Qoder Personal Scanner Revolutionizes Shopping; Intermec and Qode move point of sale from cash register to key ring

Business Wire, August 23, 2000

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EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000

-- World's smallest and most affordable personal bar code

scanners

-- Qode shopping system powered by a universal directory of

products and retailers

Shopping is about to become a whole new experience.

Imagine discovering the perfect bottle of wine over dinner in an out-of-the-way inn. Scanning the label's bar code with a tiny device the size of a key ring, you capture information that allows you to buy the wine later at your leisure. Imagine using that same personal data scanner to gather information about a loaned book before returning it to a friend. Or collecting information for a wedding registry, holiday gift, or birthday list with a quick swipe of your Qoder(TM).

All this and more is now possible, thanks to a new partnership between bar code pioneer Intermec Technologies Corp. and cutting-edge information provider Qode. Using the power of bar code information systems long provided to the world's most advanced companies, the two companies are enabling consumers to capture purchase information everywhere they go.

Intermec, a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is providing Qode with personal scanners capable of capturing as many as 100 product bar codes at a time as part of the Qode shopping system. Qode, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., plans to work with major content and community sites and with consumer service providers to develop commerce solutions that will put Qoders in the hands of shoppers and allow them access to Qode's billion pieces of product-related information.

"This is a whole new information revolution," said Intermec Senior Vice President Steve Winter, who heads Intermec's Strategy and Business Development group. "For the first time, retailers and manufacturers will be able to accompany consumers throughout their day, offering purchase and product information based on individual interest patterns."

"The Qoder is the perfect complement for our new shopping solution," said Mike Miller, Qode co-founder and chief executive. "The convenience, portability and user-friendliness of this scanner works well with our deep database of products, our expansive retailer directory and our ultra-precise product search engine. Qode's infrastructure and Intermec's hardware will deliver a win-win partnership for consumers and our business partners."

Developed by Intermec, the tiny scan engines that power the key ring-sized Qoder are the heart of the world's smallest personal data collection scanner. About the size of a paperclip, the engines can store up to 100 bar code labels at a time. Unlike some other personal-sized scanners beginning to appear on the market, Intermec's tiny scan engine uses technology similar to that found on LED read-outs.

"We developed it with the typical family in mind, so that children can use it safely," said Intermec Vice President Pam Cory, who heads Intermec's Data Capture Group.

Intermec's work with Qode is under the umbrella of Intermec's i-Capture initiative, an arm of Data Capture. i-Capture specializes in offering more direct ways for consumers to do business.

i-Capture and Intermec's partnership with Qode is a logical extension of Intermec's expertise in using automatic data capture technology and services to help companies move information more efficiently and productively throughout the economic supply chain, from component assembly and manufacturing through sale to post-sale asset tracking.

"We found that our data capture technology, which traditionally is used to help companies maximize supply chain efficiencies, also can connect shoppers to retailers," Intermec Senior Vice President Tom Miller said at the time of i-Capture's debut.

About Intermec

Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag(R) RFID (radio frequency identification) and mobile computing systems. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.

To learn more about how Intermec's supply chain solutions can benefit today's online economy, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, P.O. Box 4280, Everett, WA 98203-9280 USA; telephone 425/348-2600 or 800/347-2636; facsimile 425/355-9551; or visit Intermec's web site at www.intermec.com. To learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com.

About Qode

An infrastructure company with a deep, universal directory of products and retailers and the most precise product search engine in the world, Qode, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, delivers Product DNA(TM) through the proprietary use of its infrastructure of systems, retailers, databases, hardware and applications. The Qode System(TM) is a licensable solution for major portals, content and community sites, and consumer service companies interested in providing or improving their commerce solutions.