- "This project suggests that RFID will take the world
into new places that no one has even thought of yet."
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- "RFID is virtually synonymous today with supply
chain initiatives, but SafeTzone's system demonstrates the kinds of creative
applications beyond product tracking that can be enabled by the technology,"
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- -- Cliff Horwitz, chairman, CEO and president of SAMSys
Technologies Inc.
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- SafeTzone(R) Installs SAMSys RFID Readers at Fun Parks
To Perform Key Functions for Family Locator System
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- TORONTO (PRNewswire-FirstCall) -- SAMSys Technologies
Inc. (SMY: TSX) today announced an agreement to supply passive radio frequency
identification (RFID) readers used with SafeTzone Technologies' family
locator system, now installed at high-profile venues such as Steamboat
Ski and Resort in Colorado, Wannado City in Florida, Paramount's Great
America in California and Dollywood's Splash Country in Tennessee. The
SAMSys readers work in tandem with special RFID-enabled bracelets to identify
family members at various locations around the venue as well as facilitate
cashless transactions for the purchase of food, drinks and merchandise
on the premises.
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- SafeTzone, which has been using SAMSys readers for 18
months, has just placed an order for 150 additional units and has now standardized
on a customized version of the company's 134 KHz MP9112 model to meet its
passive RFID needs. The company selected the SAMSys product primarily because
of the reliable performance it has exhibited in installations to date,
including instantaneous read speed that is necessary for smooth user interaction.
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- SAMSys has modified the reader to incorporate an external
antenna that increases the read range up to 8 inches, ensuring easy scanning
by children and adults who fail to hold their SafeTzone Locator bracelets
within the reader's normal 1- to 3-inch reach. SAMSys has also added a
snap-in mechanism for the power supply to eliminate the risk of disconnects.
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- SafeTzone venues that have deployed SAMSys readers have
as many as 36 units in various locations. These include the registration
site where enrollment is performed, the LocationStation(R) kiosks where
members of each group can locate each other on interactive maps, and all
facilities equipped with SafeTzone's cashless spending system.
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- The SafeTzone technology also includes active RFID tags
and readers that monitor the whereabouts of all family members on a continuous
basis via the waterproof transmitter in the SafeTzone wristband.
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- "Our family locator system in general, and our passive
readers in particular, must be goof-proof and usable even by a child,"
said Martin Crowley, Chief Technology Officer for SafeTzone Technologies
Corporation. "SAMSys readers have performed dependably to date, and
the new customized model will make it even easier for venue guests to use
our various services."
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- "RFID is virtually synonymous today with supply
chain initiatives, but SafeTzone's system demonstrates the kinds of creative
applications beyond product tracking that can be enabled by the technology,"
said Cliff Horwitz, chairman, CEO and president of SAMSys Technologies
Inc. "This project suggests that RFID will take the world into new
places that no one has even thought of yet."
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- SafeTzone's location services enable family, school,
church or friends groups at crowded family destination venues to account
for all members at any time, find members who may become lost or separated,
and split up with the assurance that they will be able to reunite without
difficulty. The system's cashless spending capability eliminates the need
for group members to carry cash and covers the day's spending for the entire
group with a single credit card transaction by allowing all purchases to
be tracked via the SafeTzone Locator(R) wristband.
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- SAMSys' 134 KHz MP9112 readers support the Texas Instruments
TIRIS RFID tags being used by SafeTzone as well as the Philips Hitag 1
tags that are the other option currently available for 134 KHz systems,
with an open architecture that can easily adapt to new tag protocols to
protect against hardware obsolescence. SafeTzone is using the complete
reader package supplied by SAMSys in a plastic case. The product is also
available as a board-level model that can be integrated into other equipment.
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- About SAMSys Technologies Inc.:
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- SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is
a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware
solutions and RFID integration consulting services designed to evaluate
and recommend optimal RFID solutions to enhance existing business process.
SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure
the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys
is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the TSX Exchange
under the symbol: "SMY". The Company has a total of 47.6 million
shares outstanding. Visit SAMSys at
- http://www.samsys.com/ and http://www.investorfile.com/.
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- About SafeTzone Technologies Corporation:
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- SafeTzone Technologies Corporation is the leading provider
of interactive guest location services systems in family destinations.
These systems include real-time locating of individuals, amenity location,
facility navigation, cashless spending, attraction reservation and venue
information. SafeTzone is headquartered in Laguna Hills, Calif. The SafeTzone
System is also available at theme park, shopping mall, and ski resort locations
in Tennessee, Florida, Colorado, Northern and Southern California. For
more information, visit http://www.safetzone.com/
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- THIS NEWS RELEASE MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION.
ACTUAL FUTURE RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTEMPLATED. THE
RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS, BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, THAT COULD
INFLUENCE ACTUAL RESULTS MAY BE SUBSTANTIAL AND INCLUDE THOSE DESCRIBED
IN DOCUMENTS FILED WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, SUCH AS THE COMPANY'S MOST
RECENTLY FILED ANNUAL REPORT AND ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM. ACCORDINGLY,
NO ASSURANCES CAN BE GIVEN THAT ANY OF THE EVENTS ANTICIPATED BY THE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS WILL TRANSPIRE OR OCCUR, OR IF ANY OF THEM DO SO, WHAT BENEFITS
THE COMPANY WILL DERIVE THEREFROM. SAMSys Technologies Inc.
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- CONTACT: SAMSys Contacts: Media Contact: Jason Ovitt,
- S&S Public
- Relations, Inc., (847) 955-0700, ext. 9326,
- steve@sspr.com; Investor
- Relations Contact: Gerry Wimmer, INVESTORFILE.com,
- (416) 360-8895,
- gwimmer@investorfile.com; Company Contact: Cliff
- Horwitz, Chief Executive
- Officer, (905) 707-0404 x230,
- cliff.horwitz@samsys.com; SafeTzone Contact:
- Regan E. Kelly, Phone: (949) 855-8987 Ext. 105, regan.kelly@safetzone.com
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