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Eltron P500 Card Printer Selected for National Driver License Program in Sri Lanka |
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CAMARILLO, Calif., September 9, 1999 — Zebra Technologies (Zebra), a leading manufacturer of plastic card printers and thermal bar code printers, today announced that Access International (pvt) Ltd, Colombo, Sri Lanka has entered into an agreement with Zebra Technologies for the production of national drivers licenses for the Department of Motor Traffic in Sri Lanka.
The Eltron P500 plastic card printer was selected to produce the national driver licenses in Sri Lanka by Access International, a member of the Access Group of Companies and system integrator of the project. Access International (pvt) Ltd. is a member of the Access Group of Companies, a fast growing Sri Lankan corporation, with its core business and growth primarily deriving from trading activities related to infrastructure development in Sri Lanka.
Centralized in the capital city of Colombo, approximately 18,000 national driver licenses are issued per month. The new system has the capacity to issue up to 25,000 licenses per month. The production facility, housed in the Department of Motor Traffic's office in Colombo, incorporates 3 Eltron printers and related consumables commissioned in April 1999.
The Sri Lanka project specifies a printer that provides a dual sided printing capability, magnetic stripe encoding and the application of a secure holographic overlay. The Eltron P500 printer was selected because of the company's leadership technology to fulfill these requirements. The Eltron P500 is an integrated color card printer and laminating stations designed for on demand production of high quality, tamper resistant cards.
George Lopez, Systems Manager at Access International, and project leader for the project , said "We visited the United States in December 1998 to evaluate various printing options available in the industry. Eltron was selected based on its company's strength, professionalism, competitive pricing and most importantly the availability of support in the region".
"We are pleased to partner with Access International and bring our extensive driver license program experience to the Sri Lanka project" said Patrice Foliard, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Eltron Card Printer Products. "The Access Group has a strong presence in Sri Lanka which aligns well with our regional service and support capability in Southeast Asia". |
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| 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.
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Zebra Technologies Corporation
Card Imaging Division |
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