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SAMSys and SATO Asia Pacific Announce Master Distribution Agreement for Asian Markets

TORONTO, ON and SINGAPORE - SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions and consulting services and SATO Asia Pacific, a leader in the Asian Auto ID market for barcoding and RFID solutions today announce that they have entered into a Master Distribution agreement to supply SAMSys multi-protocol readers and support for end user solutions and resellers in the growing Asian RFID market. Under the terms of the Agreement, SATO will stock SAMSys products in Singapore, and provide support and training for the SATO direct sales team as well as their barcode printer resellers throughout Asia.

“SATO has been one of our premier reseller partners throughout the world for some time”, commented Cliff Horwitz, chairman, CEO and president of SAMSys Technologies Inc. “We have already created a successful track record of collaboration, both in the US and in Europe, where, by example, we have teamed to secure the confidence of METRO Group and its suppliers. Pursuing a strategy of similar teamwork and commitment to the Asian market will propel the adoption and acceptance of the RFID initiatives in that exciting and demanding environment. The SATO expertise, coupled with their presence in the region, and a robust family of SAMSys products, is a powerful combination indeed.”

SATO Asia Pacific, a regional headquarters based in Singapore, has been providing total Data Collection & Labelling Systems to various industries. Since the first wave of the RFID technology, SATO has been providing effective solutions and advice to those in needs. The collaboration with SAMSys is a much welcome step to bring the 2 companies’ RFID complete solution a big leap forward. With SATO’s RFID-enabled printers and SAMSys’ multi-protocol readers, both companies are confident to add value to their existing and new business initiatives.

“We are very pleased with this arrangement”, cited Toshihiro Waki, Chairman of SATO Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. “We are confident that with SAMSys’ proven track record and SATO’s commitments towards providing end users a flawless solution, we have half the battle won to begin with. This is definitely an opportunity for both our companies to leverage on each other’s expertise and at the end of the day, we want our end users to benefit the most out of this partnership.”
About SAMSys Technologies Inc.:

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 www.samsys.com and www.investorfile.com.

SAMSys Contacts:

Media Contact:
Jason Ovitt
S&S Public Relations, Inc.
847/955-0700, ext. 9326
[email protected]

Investor Relations Contact:
Gerry Wimmer
INVESTORFILE.com
+1 416 360-8895
[email protected]

Company Contact:
Cliff Horwitz
Chief Executive Officer
+1 905 707-0404 x230
[email protected]

SATO Asia Pacific Contact:

Marketing Contact:
Jude Koh
Marketing Manager
+65 6370-0232
Email: [email protected]

About SATO

SATO (TOKYO:6287) is a global auto-ID solutions provider for leading manufacturing, logistics, retail, food & beverage, health care companies. With a bottom-up understanding of on-site use applications, SATO tags items with identifiers to improve supply chain flows of tomorrow by solving managerial and operational challenges of today. An industry pioneer with 79 years of expertise and a 5,000+ strong global workforce in 27 countries, SATO engineers solutions to streamline operations, boost accuracy, support sustainability initiatives, provide assurance and emotional connections, extending value all the way to the consumer. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, it reported revenues of JPY 116,179 million (USD 1.05 billion*). More information about SATO can be found at www.satoworldwide.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.

*Conversion is based on an average exchange rate of 1 US Dollar = 110.92 Japanese Yen

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