2007.01.16.
Highlights and Hopes
Argox welcomes the New Year

This month's newsletter invites CEO Tom Wei to look back at Argox's achievements in 2006 and expectations for 2007. Also featured is our recent road show to India, and our newest Gold K Club members.

Review
CEO's Year End Review
Argox's CEO Tom Wei welcomes the New Year by discussing highlights of 2006 and his hopes for 2007.

Looking Back at 2006

Argox had another prosperous year in 2006, with both expanding sales and new product development exceeding expectations. Growth in sales for both Eastern Europe and Asia surpassed 50% as our investment in marketing over the past few years finally began to show results. Our other markets are also experiencing steady growth. In China we have established new offices in Beijing and Shenzhen, which, together with offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou, allow us to provide fast and high quality service to our customers. We see rapid growth in China sales just around the corner.

In 2006 Argox R&D brought out several new products including the AS-8000 scanner, the AS-8510 wireless scanner, and the PT-80 WIN-CE portable data terminal. With the PT-80 Argox reached a new milestone in R&D, QC and manufacturing, showing that Argox is making great strides in the scope of its barcode product line.

Argox success comes from all our employees. The outstanding quality of our personnel ensures that Argox has a bright and unlimited future.

Looking Ahead to 2007

For the past several years Argox's goals have been to internationalize sales, offer a complete product line, and provide excellent customer service. Argox is one of the few barcode suppliers in the world that offer such a broad product line, which is Argox's best advantage and achievement.

Every year Argox invests a great deal of resources in developing new products and new markets, as well as providing even better sales and technical training, and after-sales service. Our objective is to provide the best service and technical support for Anything we offer, Anytime, Anywhere. These 3 A's are our compass as well as our business goal.

Road Show
India

During the first week of December 2006, Argox participated in the combined LabelExpo and AIDC India shows in New Delhi. There were over 200 exhibitors, including all of the world's major players, though Argox was only one of two Taiwan companies at the show. This year our major distributor from Mumbai set up our booth, took outstanding care of all the details, and made the show a great success. While the Argox booth was not the biggest, it was definitely the most attractive judging by the number of people taking photos. Our new wireless scanner also attracted a lot of attention. People were surprised that this is a CCD scanner that is able to scan even a laptop display. All the major Indian distributors were at the show and we saw 7 or 8 booths showing the Argox brand.

At the end of the exhibition, our major distributor introduced the Argox team to three new customers including one of India's major business groups and the transportation department of a local city government. Our team then traveled to Mumbai for a two day sales and training conference with resellers from around India. The December road show to India was a great success and the Argox team is already preparing for their next trip in mid-April.

Gold K Club
New Members

Argox has several new Gold K Club members that we wish to announce. Argox set up the Gold K Club when we first launched our newest scanner, the AS-8000. This exclusive club honors Argox distributors and dealers who have purchased 1,000 or more units of the AS-8000. The newest members of the Gold K Club are listed in this newsletter as well as on the Argox website with current members. We hope to see you become a member of the Gold K Club soon!
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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