Zurich, January 2009 – LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, a leading developer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification, is further extending its international network of partners. With Y Soft s.r.o., LEGIC is gaining a licence partner in the Czech Republic which has further locations in Japan, Israel, Denmark and Hungary, and which distributes its highly developed YSoft SafeQ® printing solutions worldwide. In the future, access to LEGIC technology will enable Y Soft to extend the flexible support for LEGIC technology for its customers. Y Soft and LEGIC products meet the highest requirements in terms of ease of use, reliability and security.

The use of contactless LEGIC readers in the Y Soft SafeQ print solutions opens up new opportunities with regard to the authorization and cost of print jobs. The partnership again highlights the variety of possible applications of contactless LEGIC advant technology. As well as being used in time & attendance, access control and electronic payment systems, applications in the area of office automation are increasingly coming within the focus of LEGIC Technology. LEGIC will also be increasing its presence in the Eastern European market with its new licence partner Y Soft.

Dr Ondřej Krajíček, General Manager of Research & Development at Y Soft, is convinced that the LEGIC licence partnership will strengthen its market position: “The integration of contactless LEGIC technology with our printer and copier solutions gives us a definitive technological lead. This is our response to the increasing demand from our customers for office automation systems based on LEGIC technology.”

“We are delighted to have gained in Y Soft a partner with a strong international presence“, emphasises Dr Otto Eggimann, Vice President Sales & Business Development of LEGIC. “End-users of the SafeQ solutions will benefit from innovative and technologically highly developed products which will help lower costs and increase security in the office.“

About Y Soft®

YSoft® provides users an integrated printing solution for accurate MFP accounting, security, access control and follow-me. The comprehensive product suite fits small & medium-sized organizations, large corporations, financial institutions, educational institutions (support of credit system) and project design companies (via its critically acclaimed project module). It also provides an integrated Central Reporting System (centralized reports in branch networks), central web based management, open architecture for customization and a modular user integration system.

Y Soft is a technology-oriented company with its own Software and Hardware R&D as well as manufacturing facilities. This combination allows Y Soft to deliver world class printing solutions combining feature rich software with customized hardware in a single package, designed specifically with the end users in mind.

Y Soft operates on the European, Middle East and Asia and Pacific markets. Y Soft is situated in Czech Republic, the company headquarters being located in Brno. The company is directly represented and has affiliates in Japan, Hungary, Denmark and Israel. Y Soft has a strong technology partnership with world leaders in printing equipment, like KONICA MINOLTA Business Technologies or XEROX Corporation.

About LEGIC® Identsystems

Ltd LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, with headquarters in Switzerland, is the world leader in the design and manufacture of 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology. The LEGIC product portfolio includes highly integrated LEGIC RF Standard, ISO 15693 and ISO 14443 compliant read/write chip sets, security modules and transponder chips.

LEGIC Identsystems currently works with over 200 external co-operation partners world-wide who offer compatible LEGIC all-in-one-card applications including access control, e-payment, parking, e-ticketing and other multiapplications. More than 1 million readers and over 70 million credentials are successfully integrated in more than 50,000 work and leisure places worldwide.

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Mario Morger
Head of Sales Europe
LEGIC Identsystems Ltd
Tel: +41 44 933 6464
mmorger@legic.com

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