SCANSOURCE POS & BARCODING ENHANCES HOSPITALITY & RETAIL SERVICES OFFERING THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH PARTECH
GREENVILLE, SC - July 26, 2010 - ScanSource POS & Barcoding, a leading international value-added distributor of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and point-of-sale (POS) solutions and services and sales unit of ScanSource, Inc., (NASDAQ: SCSC), has added ParTech, Inc. (PAR), a provider of advanced POS and enterprise back-office solutions for hospitality, retail and adjacent markets, to its line card.As the only distributor offering PAR’s technology solutions in the United States and Canada, ScanSource offers resellers access to PAR’s full spectrum of point-of-sale terminals, peripherals and kiosk solutions for the hospitality industry, including restaurants, hotels, resorts, spas and most everything in between.
“PAR has a laser focus on the hospitality industry, delivering rugged, robust and reliable hardware and peripherals for resellers selling into the industry,” said Jeff Yelton, president of ScanSource POS & Barcoding. “We are pleased to be the only distributor offering these high-performing solutions to hospitality resellers.”
“Our partnership with ScanSource, as a value-added distributor, will enable PAR to efficiently support our channel partners with fulfillment, value-added services and customer support,” said Ed Soladay, president, ParTech, Inc. “ScanSource will also be instrumental in helping PAR expand our reach into additional markets.”
"We were very happy to hear that PAR is now distributed through ScanSource," said Martha Wallace of Computer Services of Florida, Inc., a ScanSource reseller partner. "Over the past 13 years, we have been consistently pleased with the service we have received and the product knowledge each of our sales reps has had. It has always been easy to do business with ScanSource.”
For more information on ScanSource POS & Barcoding, please visit www.scansource.com.
About ParTech, Inc.
ParTech, Inc. (PAR), a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation, has built its more than three decades of success around delivering advanced point-of-sale and enterprise back-office solutions for restaurant operators worldwide. PAR has provided hardware, software and services to the world's largest restaurant chains and their franchisees for more than 30 years. The Company's extensive offerings are backed by PAR’s global service network and its Boundless Hospitality™ vision for enhancing restaurant operations in a new era of dining out. The Boundless Hospitality vision drives the development of game-changing solutions, and is supported by a partner ecosystem that accelerates innovation more quickly than possible for any single company working independently. The Company has more than 50,000 installations in 110 countries worldwide. In addition to solutions for the restaurant industry, PAR products are improving the customer experience in retail, including the cruise, hotel, casino and entertainment industries. PAR Technology Corporation's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PTC. For more information visit the Company’s Web site at www.partech.com.
About ScanSource, Inc.
ScanSource, Inc. {NASDAQ:SCSC} is a leading international distributor of specialty technology products, consisting of seven sales units in North America, Latin America and Europe.
ScanSource POS and Barcoding in North America, Latin America and Europe delivers AIDC and POS solutions; Catalyst Telecom in the US, and ScanSource Communications in North America and Europe, provide voice, video and converged communications equipment; and ScanSource Security in North America offers physical security solutions. Founded in 1992, the company ranks #881 on the Fortune 1000. For more information, call the toll-free sales telephone number at 800.944.2432 or visit http://www.scansourceinc.com.