printer/allprinters.aspx?PageId=14"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">http://www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">About Star Micronics America </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">About RICS Software</span></strong></div><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">RICS Software was founded in 1983, making the company one of the most experienced and trusted software providers in the retail market. The business has grown steadily over the years and today serves thousands of retailers around the world. Success and longevity come from RICS Software&#8217;s commitment to customers, business partners and employees. Ours is a service business that is built on simple, yet very important core values including quality, integrity and service. For more information, visit </span><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'><a href="http://www.ricssoftware.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">www.ricssoftware.com</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">.</span>
]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=148</link><pubdate>4/3/2012 2:29:48 PM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics’ Mobile Printer Certified with AccuPOS]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" align="center"><em style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Star&#8217;s SM-T300 Bluetooth Printer Certified for AccuPOS Android Point of<br />Sale System</em></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">EDISON, NJ March 27, 2012</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> &#8211; Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">manufacturer of point of service printers, has announced that its SM-T300<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Bluetooth mobile printer has been certified to work with AccuPOS&#8217; new Android<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Point of Sale system.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Designed for your Android phone and tablet, the </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">AccuPOS, </span><a href="http://www.accupos.com/restaurant-point-of-sale/android-restaurant-point-of-sale-pos.php"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Android Point of Sale</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> system brings increased portability to hospitality workers. Imagine being able to walk<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">around your restaurant with Android Point of Sale by AccuPOS loaded onto an<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">extremely portable tablet and do the same things you could do but this time do<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">it faster, cheaper and with more reliability. Staff can easily accessorize the<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Android device with the SM-T300 printer.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Star&#8217;s SM-T300 is ideal for the ever growing mobile trend in the hospitality industry. The SM-T300 may be utilized for workers&#8217; handhelds to seamlessly print patrons&#8217; receipts to the worker&#8217;s mobile printer.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Its rugged and water-resistant design coupled with a long battery life makes the SM-T300 a welcomed option for applications in both indoor and outdoor environments, such as restaurants, street fairs and festivals. In addition to easy drop in &amp; print paper loading and print speed of 80mm per second, the SM-T300 also features an LCD display, magnetic stripe reader and comes standard with a Bluetooth/Serial or Wireless/LAN &amp; Serial connection.</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;We are thrilled to add our leading portable printer, the SM-T300, to the list of<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Star printers that have been certified by AccuPOS&#8221; stated Christophe Naasz,<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Director of Marketing at Star Micronics. &nbsp;&#8220;Like Star, AccuPOS is embracing the Android revolution to meet our customers needs.&#8221;</span></p><div style="margin: 6pt 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">To learn more about Star&#8217;s printers, visit </span><a href="http://www.starmicronics.com/Printer/allprinters.aspx?PageId=1"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">http://www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">. </span><div>&nbsp;</div><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">About Star Micronics America </span></strong></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">ww.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">About Attitude POSitive</span><div>&nbsp;</div></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Attitude POSitive is the creator of AccuPOS (Point of Sale) inventory management and time clock software for the retail and hospitality industries. The AccuPOS family of products, designed to be faster and easier than a cash register, offers unmatched ease of use, security and cost-effectiveness to streamline the sales process. AccuPOS products, based on open standards, expand the capabilities of an existing accounting program and allow users to grow and change, without being locked into proprietary vendor products. AccuPOS products are integrated with the most widely used accounting packages, including QuickBooks, Peachtree Simply Accounting Line 50, and MAS 90/200. </span></div><p style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Founded in 1997, Attitude POSitive is headquartered in Los Angeles with regional offices throughout the United States as well as in Europe. For more information, vi</span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";'>sit </span><a href="http://www.accupos.com/"><span style='font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";'>http://www.accupos.com</span></a><span style='color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";'>.<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: 150%;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">###</span></strong></p><br /><br />
]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=147</link><pubdate>3/27/2012 11:52:22 AM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics’ Printers Certified with XERA POS Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" align="center"><em>Three Printers Gain Certification from Aldelo</em></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">EDISON, NJ March 6, 2012</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> &#8211; Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide<br />manufacturer of point of service printers, has announced that three of their printers are now certified with Aldelo&#8217;s XERA POS. &nbsp;After an extensive certification process, Aldelo has certified the TSP100, SP742 and SP500 point of service printers from Star Micronics.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Specifically designed for all fine dining, table service, and quick service operations, XERA POS is a hospitality point of sale software that embodies the latest user interface look and feel with intuitive screen workflow. The combination of the Star printer and Aldelo software is ideal for virtually any hospitality environment. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star&#8217;s TSP100 is the first all-in-one receipt printer and offers a high throughput of 22 receipts per minute (RPM). The TSP100 is wall mountable to create more counter space and offers the revolutionary <em>future</em>PRNT receipt design software. </span><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star&#8217;s leading impact printers, ideal for kitchen use have also been certified for XERA POS.&nbsp;The SP700 is an impact printer that is built specifically to work in environments where heat and humidity can erode the type on the kitchen order. It is a fast, two-color printer that offers crisp, easy to read type for quick viewing.&nbsp;In addition, Star&#8217;s legacy impact printer, the SP500 has also been certified. The SP500 is an excellent solution for food service and kitchen applications. It also boasts a high speed and can print 4.2<br />lines per second at 40 columns. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">&#8220;Star has earned their spot as a leader in the point of sale industry, offering innovative power saving designs, long lasting quality, and a staff of dedicated professionals,&#8221; stated Harry Tu, President of Aldelo.&nbsp;&#8220;We are pleased to partner with them.&#8221;</span><strong></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">&#8220;We are thrilled that three of our printers have been certified with XERA POS software from Aldelo, one of the leading hospitality software companies,&#8221; stated Christophe Naasz, Director of </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Marketing at Star Micronics. &#8220;Having long been certified with previous versions of Aldelo&#8217;s </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">software, this certification confirms that our printers work seamlessly with XERA POS software as well and extends the options available to Aldelo customers.&#8221;</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"><br />To learn more about Star&#8217;s printers, visit </span><a href="http://www.starmicronics.com/"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">. </span></div><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">About Star Micronics America </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"><br />About Aldelo, LP</span></strong></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Aldelo, LP. develops software solutions for the hospitality industry and is a leading provider of point of sale and management systems for independent and chain establishments, including restaurants and food and beverage operations in hotels, resorts, and clubs.&nbsp;Aldelo has over 75,000 installations in 15 countries and manages a worldwide distribution network of more than 400 dealers, which enforces the company's international position.&nbsp;The Aldelo<sup>&#174;</sup> For Restaurants and XERA POS software suites offer a complete set of solutions to effectively manage restaurants of any size, earning a reputation for innovation and excellence by meeting and exceeding the needs of its customers.&nbsp;To learn more about Aldelo, LP., visit <a href="http://www.aldelo.com/"><span style='line-height: 150%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>www.aldelo.com</span></a>.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: 150%;" align="center"><strong><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>###</span></strong></p>
]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=146</link><pubdate>3/6/2012 11:51:10 AM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics Names BlueStar as 2011 Distributor of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" align="center"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;">BlueStar Wins Award for Eighth Consecutive Year</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">EDISON, NJ &#8211; February 22, 2012</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">&#8211; </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide<br /></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">manufacturer of point of service printers, has announced BlueStar, Inc. as </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">their 2011 </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em>Distributor of the Year</em>. BlueStar, the leading innovator in solutions-based distribution for auto ID, point-of-sale, mobility, RFID and security products has now won the award for eight consecutive years.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The Distributor of the Year award is given in recognition of distributors who </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">demonstrate continued year-over-year growth in sales and perform best practices </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">in reseller business development to grow the Star Micronics brand throughout the United States, Canada, and Latin America.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;We are proud and excited to present the BlueStar team with the 2011 Distributor of </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">the Year award,&#8221; stated Christine Duffy, Senior Sales Director at Star Micronics. &#8220;BlueStar has been a vital part of our continued success and we look forward to continuing our p</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">artne</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">rship.&#8221;</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">We are privileged to receive the Distributor of the Year award from Star Micronics,&#8221; </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">stated Steve Cuntz, President and CEO of BlueStar. &#8220;Our partnership with Star Micronics has created a lot of opportunities for us over the years and we are excited for the possibilities of the</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> future.&#8221; </span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">About Star Micronics America </span></strong></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> or call 800-782-7636.</span><br /><br /></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">About BlueStar, Inc.</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">BlueStar, Inc. is the leading global distributor of solutions-based ADC, Mobility, Point-of-Sale, RFID, Digital Signage, and Security Solutions technology. BlueStar works exclusively with VAR partners, providing them with complete solutions, business development and marketing support. The company brings unequaled expertise to the market, offers award-winning technical support and is an authorized service center for a growing number of manufacturers. For more information about BlueStar value-adds </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">for VARS and independent software developers, please visit </span><a href="http://www.bluestarinc.com/"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">www.bluestarinc.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></p><em><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">###</span></div></span><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;" align="center"></div></em><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;" align="center"></div> 

]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=145</link><pubdate>2/22/2012 11:06:04 AM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[TSP100 Printer Certified with RecTrac Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" align="center"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;">Software is Offered<br />Through Vermont Systems Inc.</span></em></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Edison, New Jersey &#8211; January 26, 2012</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> &#8211; </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide manufacturer of point of service printers, has announced that their TSP100 is certified to seamlessly integrate with RecTrac software from Vermont Systems<br />Inc.</span><div>&nbsp;</div><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">RecTrac is a Parks and Recreation Management Software that has a global sales single<br />receipt processing capability, which allows you to process any number of transactions using any combination of RecTrac modules and produce a single receipt.</span></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">The TSP100 is the first all-in-one receipt printer, which means all the parts and<br />software are included in one box. Also included for an easy setup is an<br />internal power supply, interface cable, power cable, complete mounting kits and<br />a paper roll. The TSP100 offers a high throughput of 22 RPM (receipts per<br />minute) and &#8220;Plug &amp; Play&#8221; USB or Ethernet Drivers.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">For a printer to become certified with Vermont Systems software, it must be able to<br />work with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit). There also must be<br />an easy-to-use methodology for loading logos in to the printer when they are to<br />be used as receipt headers. Vermont Systems also considers ease of paper<br />loading and print speed as well as number of standard interface options (USB,<br />Ethernet, Serial, and Parallel). </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">&#8220;We are thrilled that the TSP100 is now certified by RecTrac Software,&#8221; stated<br />Christophe Naasz, Director of Marketing at Star Micronics. &#8220;The TSP100 is a<br />perfect complement for applications that are ideal for RecTrac.&#8221;</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">To learn more about the TSP100, visit </span><a href="http://www.starmicronics.com/TSP100"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">www.starmicronics.com/</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">About Star Micronics America </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"><br />About Vermont Systems Inc.</span></strong></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Since 1988, Vermont Systems Inc. (VSI) has specialized in developing fresh software products for managing recreation and parks operations for municipal, county, state and federal military governmental entities. VSI markets and fully supports this software primarily on a national basis. This software is also marketed to private businesses with similar needs, such as golf courses and fitness centers.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">VSI is committed to providing high-quality application software and responsive customer support for recreation and parks departments and districts. VSI Support has built an excellent reputation for taking a very personal interest in each of our customers. Questions and enhancement requests are handled in a timely and caring manner. Our company philosophy begins with this very basic but vital concept &#8211; &#8216;Caring for Our Customers.&#8217;</span></p><br /><br />
]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=144</link><pubdate>1/31/2012 2:15:13 PM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics to Exhibit at NRF 101st Annual Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 10pt" align="center"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt">Star to Offer a Variety of Product Demonstrations</span></em></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Edison, New Jersey &#8211; January 04, &nbsp;2012</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt"> &#8211; </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide manufacturer of point of service printers, will be exhibiting at the National Retail Federation&#8217;s (NRF) 101</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt"><sup>st</sup> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Annual Convention at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City from January 16</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt"><sup>th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">-17</span><sup>th</sup></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">At booth #2319, Star will display a variety of printing solutions including the FVP-10, a front loading receipt printer and the TSP100ECO, an eco-friendly receipt printer designed to reduce paper usage and decrease power consumption. In addition, Star Micronics will showcase their popular series of portable receipt printers including the SM-S200, SM-S300, the rugged SM-T300 and SM-S400.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Joining Star&#8217;s booth at this year&#8217;s convention will be ShopKeep.com&#8482; and Square. This isn&#8217;t the first time ShopKeep.com&#8482; and Star have teamed up this year, as the TSP100LAN printer joined ShopKeep.com&#8482; at the Telluride Film Festival in September. ShopKeep.com&#8482; allows any retailer or quick service restaurant to manage their entire business, from ringing up sales on their iPad&#174; Register to detailed reporting on inventory, sales and customer relationship management.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Square enables you to accept payment card transactions on a compatible mobile device. Square is available as a free reader and app for the iPhone&#174;, iPad&#174; and Android. They also offer next-day payout and automatic direct deposits to your bank account.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">To learn more about the advantages retailers can gain by using these solutions, stop by Star&#8217;s booth #2319 for a product demonstration and be entered for a chance to win an Apple&#174; iPad&#174;. To learn more, visit </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt"><a href="http://www.starmicronics.com">www.starmicronics.com</a></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">. </span></p>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt">About Star Micronics America </span>
<div>&nbsp;</div></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt">www.starmicronics.com</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></div>
]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=143</link><pubdate>1/4/2012 9:37:43 AM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics Announces Certification with RetailEdge Island Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 10pt" align="center"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">Software Integrates Seamlessly with SM-S200 Portable Printer</span></em></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">Edison, New Jersey &#8211; December 15, 2011</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt"> &#8211; </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide manufacturer of point of service printers, announces that the SM-S200 has been certified by RetailEdge Island software from High Meadow Business Solutions. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">The SM-S200 is a 2 inch mobile printer with a small and light weight design. Ideal for the retail and hospitality industries, the printer easily fastens on a belt for &#8220;table-side&#8221; order taking and retail &#8220;line busting.&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">High Meadow Business Solutions recently released RetailEdge Island, their new mobile point of sale software. RetailEdge Island is designed to help business owners who need a mobile POS or want to manage their businesses remotely when they are disconnected from their main system or the Internet. RetailEdge Island automatically synchronizes their data when they are reconnected. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">&#8220;We are very excited to announce that the SM-S200 printer is now certified by RetailEdge Island Software,&#8221; stated Christophe Naasz, Director of Marketing at Star Micronics. &#8220;The SM-S200 makes it the perfect complement to RetailEdge Island software enabling retailers to take their business mobile.&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">To learn more about the SM-S200 printer, visit </span><a href="http://www.starmicronics.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">About Star Micronics America </span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">About High Meadow Business Solutions</span></strong></p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt">Founded in June 1989, High Meadow Business Solutions is a software development company based in Rutland, Vermont. High Meadow specializes in retail point of sale software, database design, custom software development and point of sale hardware services. High Meadow was established to provide powerful affordable point of sale solutions that are not only easy to install, use and configure, but are affordable to maintain and run. We have customers in all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Europe, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan and the Phillippines. For more information, visit </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><a href="http://www.retailedge.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">www.retailedge.com</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt">.</span>
]]></description><link>http://www.starmicronics.com/About/PressRelease.aspx?id=142</link><pubdate>12/21/2011 10:56:38 AM</pubdate><Author>Star Micronics</Author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Micronics’ Product Receives Certification for Focus POS]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 10pt" align="center"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">Printer Approved for Use with Software</span></em></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><strong>Edison, New Jersey &#8211; September &nbsp;2011</strong> &#8211; <span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">Star Micronics America, a leading worldwide manufacturer of point of service printers, has announced that the SM-S200 portable printer has been certified by Focus POS Systems.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">The stylish SM-S200 is a portable printer with a small and light weight design that prints 2 inch width receipts. When used with Focus POS software, the SM-S200 can be easily fastened on a belt for &#8220;tableside&#8221; order taking and &#8220;line busting&#8221; as its sleek design makes it ideal for mobile applications. The SM-S200 features a long battery life and a print speed of 80 mm per second.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">&#8220;By certifying the SM-S200, we are able to offer our resellers a dependable option for portable receipt printing,&#8221; said Mike Hamm, Chief Operating Officer for Focus POS. &#8220;The decision to partner with Star Micronics will be very beneficial to our reseller partners that offer mobile POS solutions.&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">Focus POS Systems has a long and distinguished track record for delivering reliable POS software. It is designed to empower restaurants to decrease training time, increase profits and control labor costs.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">&#8220;We are excited that Focus POS has recognized the printing features of the SM-S200,&#8221; stated Christophe Naasz, Director of Marketing for Star Micronics. &#8220;This certification confirms that our product is ready for use with Focus POS software.&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">This certification enables resellers to bundle the versatile mobile printer with a variety of mobile devices and Focus POS software to provide a state-of-the-art mobile POS <a name="_GoBack"></a>platform. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">About Star Micronics America </span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">Star Micronics America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., the second-largest small printer manufacturer world-wide. Star Micronics also manufactures audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics Company Ltd. is ranked as one of the Top 50 "Most Stable" Japanese companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For more information, visit </span><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/1VJT8D2J/www.starmicronics.com"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">www.starmicronics.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt"> or call 800-782-7636.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">About Focus POS Systems, Inc.</span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">Founded in 1990, Focus POS Systems, Inc. is based in Texas with a rich heritage of delivering innovative software technology to the hospitality industry with thousands of installations. Their philosophy is to create a smart, uncomplicated solution that positions their customers for profitability and competitive advantage. Focus POS Systems offers an expert team that understands their customers&#8217; environment, continually solicits market feedback, and researches and develops to provide inherent functionality that addresses your most critical business needs. For more information, please visit </span><a href="http://www.focuspos.com/"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">www.focuspos.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt">.</span></p>
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