Hand Held Products, Inc the worldwide leader of hand held imaging solutions announced today the sale of the ST8300 check reader product line to a valued partner, Uniform Industrial Corporation, Inc (UIC). The sale of ST8300 is in the interest of aligning the strategic direction of both companies.

In the last year, both companies have worked to streamline their product lines, Hand Held focusing more on mobile computing and UIC on their offering of Point Of Sale and payment peripherals. This sale allows the continuation of a great product with a great partner of ours who will continue to meet all of the customers needs says Kevin Ahearn, Sr. Vice President and General Manager of Mobility Systems for Hand Held.

Dr. James Hammond, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for UIC Group also commented on the sale stating that UIC is pleased to enter this agreement. Having been a manufacturing partner for Handheld Products for over a decade, we are very familiar with this product line and feel that we can further develop it to encompass all of the requirements of our clients in the years to come. Like our long-time partner Hand Held Products, we believe that in the present and developing transaction business climate, only specialization and streamlining of product lines will result in the continuing development of products with the excellent quality, features, and reliability that are a must in the industry. This is an excellent match.

About UIC

Uniform Industrial Corporation (UIC) has been a leader in Electronic Commerce/Data Collection systems and components for Banking, Retail, Access Control, Lead Capture and Auto-ID solutions since its inception in 1985. UIC designs, develops and manufactures easy-to-use products that combine affordability and reliability with high quality performance.  These products include magnetic card readers, IC card reader & writers, PIN Pads, RFID, and more. Headquartered in Taipei Taiwan and with a full-service operations office in Fremont California , UIC has a worldwide network of clients, resellers, and distributors. To find out more about UIC and its products and services, please call us at 510-438-6799, visit us at www.uicusa.com, or email is at: info@uicusa.com.

About Hand Held Products

With headquarters in Central New York, Hand Held Products is a worldwide leading manufacturer of image based data collection systems for mobile, wireless, and transaction processing solutions. Through its proprietary Adaptus? Imaging Technology platform, Hand Held Products is dedicated to delivering innovative imaging solutions, reliability and durability to its customers and partners through more than 30 sales offices and hundreds of resellers. Hand Held Products is a privately held company and is represented in every major market and geographic region of the world. To find out how Hand Held Products can help you at the point-of-sale, on the sales floor, in the warehouse or on the delivery truck, call us at 1-800-582-4263. Or visit us at www.handheld.com