Message #10 From:
Stock News Bot Date: November 15, 2005 02:00:00 AM
LINK News Interlink Electronics Introduces the ePad(TM) XL Interactive Signature Terminal; New ePad XL Gives Leading Financial Institutions a Fully-Integrated Enterprise-Level E-Signature Solution
CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2005--Interlink Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LINK), the world's leading developer of intuitive interface technologies and solutions for business and home applications, today announced availability of the ePad XL interactive signature terminal. Created to capture, bind and verify signatures, ATM card data and interactive customer information, the ePad XL terminal is designed for deployment in banks, hotels, car rental counters, cellular service offices and other customer-facing applications. In addition to capturing and encrypting personal signatures, ePad XL's LCD touch screen displays text and graphic content for customer review and interaction. ePad XL is fully integrated with Interlink's family of ePad electronic signature capture devices and its IntegriSign(TM) Signature Software Suite. ePad XL will be introduced this week at the BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo to be held in Orlando, Florida, November 15th-18th.
"With the introduction of the ePad XL Terminal, Interlink offers leading financial institutions a fully-integrated, enterprise-wide data capture solution," said Rod Vesling, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, E-Transactions, Interlink Electronics, Inc. "ePad XL provides the industry with a device that combines identity verification, signature capture, payment processing and the delivery of valuable marketing messages in a single small footprint. Its large color screen enables clients to display important disclosure information or marketing messages with excellent clarity. ePad XL also offers unprecedented fraud reduction and process automation to our target markets. In the past, businesses or government agencies would have deployed two or three separate devices to accomplish what the ePad XL accomplishes."
"Complimenting ePad XL is Interlink's IntegriSign Signature Software Suite," continued Mr. Vesling. "IntegriSign is a robust signature software platform that enables ePad XL terminals to securely capture and bind signature data to electronic forms and transactions. ePad XL with IntegriSign not only gives institutions the signature capabilities they need, its ability to display graphics and text back to the customer enables whole new areas of customer service and marketing application development."
About ePad XL
ePad XL is a full-featured interactive data terminal that captures handwritten signatures, ATM card data and other interactive customer responses. Its 5.7" LCD touch screen has a resolution of 320 x 240 dots per inch (dpi) and is pressure sensitive: capturing signatures with a resolution of 903 x 1238 points per inch (ppi) and a data rate of 200 reports per second. ePad XL employs the industry's leading secure terminal technology including secure key injection, tamper response, dedicated security processor, firmware authentication, file authentication, PIN encryption, master/session key, DUKPT, single and triple DES 64 and 128 bit keys. Signature data encryption is an option to the standard model.
ePad XL Features & Specifications:
Touch screen
-- Color or Monochrome 5.7" LCD touch screen with anti-glare finish (320x240 dpi).
-- Designed and tested for the retail environment with a low cost, passive, tethered stylus.
-- Scratch resistance: high quality LCD with easy to use patented field replaceable screen protector.
-- Abundant choices for powerful connections to your legacy and state-of-the-art systems.
-- Ethernet Channel - Simultaneous communications to an Ethernet port off-loads high bandwidth transmissions.
-- Powered USB (plus host), RS232, RS485 Ethernet channel or 120V AC power supply.
About the IntegriSign Signature Software Suite
The IntegriSign Signature Software Suite from Interlink Electronics is a secure, fully-integrated signature platform that gives clients the tools to capture, bind and verify electronic signatures easily and quickly across multiple application environments. Both turnkey and high-level developer toolkits are available and a dedicated engineering team supports its integration. Regardless of the size of the Enterprise or variety of the applications, IntegriSign provides the power and flexibility to meet electronic signature requirements. IntegriSign is also fully integrated with the ENJOA eNotarization platform of the National Notary Association and with leading banking, financial and enterprise software platforms around the world.
Interlink Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LINK) is a world leader in the development of intuitive interface technologies and solutions for business and home applications. Creating today's interface standards, our Business Communications, E-transactions, Home Entertainment and Specialty Components businesses have established Interlink as the comprehensive source for branded and OEM solutions. Customers who buy from our OEM channel include Dell, HP/Compaq, InFocus, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, NEC, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba.
Recognized worldwide for innovative interface technologies and solutions, Interlink serves an international customer base from its corporate headquarters in Camarillo, California and offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and China. The Company currently holds numerous patents on sensor technologies, e-signature technologies, wireless communication protocols and product design properties. See Interlink Electronics online at http://www.interlinkelectronics.com/ or in Japan at http://www.interlinkelec.co.jp/.
This document contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The following are among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: business conditions and growth in the electronics industry and general economies, both domestic and international; lower than expected customer orders; delays in receipt of orders or cancellation of orders; competitive factors, including increased competition, new product offerings by competitors and price pressures; the availability of third party parts and supplies at reasonable prices; changes in product mix; significant quarterly performance fluctuations due to the receipt of a significant portion of customer orders and product shipments in the last month of each quarter; and product shipment interruptions due to manufacturing problems. The forward-looking statements contained in this document regarding industry and revenue trends, industry product and technology acceptance and future business activities should be considered in light of these factors.
