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SATO Selected by Business Solutions Magazine VAR Subscribers as one of 2017 Best Channel Vendors

CHARLOTTE, NC – January 16, 2017– SATO, a leading global provider of Auto-ID solutions that empower workforces and streamline operations, announced today its selection by Business Solutions magazine’s VAR (value-added reseller) subscribers as one of the Best Channel Vendors 2017. SATO was awarded for Product Innovation and Product Reliability in Data Collection/Mobility. SATO is a repeat winner in the Product Reliability category.

The Product Reliability category evaluates whether a vendor meets or exceeds the quality standards and needs of Value Added Resellers and their customers with products requiring the least service and maintenance. Manufacturers that adapt and release new products that enhance future growth opportunities are recognized in the Product Innovation category.

The online survey of subscribers was conducted in the first two weeks of October 2016. A total of 5,382 validated votes were cast with 2,685 individual participants. All ballots were reviewed to ensure they were submitted by Business Solutions Magazine reseller subscribers and those that could not be verified were eliminated. Business Solutions partnered with Penn State University to ensure statistical accuracy with scores tallied by Business Solutions editorial staff using methodology provided by Penn State.

"In 1981 SATO introduced the world's first thermal-transfer barcode printer. Our corporate culture is to innovate, engineer, design and manufacture the world's most trusted products as evidenced by our world renowned S-type print engines for factory automation and our latest performance innovation, the IoT-enabled CLNX series of industrial thermal printers,” said Gary Krause, Sr. Director of Marketing for SATO America.

"This recognition honors the many employees of SATO who tirelessly apply their vision and expertise to the needs of our customers. Receiving an award from leaders of industry who use and integrate our products is the ultimate in prestige for us," said Tim Cook, Sr. VP of Sales and Operations at SATO America.

For Media Inquiries:
Mia Massi, Marketing Manager
SATO America
[email protected]
Tel: 704.644.1650

About SATO

SATO (TOKYO:6287) is a global auto-ID solutions provider for leading manufacturing, logistics, retail, food & beverage, health care companies. With a bottom-up understanding of on-site use applications, SATO tags items with identifiers to improve supply chain flows of tomorrow by solving managerial and operational challenges of today. An industry pioneer with 79 years of expertise and a 5,000+ strong global workforce in 27 countries, SATO engineers solutions to streamline operations, boost accuracy, support sustainability initiatives, provide assurance and emotional connections, extending value all the way to the consumer. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, it reported revenues of JPY 116,179 million (USD 1.05 billion*). More information about SATO can be found at www.satoworldwide.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.

*Conversion is based on an average exchange rate of 1 US Dollar = 110.92 Japanese Yen

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Media Inquiries - SATO Holdings

For Media Inquiries:
Kevin Leidheiser,
Public Relations Group,
SATO Holdings Corporation
[email protected]
Tel: +81-3-5745-3412