2007.08.16.
Around-the-World Photo Contest
Send in your photos and a description to win a new scanner

The August newsletter announces a contest for photos that show Argox products in non-traditional, cultural, or unusual applications. A review of the first half of 2007 highlights our increasing orders. Also featured is a recap of this month’s S.E. Asia Road Show.

Photo Contest
Around the World with Argox

Argox announces a photo contest called “Around the World with Argox,” which will continue through the next several months. We are looking for photos that show our products in unusual, cultural, or other special applications. If you have any photos showing an Argox product in use at a historical site, museum, entertainment, or other non-traditional venue, please send it to us with a description. If your photo is selected for our newsletter, you will win a new AS-8000CL cordless imager.

We are looking for photos that show how Argox products are used in different countries, so movie theatres, restaurants, or any colorful real-world applications are all welcome.

Our inspiration for the photo contest came from our partner Pernix in Italy. When Mr. Carlo Lucca and Mr. Gianpaolo Carrer visited Argox last month they brought a photo of an Argox X-2000+ printing tickets at the Prague Castle in the Czech Republic. We thought there must be many Argox products throughout the world that are used in interesting applications. Prague Castle is a good example of what we are looking for.

To submit a photo please attach and send it via email to info@argox.com. The photo ideally should show the Argox logo, and a special location is a plus. Please include background information such as description, city, country, date and any other interesting details.

We look forward to receiving your photos. Many thanks in advance!

Review
A Great First Half
For the first half of 2007, Argox has set some new records. The number of printers shipped grew 70% compared to the first half of 2006. Argox revenue growth for the first half has also reached a record breaking 56.8%. After a review of our 30 most important customers we found a third have already exceeded orders from all of last year. Argox production schedule continues to be very tight, but we are glad to say it is still manageable. For new products it was also a good first half as we introduced the AS-8000CL cordless imager, the AS-8510 cordless imager, and the PT-18 portable data terminal. If the rest of the year follows the first half, we will be very pleased!
Road Show
Southeast Asia

From July 30th through August 11th, the Argox team visited dealers and distributors in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Our focus was to keep in touch with our customers as well as introduce our latest products, the AS-8000CL cordless imager, the AS-8510 cordless imager, and the PT-18 personal data terminal.

In Indonesia we received a very warm welcome from PT Sumbar who came to meet us and show us around Jakarta. We demoed our new products and provided training and maintenance advice for Argox products.

Our customer Gunner in Thailand was very hospitable and arranged a riverside hotel in Bangkok with a terrific view. We also visited other distributors who are growing quickly. Training and demonstrations went smoothly, and we heard some good suggestions on making our products even better for the Thai market. Users in Thailand are particularly interested in scanners with sleek designs such as the AS-8000CL.

In Malaysia and Singapore we visited customers to show our new products, and we held training sessions on maintenance and troubleshooting. Here the focus was on the AS-8510 cordless imager. We received many good suggestions and were glad to hear that our customers are satisfied with the stable performance of Argox products.

Our team enjoyed its two week road show to Southeast Asia, and we look forward to going again in December or January.

Argox Barcode News is a monthly newsletter that keeps our distributors, suppliers, end-users, and other friends up-to-date on what is going on at Argox. We welcome your questions and comments. If you have any suggestions for an article on barcode applications or other aspects of the barcode world, please send an email to: info@argox.com.
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