Zebra To Showcase New Eltron P310i Card Printer

 
With RFID Technology, Advanced Color Imaging and Operator Convenience Features
CAMARILLO, Calif., May 2, 2003 — Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a worldwide leader in bar code labeling and card printing solutions, will showcase its new P310i card printer on May 13, 2003 at the 13th Annual CardTech SecurTech Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The P310i is based on the company's industry-leading single sided color card printer, the Eltron P310, and is the third printer to be introduced in the Eltron i Series Intelligent Printing System family. Like its predecessor, the new P310i is highly adaptable to diverse applications, such as education, retail, club membership and corporate environments.

This intelligent, fast, easy to use printer enables users to instantly produce personalized plastic cards for retail, loyalty and club membership programs, season passes to recreational areas and facilities, student campus cards, and employee identification badges. The P310i prints sharp, full-color photo images and graphics plus readable bar codes and text. Its space-saving, small footprint and quiet operation make it ideal for desktop and countertop applications.

The new Eltron P310i incorporates Zebra's i Series intelligent Windows driver with user-friendly tools designed to make computer interface with Eltron-brand card printers easier than ever before. The i Series Intelligent Printing System enables automatic detection the printer model and firmware version, magnetic encoder and ribbon type and operates with Microsoft Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP. i Series printer drivers offer several enhancements to product reliability, user convenience and ease of installation. Installation features now include an auto-run CD with an InstallShield based wizard, various options (standard, custom, silent, repair/modify and un-install), and clear identification of the driver version number. The new Eltron P310i also offers color compatible print capability with the world's most popular card printer, the P310C.

Eltron i Series Intelligent Printing System

RFID Technology: Eltron i Series printers incorporate radio frequency identification (RFID) technology which improves ease of use and minimizes the need for user intervention with the following features:

Automatic Driver Configuration
Automatic Ribbon Detection
Enhanced Image Quality
"Load and Go" Operation
Ribbon Low Notification
TrueColours® Ribbon System

TrueColours® i Series Ribbons: Eltron i Series printers use i Series TrueColours® ribbons which were developed in cooperation with a world leading ribbon technology manufacturer. The new High Color formulation delivers superior print quality and more vibrant color reproduction. The ribbon system also features wider ribbons for maximum card coverage.

Advanced Color Imaging: Eltron i Series Advanced Imaging performance is maximized through the Eltron Image Profile software and advanced image data processing, which enhances print quality in photo ID applications and produces cards with greater detail, image sharpness, and color control.

P310i Basic Specifications

Full-Color, Single Sided Cards
25 Seconds Per Card Print speed
75 Card Capacity Feeder and Output Hopper
2 MB Standard Memory plus Flash
Centronics Parallel Interface
Options: USB Interface, Serial Interface, Magnetic Encoder, Smart Card
Contact Station

Price and Availability

The P310i will be available starting in June from the worldwide network of Eltron Card Printer Products authorized resellers.

Zebra Technologies at CardTech SecurTech

CardTech SecurTech is the largest advanced card and identification technology event in North America. Zebra Technologies will be exhibiting in Booth #1115.
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
Trade Media, EMEA.:
Mark Thomson
+44 870 241 1527
mthomson@zebra.com
Trade Media, Asia Pacific:
Karl-August Thiele
+65 6885 0831
kthiele@zebra.com