Seeking VARs, Software Developers, Integrators and Partners for Product Line of Rugged Portable Data Terminals

IRVINE, Calif.--June 22, 2005--SmarTerminal Computers Inc., a provider of rugged industrial data capture portable terminals, today announced its partner program for industrial distributors, Value Added Resellers (VARs), system integrators and consultants in the healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and logistics industries.

The SmarTerminal partner program offers qualified partners the opportunity to enhance their revenue and current product offerings through reselling, integrating or implementing SmarTerminal's product line of rugged portable data terminals. The company's product line includes industrial PCs, tablet PCs and handheld terminals. All partners will receive training on SmarTerminal's products and have access to the company's Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) when appropriate.

According to Seung Kee Lim, CEO, SmarTerminal, "Based on the tremendous interest we have received in our product line, we are excited to officially launch our partner program. Pairing our unique industrial data capture portable terminals with other applications and solutions will provide customers with the rich dynamic features and productivity tools they need to streamline data collection in harsh environments."

SmarTerminal is seeking partners in the United States that are experienced in the industrial data terminal business. In addition, potential partners should have their own sales and customer support organizations.

SmarTerminal's industrial data capture portable terminals include:

MiniStation 10, 12, 15 series

MiniStation is a rugged industrial PC for forklift and vehicle mount systems. It is designed to be used in the most adverse environments with full PC functionality. The MiniStation puts wireless supply chain management at the data source--the warehouse floor, the police car--for the toughest data collection applications. The MiniStation integrates Bluetooth/WiFi technology together and advanced processors including the Pentium-M CPUs for reliability and speed with the stringent IP 65 rating making it compatible with dust and water.

SmartTablet

SmartTablet is a rugged tablet PC for mobile users in demanding environments. Lightweight and ergonomically designed, the SmartTablet PC helps enterprises increase productivity and flexibility by providing the most comprehensive wireless capabilities for mobile applications across Bluetooth, local-area WiFi by the internal module and GPS and GSM/GPRS wide-area networks by the CF card module. SmartTablet is only tablet PC in the industry to offer a Windows XP embedded platform from an IDE or CF card system. It also supports Windows XP Pro, Home Edition. SmartTablet also meets the stringent IP 54 dust and water resistance rating making it waterproof and dustproof and ideal for applications in manufacturing, public safety and transportation industries.

SmartMate-2D, SmartMate-RF series

SmartMate is a handheld terminal that incorporates the industry's first integrated 13.56 MHz type RFID scanner with internal antenna and bar code scanner, or imager for reading one or two-dimensional symbology as well as conventional bar codes. SmartMate series products are ideal in mobile work environments and utilize advanced Bluetooth/WiFi through an internal module and Microsoft Windows CE technologies with the stringent IP 65 rating for dust and water. This will be generally available in July 2005. Other RF-ID scanners including 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz models will be announced later this year.

Interested potential partners can call (949) 756-0856 or email:

About SmarTerminal

Headquartered in Irvine, California, SmarTerminal Computers, Inc. is a provider of automated data capture portable data terminals that optimize productivity and performance in rugged industrial environments. Designed to accommodate a variety of conditions, its family of products include handheld, industrial and touch panel tablet computers that are targeted to manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, public safety and transportation industries. SmarTerminal differentiates its offerings by providing customers with the widest range of wireless and scanner technology options at the most competitive prices. Founded in 1999, SmarTerminal is the US subsidiary of Korean based Sammi Information Systems and sells its products exclusively through a distributor and reseller network. Its business partners include Glacier Computer (US), SilenceNet (Japan), BPS direct (Benelux), Wisac (Scandinavia), mobit (Turkey). More information is available at http://www.smarterminal.com/

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George Cohen Communications
Elyse Familant, 978-725-3637

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SmarTerminal Computers, Inc.
Jamie Oh, 949-756-0856