Zebra Technologies' Eltron Card Printer Unit Forms Alliance With Miles Technologies To Bring Plastic Card Printing Solutions To Industrial Markets

 
Tapping into their extensive industrial bar code customer base, Miles Technologies offers Eltron brand card printers to meet requirements for plastic card printing and personalization.
CAMARILLO, Calif., July 1, 1999 — Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA) the worldwide leader in bar code and plastic card output solutions, today announced the expansion of its strategic reseller partnership with Miles Technologies, Inc. of Barrington, IL, to include the company's Eltron Card Printer Products.

Miles Technologies, a Zebra Solutions Center Value-Added-Reseller (VAR) with a strong industrial customer base in the automatic identification/data collection market, is taking on the Eltron plastic card printer line to meet the demand for plastic card printing and personalization technologies in the industrial sector.

Miles Technologies' president Tom Beusch explained, "Our company has been a Zebra Solutions Center VAR for 8 years and has over 16 years of experience in meeting the automatic ID hardware and software needs of our customers. With the addition of Eltron plastic card printers, we can tap into our existing customer base and meet their needs for card technologies, whether it's employee identification badges, time and attendance or access control cards."

Holly Sacks, vice president of marketing for Eltron Card Printer Products stated, "Miles Technologies has a solid performance record as a Zebra Solutions Center VAR. We are excited to have a system integrator of Miles' caliber providing Eltron card printing solutions to the industrial sector. Miles is particularly well suited to implement and support the many card printing applications in this market."

Miles Technologies been providing innovative and practical solutions for auto ID and data collection applications since 1982. Recognized by Zebra Technologies in 1999 as Zebra Solution Center of the Year, Miles Technologies provides worldwide quality and local expertise for Zebra bar code label printing systems. The company also offers software, scanners, label and ribbon materials, maintenance and repair services. They have offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri. You can find Miles on the Internet at www.zscmiles.com.
About Zebra Card Printer Solutions
A world leader in desktop card printers, Zebra Card Printer Solutions is a division of Zebra Technologies Corporation, which delivers innovative and reliable on-demand printing solutions to businesses and governments in more than 100 countries around the world. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra brand thermal barcode label and receipt printers and plastic card printers (formerly branded Eltron®), resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved quality, lower costs and better customer service. Information about Zebra card printers can be found at www.zebracard.com. Information about Zebra Technologies can be found at www.zebra.com.

Contact Information
Zebra Technologies Corporation
Card Imaging Division
Trade Media, U.S.:
Jennifer Sylvestre
805 578 7105
jsylvestre@zebra.com
Investor Relations:
Douglas A. Fox
847 793 6735
dfox@zebra.com