EVERETT, Wash., July 29, 2003 ? Leading supermarket retailer Tesco has announced it is to purchase nearly 10,000 of Intermec?s market leading handheld computer device, the 700 Series Color, for use throughout its UK store network. A powerful, reliable and easy-to-use handheld computer, the Intermec 700 Series Color offers exceptional flexibility and functionality designed for supplying real-time information across businesses.

Tesco?s existing handheld terminals were reaching the end of their working lives and the company chose to take the opportunity to upgrade to the latest, high performance technology. The retailer needed a rugged device that offered radio frequency (RF) mobile communication and could accommodate moves from a text-based to a graphical platform as well as from terminal emulation to Microsoft?s Internet Explorer.

"We are delighted that the UK?s leading supermarket retailer, and one of the country?s most forward-thinking implementers of retail technology, has chosen the 700 Color handheld computer," said Stuart Scott, Intermec director of business development and marketing. "The 700 Color offers a unique combination of technological features combined with practical performance in key areas such as ease of use, light weight, color display, extensive battery life and user comfort."

?We were impressed by the innovation, flexibility and adaptability of the Intermec 700 Color computer,? said Philip Robbins-Jones, IT Strategic Development Director of Tesco. ?Intermec?s outstanding technical capabilities and commitment to providing a solution customized to our needs have helped to speed and ease the implementation of this technology.?

Tesco is using the devices for in-store price mark-downs (in combination with a portable printer), shelf re-cubing (printing new shelf-edge labels), logging general stock transactions and producing planagrams of product layouts and shelf designs. They are also being used in the field for checking delivery accuracy using GPRS connectivity to feed back data in real time and to check accuracy of deliveries against invoices.

The first device to integrate up to three wireless communication options in a single device, the Intermec 700 Color features a wireless local area (802.11b) radio, a GSM/GPRS wide area network radio and a fully integrated power-managed Bluetooth? radio. These options allow the same device to be used to communicate status and information in real time from virtually any location, whether via wireless LANs in stores, warehouses and distribution centres or via wireless WAN for mobile operations such as delivery vehicles.

Rugged enough to withstand repeated 5-foot drops onto concrete, the 700 Color can comfortably take the abuse of shop floor, warehouse and mobile delivery environments. It features a large, brilliant color display 20 percent larger than most similar devices, combined with the power and speed of Intel?s 400 MHz X-Scale processor. The 700 Color also comes equipped with a powerful 14.4 watt-hour lithium-ion battery and industry-leading power management, so that it can be operated for up to 14 hours before needing to be recharged. It combines impressive speed and generous graphics capabilities with an easy to read color touch screen that can be used with either pen or keyboard data entry.

The 700 Color is the first enterprise Pocket PC to offer an imager, suitable for reading barcodes (including 2D symbologies), taking photographs and capturing signatures, making it supremely flexible in use and ideal for home delivery verification. Tesco?s future applications of the 700 Color technology may include use for Tesco.com home deliveries and signature capture.

Tesco is being supplied and supported by Herbert Retail Ltd, an Intermec Premier Solutions Partner with extensive experience in deploying Intermec computers and data capture systems among UK retailers.

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 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 companies can benefit from Intermec's supply chain technologies, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, Everett, WA 98203 USA; telephone 800-347-2636, or visit Intermec's web site at http://www.intermec.com.

About Herbert Retail
Herbert Retail supplies innovative hardware and software solutions to the UK retail market. In addition to hardware and bespoke software solutions, the company also offers a range of additional services covering repair, maintenance (own and third party), installation, remote support and project management.


Source: Intermec