Vocollect: Vocollect Continues Expansion Into Asia

HONG KONG and PITTSBURGH, USA -- Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice solutions for mobile workers, today announced the establishment of an office in Hong Kong and the hiring of Vance Lau as Managing Director for the territory. Lau will be based in Hong Kong. Under Lau's leadership, the Hong Kongoffice will manage Vocollect business in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Australiaand New Zealand. Japanand South Koreaoperations will continue to be managed from Vocollect's Tokyooffice.

Lau's career spans over 20 years in the information technology industry, with more than half of it in supply chain provider companies. Prior to joining Vocollect, he was general manager, Hong Kongand Taiwan, in the Business Objects Unit of SAP HK Limited. He also has held business development leadership roles with Cognos HK Limited (general manager, North Asia); J.D. Edwards Limited (director, Hong Kong Sales Operation); and PeopleSoft Asia Pacific Limited (regional sales manager, Asia, based in Singapore).

"We see Asia-Pacific as a tremendous growth opportunity for Vocollect," said Joe Pajer, president, supply chain solutions, Vocollect, Inc. "Establishing our new Hong Kongoperation demonstrates Vocollect's unwavering commitment to reach this vitally strategic region with our industry-leading voice solutions that help mobile workers achieve the highest levels of business performance," he said.

Vocollect is the global leader for voice-directed workflow solutions that significantly improve productivity and accuracy in distribution centres and warehouses. Through its Hong Kongoffice, Lau plans to market and sell the Vocollect solutions that have realised significant growth and acceptance across North Americaand EMEA.

Says Lau, "Vocollect offers a unique and powerful solution to benefit distribution and logistics operations across China, East Asiaand South Asia. In concert with its extensive certified global partner network, Vocollect has worked successfully in Australiafor a number of years, and we have established an office in Japan, managing Vocollect business in Japanand South Korea, which is growing steadily. The Hong Kongoperation represents the next critical step in the company's continuing global growth efforts."

The new operation is located at: Vocollect Asia-Pacific Inc., 2903 Sino Plaza, 255-257 Gloucester Road,Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, phone: (852) 2893 3321, fax: (852) 3051 8209.

About Vocollect

Vocollect, Inc. is the number one provider of voice solutions for mobile workers worldwide, helping customers achieve a higher level of business performance through voice. Every day Vocollect enables over 250,000 workers worldwide to distribute more than $2 billion dollars' worth of goods from distribution centers and warehouses to customer locations. A global team of over 2,000 supply chain reseller and channel partner experts supports Vocollect Voice offerings in 55 countries and in 26 languages. Vocollect VoiceWorld Suite integrates with all major WMS and ERP systems, including SAP, and supports the industry's leading mobile computing devices. For more information, visit www.vocollect.com.

Vocollect-, Vocollect Voice- and Vocollect VoiceWorld SuiteT are trademarks of Vocollect, Inc. All rights reserved.

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