Portable Technology Solutions Announces the Release of the Plug-N-Scan Bar Coding Kit for Palm Handhelds

By Bradley Horn

Portable Technology Solutions, LLC, a leading Palm OS® data collection solution provider, announced today, the release of their Plug-N-Scan Bar Coding Kit for Palm handhelds. The Plug-N-Scan kit offers mobile workers and Palm enthusiasts a new way to manage and speed data collection on standard Palm handhelds utilizing the latest in bar coding technology Manorville, NY, February 12, 2002 -- Portable Technology Solutions, LLC, a leading Palm OS® data collection solution provider, announced today, the release of their Plug-N-Scan Bar Coding Kit for Palm handhelds. The Plug-N-Scan kit offers mobile workers and Palm enthusiasts a new way to manage and speed data collection on standard Palm handhelds utilizing the latest in bar coding technology. "Palm handheld users are finally one step closer to the same capability that users of proprietary barcode scanners have enjoyed for years. This is a truly exciting step in the mobile data collection arena," commented Dan Peluso, PTS Vice President of Development. Since Plug-N-Scan is a portable kit, there is a much lower upgrade cost when updating existing PDAs. Higher priced, specialized barcode scanners are device dependent and thereby have a much higher implementation cost than Plug-N-Scan. Key Product Features: • Compatible with Palm handhelds ranging from Palm IIIxe to Palm Tungsten. • Uses Tracer+ technology for flexible, powerful form building. No programming experience required. • Enterprise class barcode technology limits the need of stylus. The Plug-N-Scan Bar Code Kit for Palm handhelds couples Tracer+ with the CS 1504 Key Chain Memory Scanner manufactured by Symbol Technologies. Tracer+ is currently the leading barcode data collection application available for mobile units with thousands of active users. Tracer+ EX features Plug-N-Scan technology that allows external devices, such as the CS 1504, to post data directly into Tracer+ data collection forms. The kit is compatible with most Palm OS® handhelds and is not device specific. Pricing and Availability The Plug-N-Scan kit is available at the PTS Store for an introductory price of $215.00. The Tracer+ EX software can be downloaded for free trial at http://www.ptshome.com or at the Palm Store, http://store.palm.com. About Portable Technology Solutions, LLC Portable Technology Solutions specializes in Palm OS® bar code enabled data collection solutions. PTS software and bar code kits give individual Palm OS® users, small businesses, and large enterprises the ability to create powerful bar code enabled data collection applications. PTS customers range in size from small retail stores to Fortune 500 companies such as Cisco, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Goodyear. Other PTS titles include Tracer, Tracer+ and MedCheck. All PTS software is available for free trial at the PTS Store, http://www.ptshome.com or at the Palm Store, http://store.palm.com.