ALTRINCHAM, England, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --     Today Maxatec announces the introduction of a new series of SUMO digital
displays for digital signage and in-store advertising display applications.
The company's product portfolio will now include the SUMO ST8A (acrylic) and
SUMO ST8MS (metal). These screens are fully customisable and will display
product advertising or information directly to customers through still
images, video and audio.

This form of display is known as digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising
and the benefits over traditional static signs are significant. For instance,
it's more cost effective than print; it allows content to be exchanged
quickly and easily, and you can adapt messages to target specific audiences.

Andrea Percival, managing director of Maxatec 
( http://www.maxatec-europe.com/ ) commented: "These digital signage
displays will broaden the portfolio of products we offer to our resellers for
the retail and hospitality markets, but also as we participate in a number of
verticals we anticipate that these products will be widely sold in a number
of new territories and markets. The digital signage complements the POS
environment as well as being used as a standalone product. These digital
screens can display advertising and important information in areas such as
retail outlets, healthcare facilities and even estate agents."

Digital signage 
( http://www.maxatec-europe.com/content/pages/products/signage/ ) has
proven its effectiveness as a marketing channel and has become one of the
fastest growing advertising mediums. This has been driven by a number of
factors including the downturn in television advertising and reduced viewing
figures. This in turn has spurred major brands and their agencies to explore
more effective messaging channels.

The SUMO ST8A series are available in a range of screen sizes from seven
inches up to nineteen inches. The SUMO ST8A also has the option of motion
detection. This enables the advertisements to only play when people are
actually near the display, helping to target audiences much more effectively.
They are able to play MPEG-1 (VCD format), MPEG-2 (DVD format), MPEG 4 (video
format) as well as MP3 and digital photos (JPEG format).

Visit the Maxatec website:

http://www.maxatec-europe.com/press/2009/11/sumo/

About Maxatec

Maxatec is an ISO 9001:2008 certified, Value Added Supplier of Specialist
IT Hardware and Services to the Auto ID, POS and Mobile markets. As well as
offering own brand products, Maxatec's product portfolio includes
CognitiveTPG point of sale and bar code label printers, NCR POS terminals,
Extech portable receipt printers, TSC industrial label printers, Zebex
barcode scanners, MMF cash drawers, FlexPOS POS terminals, and Firich (FEC)
Touch screens and SAMMI mobile computing devices. Maxatec also offers
software and services including NiceLabel label design package, and a wide
range of consumables (paper, labels, ribbons), spare parts and in-house and
on-site service capabilities. The Maxatec brand is synonymous with high
standards of service as well as high performance, high quality products.

For more information about Maxatec:

    Tel: +44(0)-161-942-7850
    Fax +44(0)161-927-7664
    info@maxatec-europe.com