Ealge Technologies

FREE ID Card Printer Ribbons! Test the quality of Plus-Ribbon & see for yourself why 55 countries are saving money!

2010-07-19T12:42:00.001+01:00

There is a reason thousands of organisations choose Plus-Ribbon over expensive genuine options.

More than 15 million cards spanning 55 countries have been printed with Plus-Ribbon, safe in the knowledge that each ribbon achieves comparative quality - but at a fraction of the cost!

You should therefore ask yourself if you are depriving your business of the WORLDS BEST compatible Card Printer Ribbon? Imagine saving your organisation money, keeping your business competitive and using your budgets effectively by reducing your ribbon costs, just at a time when most budgets are being cut.

Maybe that sounds harsh; please excuse us, we are just proud and expressing good old fashioned emotion at a time when saving money is critical. We have worked hard to make our brand strong and we want you to take the Plus-Ribbon challenge without cost.

Start saving now; test Plus-Ribbon on us and benefit thereafter with our 7 day no quibble money back guarantee.

How to request your free ribbon

Simply email Plus-Ribbon@eagletechnologies.co.uk with the following information

Name of organisation
Organisation address
Website
Email address
Telephone Number
Make and model of card printer(s)
Age of card printer(s)
Estimated number of ribbons purchased each year

We’re looking forward to hearing from you soon and saving you money!

When will I receive my test ribbon?

We aim to process your free Plus-Ribbon request within 24 hours and despatch by Royal Mail.

Is there a catch?

No. We merely want you to experience Plus-Ribbon for yourself and naturally hope you will become a new Plus-Ribbon customer thereafter.

Should I expect to offer feedback?

Like any forward thinking, and……… we like to think dynamic leader in our field, we’re always interested in feedback, especially if it means improving our customer’s experience.

Do any terms and conditions apply?

Yes. You must be….

1. Based in the UK

2. An organisation

3. Your email address can not be a free hosted platform, e.g. hotmail, yahoo, gmail etc

4. Respect our right to refuse any request if we consider the request, for example, unfair or fraudulent.

5. The offer is available only to new Plus-Ribbon users

6. The offer is restricted to just one ribbon per organisation

7. Offer available whilst stocks last

8. E&OE

Eagle Technologies Ltd is an international wholesaler and manufacturer of Card ID Printers/Systems, consumables, plastic cards and general badge accessories.

Eagle Technologies Ltd is located in the UK, Europe and USA and specialise in providing superior product and support via value add resellers, system integrators and ID Agents.

Eagle Technologies Ltd 8 & 9 Brickfields, Kiln Lane, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1NA

Tel: +44 (0) 1344 303 700 www.EagleTechnologies.co.uk

The Evolis Pebble Black is BACK!

2010-07-12T09:03:00.001+01:00

Just in case you missed out on the great Pebble Black Limited Edition, fear not, Eagle has secured another batch and they’re due around the 15^th July.

The last delivery sold out in just a few days…. We’re expecting similar again so don’t hold back, secure your low cost Pebble Black with extra’s today, they’re selling like iPads! Well, maybe we’re short by a few million to make that claim but we live in hope!!!

Call us today 01344 303 700 for your great pricing…. We’re trade so we can’t advertise them. But, if you’re an end user you save around £700+ by paying just £997 +vat/delivery. You also get a free colour ribbon, an online activation key to download a great piece of card design software and a couple of hundred blank white cards.

Your return-to-base three year warranty can also be complimented with onsite warranty for 12 months at only £69 and 36 months at only £179.

Order online ( http://www.eagletechnologies.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=Pebble%5F4%5FBlack%5FLimited%5FEdition ), fax or phone and secure your savings with the Evolis Pebble Black Limited Edition and start printing your new ID Cards within days.

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Hurry - Available only while stocks last!

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Why Evolis Pebble Black?

- Superb pricing

- Evolis quality, famous for reliability

- Plug-and-Print, easy for the novice or experienced user

- One of the best warranty terms available at 3 years!

- Look after your Pebble and you can print hundreds of thousands of great looking cards with total peace of mind

- Great ribbon prices that keeping your cost per card low

- Creates extremely professional and durable badges for Photo ID, Membership, Loyalty and so much more

Buy Evolis Pebble Black from Eagle Technologies Ltd, the UK’s main agent for Evolis by some 10 years!

Main Tel:

Web:

+44 (0) 1344 303 700

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Eagle Technologies Ltd is an international wholesaler and manufacturer of Card ID Printers/Systems, consumables, plastic cards and general badge accessories.

Eagle Technologies Ltd is located in the UK, Europe and USA and specialise in providing superior product and support via value add resellers, system integrators and ID Agents.

WANTED and there's and Apple iPad in it for you too!

2010-06-11T07:46:00.001+01:00

How many cards has your Evolis Pebble card printer printed?

3 Prizes and all you need to do is let Evolis know how many cards your Evolis Pebble has printed. Click here to learn more.

It’s simple, a little fun and we expect the results to be a real eye opener.

Have you secured your Evolis 10 year anniversary Pebble 4 BLACK? >
Limited stocks and retailing at only £997 +vat/Delivery.

Main Tel:

Web:

+44 (0) 1344 303 700

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Eagle Technologies Ltd is an international wholesaler and manufacturer of Card ID Printers/Systems, consumables, plastic cards and general badge accessories.

Eagle Technologies Ltd is located in the UK, Europe and USA and specialise in providing superior product and support via value add resellers, system integrators and ID Agents.

Your Profit is BACK on TRACK, when you buy and sell a Pebble BLACK

2010-06-07T20:32:00.001+01:00

Eagle Technologies (Evolis Card Printer UK Master Distributor) today confirms participation in the Evolis 10 Year anniversary celebrations.

To support this monumental tribute, Eagle has a limited number of special edition Pebble 4 BLACK card printers and is now taking orders.

Don’t miss out….. The Pebble 4 has never been priced so low. It truly is an opportunity to gain a competitive edge, and better still, boost your profit margins dramatically.

Call Eagle now on 01344 303 700 for your special offline price (YOUR WON’T BE DISSAPOINTED)

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You get…

1 x Pebble⁴ Basic (USB) with special black cover
1 x colour ribbon (R3011)
200 x blank cards
1 x eMedia-Cards CS card design software downloadable free of charge
Special 10 year anniversary packaging
£??? – Price too low to make public. Call Eagle on 01344 303 700

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Hurry - Available only while stocks last!

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Main Tel:

Web:

+44 (0) 1344 303 700

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Eagle Technologies Ltd is an international wholesaler and manufacturer of Card ID Printers/Systems, consumables, plastic cards and general badge accessories.

Eagle Technologies Ltd is located in the UK, Europe and USA and specialise in providing superior product and support via value add resellers, system integrators and ID Agents.

Cards Asia 2011 supports Eagle Technologies & Plus-Ribbon after Volcano disruption

2010-05-28T10:04:00.001+01:00

Eagle Technologies is absolutely delighted to highlight the generosity shown by Cards Asia (Terrapinn Holdings Ltd).

Eagle Tech was all set to exhibit at Cards Asia 2010 in Singapore to officially launch the infamous Plus-Ribbon range on the APAC region, and to meet some of our new clients. Sadly the Icelandic Volcano closed UK & European airspace and the Eagle was grounded!

Cards Asia team have generously offered Eagle a free booth (4J07) by way of compensation for an act of nature, which as we know they didn’t need to do. We are amazed at this offer and gracefully accept. Thank you Cards Asia!

Our thanks also to Wangz Hotel who accepted our cancellation on all 5 rooms for 5 nights just one day before check-in WITHOUT any cost to us, again saying the Volcano is not our fault and we prefer to be your choice for future accommodation needs when you next visit Singapore. Thank you Wangz!

Does anyone have any similar stories of this type of amazing support to share?

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Tel: +44 (0) 1344 303 700
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Eagle Technologies Ltd is an international wholesaler and manufacturer of Card ID Printers/Systems, consumables, plastic cards and general badge accessories. Eagle Technologies Ltd is located in the UK, Europe and USA and specialise in providing superior product and support via value add resellers, system integrators and ID Agents.

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Eagle Technologies Ltd assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this documentation.

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Eagle service & Plus-Ribbon quality acknowledged by Flightcrewshop

2010-05-27T15:47:00.001+01:00

Hi Chris,

I just wanted to drop you a line about the great customer service I continue to receive from Eagle.

I’m not your most frequent customer and I know how easy it is to complain about bad service! However, I just wanted to let you know I’ve had nothing but excellent customer service from Eagle for the last few years. Special mention should go to Nicky who has never hesitated to help me with any hiccups I’ve encountered. I also like the instant recognition whenever I call and the speed with which enquires are dealt with. I also tend to place orders late in the afternoon but can’t fail to be impressed with the speed in which orders are dispatched.

Also, whilst I’m writing I’d like to mention how much I like your Plus-Ribbon range of ribbons. I find them to be of a far better quality than Magicard’s own ribbons – and obviously incredibly better value.

Kind regards – and keep up the good work.

Dave Broome

If you’re profits and budgets are still compromised, try our own high quality ID Ribbons and visit http://www.eagletechnologies.co.uk/Plus-Ribbon.asp?m=7 or call us on +44 (0) 1344 303 700 today.

With our money back guarantee, you have nothing to lose but everything to gain from Plus-Ribbon! …the worlds leading brand for superior compatible ID Printer Ribbons.

http://www.eagletechnologies.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1344 303 700
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Now over 300 members….
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Plus-Ribbon Card Printer Ribbon Prices Just Got a Whole Lot Lower!!!

2010-05-17T15:16:00.001+01:00

Click a part number/price to view our demo vids for each ribbon type!

Plus-Ribbon compatible with ZEBRA Card Printers
Colour Ribbons include a cleaning roller

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
PR-800015-440	P310i, P320i, P330i, P420i, P430i, P520i, P300c, P310c, P400c, P420c, P500c, P520c, P600c, P620c	YMCKOi	200	£24.97
PR-800015-540	P310i, P320i, P330i, P420i, P430i, P520i, P310c, P420c, P520c, P620c	YMCKOi	330	£38.97
PR-800015-448	P420i, P430i, P520i, P400c, P420c, P500c, P520c, P600c	YMCKOKi	170	£28.97
PR-800015-460	P300C, P310C, P310i, P320i, P330i, P400C, 420C, P420i, P430i, P500C, 520C, P520i, 720C	KrOi	500	£28.97
PR-800015-547	P330i, & P430i	1/2 YMCKOi	450	£37.97

Plus-Ribbon compatible with DATACARD Printers

Colour Ribbons include a Cleaning Roller& Cleaning Card

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
PR-552854-504	SP35, SP35 Plus, SP55, SP55 Plus, SP75, SP75 Plus	YMCKT	500	£59.97
PR-552854-506	SP55, SP55 Plus, SP75, SP75 Plus (Duplex Printers Only)	YMCKT-KT	300	£49.97

Plus-Ribbon compatible with MAGICARD Printers

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
PR-EN1	Pronto, Enduro, Enduro Duo	YMCKO	300	£33.97
PR-EN8	Enduro Duo	YMCKOK	250	£39.97
PR-LC1	Avalon, Avalon Duo, Rio, Rio 2e, Tango, Tango 2e	YMCKO	350	£33.97
PR-LC8	Avalon Duo, Tango, Tango 2e	YMCKOK	300	£46.97

Plus-Ribbon compatible with Polaroid Printers

Colour Ribbons include a Cleaning Roller& Cleaning Card

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
PR-3-0100	P4000, P4000 Duplex, P4000E, P4000E Duplex, P5000E, P5000 Dual Laminator, P5000E Dual Laminator	YMCKT	500	£59.97
PR-3-4102	P4000 Duplex, P4000E Duplex, P5000 Dual Laminator, P5000E Dual Laminator (Duplex Only)	YMCKT-KT	300	£49.97

Plus-Ribbon compatible with EDISecure Printers

Colour Ribbons include a Cleaning Roller& Cleaning Card

Plus-Ribbon

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Plus-Ribbon

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PR-DIC10201

Plus-Ribbon Card Printer Ribbon Prices Just Got a Whole Lot Lower!!!

2010-05-17T14:58:00.001+01:00

Click a part number/price to view our demo vids for each ribbon type!

Plus-Ribbon compatible with ZEBRA Card Printers
Colour Ribbons include a cleaning roller

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
PR-800015-440	P310i, P320i, P330i, P420i, P430i, P520i, P300c, P310c, P400c, P420c, P500c, P520c, P600c, P620c	YMCKOi	200	£24.97
PR-800015-540	P310i, P320i, P330i, P420i, P430i, P520i, P310c, P420c, P520c, P620c	YMCKOi	330	£38.97
PR-800015-448	P420i, P430i, P520i, P400c, P420c, P500c, P520c, P600c	YMCKOKi	170	£28.97
PR-800015-460	P300C, P310C, P310i, P320i, P330i, P400C, 420C, P420i, P430i, P500C, 520C, P520i, 720C	KrOi	500	£28.97
PR-800015-547	P330i, & P430i	1/2 YMCKOi	450	£37.97

Plus-Ribbon compatible with DATACARD Printers

Colour Ribbons include a Cleaning Roller& Cleaning Card

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
PR-552854-504	SP35, SP35 Plus, SP55, SP55 Plus, SP75, SP75 Plus	YMCKT	500	£59.97
PR-552854-506	SP55, SP55 Plus, SP75, SP75 Plus (Duplex Printers Only)	YMCKT-KT	300	£49.97

Plus-Ribbon compatible with MAGICARD Printers

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
PR-EN1	Pronto, Enduro, Enduro Duo	YMCKO	300	£33.97
PR-EN8	Enduro Duo	YMCKOK	250	£39.97
PR-LC1	Avalon, Avalon Duo, Rio, Rio 2e, Tango, Tango 2e	YMCKO	350	£33.97
PR-LC8	Avalon Duo, Tango, Tango 2e	YMCKOK	300	£46.97

Plus-Ribbon compatible with Polaroid Printers

Colour Ribbons include a Cleaning Roller& Cleaning Card

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price
PR-3-0100	P4000, P4000 Duplex, P4000E, P4000E Duplex, P5000E, P5000 Dual Laminator, P5000E Dual Laminator	YMCKT	500	£59.97
PR-3-4102	P4000 Duplex, P4000E Duplex, P5000 Dual Laminator, P5000E Dual Laminator (Duplex Only)	YMCKT-KT	300	£49.97

Plus-Ribbon compatible with EDISecure Printers

Colour Ribbons include a Cleaning Roller& Cleaning Card

Plus-Ribbon Part #	Printers	Type	Images	Plus-Ribbon Price

PR-DIC10201	DCP240, DCP240+, DCP340, DCP340+	YMCKT	500	£59.97
PR-DIC10202	DCP340, DCP340+ (Duplex Printers Only)	font

UK ID Card scrapping to be expensive!!!

2010-05-17T11:33:00.001+01:00

NEWS from http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/regulation/2010/05/14/id-card-contract-cancellation-could-be-costly-40088937/

The new government's plans to scrap the National Identity Scheme, biometric passports and ContactPoint could be expensive if they involve prematurely cancelling contracts.

Vendors including IBM, CSC, Thales and Capgemini hold existing contracts relating to programmes like the National Identity Register (NIR), the next generation of biometric passports and the ContactPoint children's database. All are set to be cancelled by the new coalition government.

Capgemini hosts ContactPoint for the Department for Education (formerly the Department for Children, Families and Schools) under a £40m contract. A spokesperson for the provider told GC that it "remains unclear" what will happen with the deal, which runs until 2014, as talks with the new government have not yet taken place.

"We are open to whatever they want to discuss, whether that means managing a switch-off or not," the spokesperson added.

Labour, Tories, Lib Dems and other parties outline their tech policies on open source, government IT and other issues

The Liberal Democrats and Conservatives believe that dumping the schemes would save billions of pounds, but terminating the contracts midway may present some expensive hurdles.

"Despite grasping at the cost savings from reducing and cancelling the schemes, the government is likely to face implications for the lengthy contracts awarded to suppliers such as CSC for the application and enrolment of passports and identity cards and IBM for the National Biometric Identity Scheme (NBIS)," said Clare Hirst, a senior analyst at Kable.

"Although it is likely that contracts will have been negotiated with a clause for early termination of the scheme, vendors will still expect compensation of a percentage of the full cost of the total implementation. The NBIS will still remain, albeit at a reduced scale," she added.

Hirst estimates that the cost of the IBM contract will fall from £265m to £53m if it were to be cancelled, resulting in penalties for the government as IBM will have been contracted for the full scope of the project.

IBM was awarded the contract by the Home Office in May 2009, whilst CSC has a 10 year contract with the government worth £385m.

As detailed in its election manifesto, the Lib Dems believe cancelling fingerprint passports would save £1.83bn over the five financial years from 2010-11 to 2014-15, with savings from terminating ID cards coming to £550m.

That party's manifesto also said that ditching the Interception Modernisation Programme, which aims to expand data held on individuals' email, web and other internet traffic, would generate savings of £800m, whereas ContactPoint's cancellation would save £190m.

A detailed analysis of the NIS's costs for UK citizens, published by Kable in 2009, agreed that substantial savings could be made if the schemes were dropped. The report suggested that the £4.95bn cost over 10 years could be reduced by £3.08bn to £1.88bn if ID cards, the NIR and fingerprints on passports were abandoned.

During Labour's election campaign former home secretary Alan Johnson argued that getting rid of the ID card scheme at this stage would be counterproductive. "The money all comes back because we charge for ID cards. If we stop now you've wasted all the capital investment and you get no money back because we will charge for the ID card," Johnson said at the time.

Hirst said that the key areas that will be affected if the schemes were scrapped would be the card design and production — for which the contract had not been awarded — programme management, enrolment offices and customer contact centres.

During the election, Labour MP for Blaydon Dave Anderson said that hundreds of jobs at a local De La Rue Systems passport making plant would be under threat if Lib Dem proposals were implemented. A similar argument was made by Labour MP for City of Durham Roberta Blackman-Woods, where the voluntary ID cards scheme is administered.

"One thing is for sure, and that is that the national identity scheme is unlikely to leave quietly," Hirst concluded.

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Eagle is back from IfSec 2010 and comments....

2010-05-14T13:20:00.001+01:00

Well, the show was quiet compared to previous years, thank you to those that took the time to come down and meet us; we enjoyed some fantastic interest in our Plus-Brand of products and returned home pleased we exhibited.

What we found to be immensely interesting was the exceptional end users prices offered by our competitors. Many organisations of all sizes are paying trade prices or extremely close to them. This only goes to confirm that channel margins are too low and why hundreds of resellers around the globe from 55 countries are switching to Plus-Ribbon, Plus-Card and Plus-Clean, not only to compete but to secure needy profits that are also attractive and worthwhile.

Our live demonstrations highlighted the performance of our products across several leading card printer brands and everyone was taken back by the quality, most significantly that of Plus-Ribbon. The common consensus being that print quality is so close to original ribbons compared to the prices which are significantly lower. Many questioned themselves about how they can now justify paying more hereon which is exactly what we hoped to achieve for the industry when we launched our new RFID compatible ribbon range over one year ago.

We returned with the feeling that the show will result in around £100,000 worth of new purchases this year, providing a much needed budget boost for many operating ID Card issuance programmes. Some have budget cuts and some have budgets on hold, either way, everyone is looking to save money, and where possible do so without compromising quality and service. Plus-Brand is achieving exactly that!

From a UK perspective we found the Magicard range and namely our LC1 compatible ribbon from Plus-Ribbon the most popular. With our new retail price of just £33.97 per ribbon (+vat), customers were amazed they can save anywhere from £9 to £39 per ribbon. The saving range reflecting the variety of prices on our market today. One company told us our savings will protect around £8,000 of their budget this year alone.

Second place interest was Plus-Ribbon compatible with Datacard printers which retails now at only £59.97 for the 500 image YMCKT (PR 552854-504) and comes with a Plus-Clean cleaning card and cleaning roller free of charge.

If you haven’t yet discovered the power of Plus-Ribbon, Plus-Clean and Plus-Card, call us today or visit our links below and above.

A huge thank you again to everyone that took the time to visit Eagle Technologies during IfSec2010 and lift our spirits, it just goes to show that even a quiet show is full of quality visitors.

Warm regards
Chris Rayner
Managing Director
http://www.eagletechnologies.co.uk/Plus-Ribbon.asp?m=7

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Plus-Ribbon compatible ID Ribbon demonstrations at IfSec 2010 - Quality ID cards, Amazing Savings

2010-05-06T14:06:00.001+01:00

Are You Visiting IfSec 2010?
(Mon 10^th May to Thursday 13^th May at Birmingham NEC)

Eagle demonstrates in Hall 4 (Stand F5) the quality you can enjoy when printing with Plus-Ribbon, and better still, the savings you are rewarded with.

Why Print Your Plastic ID Cards With PLUS-RIBBON?

With end user savings of up to 50% and a no quibble 7 day money back guarantee; you have nothing to lose, but everything to gain from trying out, using and/or reselling Plus-Ribbon.

So, next time you order ribbons for your ID card printer, think about Plus-Ribbon and the huge savings available. Spreading budgets and cutting cost just got a whole lot easier with Plus-Ribbon.

Plus-Ribbon, now selling in over 55 countries and saving small, medium, large, corporate, blue chip and government organisations a lot of money!

See you at IfSec 2010.

Warm regards

Chris Rayner
Managing Director
http://www.eagletechnologies.co.uk/Plus-Ribbon.asp?m=7

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Growth through Imitation - this article makes one think!

2010-04-23T10:18:00.001+01:00

"Being the first with a new innovation is great for your business - right?"

"Err...well no... not really..."

Research indicates that "fast followers" - that's imitators or copiers to you and me - get the best advantage. Too often there is a first mover disadvantage: the market is not fully developed, the offer is not fully formed, development costs are disproportionately high, risks are higher....the list goes on.

Prof Oded Shenkar, in a book to be published by Harvard Business Press in June 2010, argues that 98.7% of the value of innovations goes to the imitators - this is not surprising as imitators grow the market. (What is surprising is the specific accuracy his findings!)

But a lot of people have a real problem with "imitation". It is a major strategy for growth, but since we were kids we have been told: "don't copy...do it yourself". Our teachers have a lot to answer for on this front. It is a reflection of old meritocratic values where hard work and individual endeavour would get you out of the work house.

We work in a very different environment now. Teams and networking are the heart of how we live. Sharing ideas and concepts which get developed through collaboration is a way of life. Open Source software is one of the most obvious examples; development through imitation and refinement for the good of all.

In business imitation is not only rife it should be seen as a fundamental strategy for growth. Our whole development as a species has been built on imitation: Darwin showed us the way with the Origin of Species. We developed a wheel originally in solid rock or wood. Others imitated and in the imitation refined the concept from the original "rolling log" into the centuries old efficient hub and spokes design.

So businesses should imitate. It is a core strategy and one that we should be proud of using effectively in growing our businesses. In many cultures copying is a core way of life: China is making more than a habit of it, Japan has done so for decades and was the basis of their growth in the second half of the 20th Century. They imitated, but in the imitation they improved and developed.

Article distributed by www.freshbusinessthinking.com and written by Andrew Lester | Managing Partner Carr-Michael Consulting

Maybe this is why many people are switching to Plus-Ribbon!

Some call our ribbons ‘imitations’, others ‘clone’, many ‘counterfeit’… but these complimentary comments aside, one can not excuse the fact that our low cost great quality ribbons for ID card printers offer a superb alternative that is saving organisations money, and at a time when those savings are so critical.

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An Access and Loyalty Card for the Lucien Barrière Casinos

2010-04-15T12:57:00.001+01:00

The Market: Leisure and entertainment industry

Applications: Access control; loyalty; customer relationship management

Challenges: Secure access to sites and deploy a tool to build up customer loyalty

Evolis Solution: TATTOO Card Printer

In 2006 the French regulations governing the gaming industry require each visitor to a Casino to compulsorily present an ID card at the entry point. Although a constraint, this is prevalent in several countries worldwide. The Lucien Barrière Group operates several casinos in France and in Europe, and selected this moment to launch its Casinopass card that would serve as an ID for the holder to gain access to their casinos.

« We rolled out this card prior to Nov.1, 2006, and conducted a communication campaign to educate our customers and inform them that they would henceforth have to show their ID card or passport at the entrance of our casinos”, recalls Christophe Chicoix IS Project Manager, Groupe Lucien Barrière. « We decided to take advantage of what first appeared to be a constraint: our loyalty card helps us comply with our regulatory obligation, but it also makes its holder feel different.”

Reward Loyalty

Upon entering a casino, the holder of a Casinopass simply applies the card to a terminal which reads the embedded RFID chip. The holder’s picture is displayed on a monitoring screen to authenticate his identity, to ensure that the holder is over 18 year old, and that he is not featured on an official blacklist of gamblers. Casinopass also offers benefits such as discounts on shows, free drinks at the casino bar, discounts on hotels and restaurants of the Groupe Lucien Barrière, invitations to events, and more. “This card is a communication tool truly focused on the customer“, adds Christophe Chicoix. “We can identify our most loyal customers and design customized loyalty benefits based on the number of visits of an individual”.

Technology

Tattoo, the ideal solution for en demand personalisation

About 40 Evolis Tattoo printers are currently deployed in 35 casinos of the Groupe Lucien Barrière. They deliver Casinopasses, thanks to a simple three-step process. First, a picture of the holder is taken as he hands in his application form and presents his official ID. Next, the hostess feeds the information provided to the system to deliver a personalized card. All cards are pre-printed, and Tattoo only adds selected information such as, first name, surname, the customer ID number and the card’s date of issuance. Finally, the hostess presents the card to a RFID reader. In the system, the customer is now linked to an alphanumeric key that is embedded in the card.

Tattoo turned out to be at the Lucien Barrière casinos, but also at other private and public organisations, the ideal solution to personalise badges on demand, in small or large runs: membership cards, employee or visitor badges, loyalty cards, and more. Besides, the compact size of this printer makes it the right fit for reception areas, while it’s easy operations enable ‘welcome’ staff to ramp up fast.

Quality Printing

In a matter of seconds, the printer personalises blank or pre-printed cards in monochrome or color, and on a single side. It takes just 7 seconds for a card in monochrome and 40 seconds in color. Tattoo 2 prints texts, logos, barcodes and pictures, and can also encode a magnetic stripe. Tattoo2 offers quality printing with a 300 dpi resolution and near-to-edge printing.

« Evolis printers are appraised by users »

With Jean-Marie Coquery

Project Manager, Casinos, Groupe Lucien Barrière

What were your main challenges when launching the Casinopass?

The Casinopass enables multiple applications: access control, management of special offers at the point-of-sale and customer profiling. All these applications need to be enabled country-wide: a card delivered in one specific casino, must be recognised in every other casino. Furthermore, we also wanted a reporting on the rate of visits in order to design and support targeted marketing actions. We eventually designed our own solution to support these project requirements.

What were the key reasons for selecting Evolis Printers?

We benchmarked Evolis against a competitor, and selected Evolis for the greater reliability of their printers. Evolis loaned us two printer models for conducting real-world testing. We finally approved both printers and adopted the Tattoo.

Are you happy with the Evolis solutions?

Completely! Evolis proved to be a pleasant surprise. We were not experts in handling such printers, and so, were looking for a reliable partner in this area. Users truly favour the Tattoo printers for their small footprint and fast operation. And most of all, we have experienced no mechanical failures since we started using them.

If you are interested in deploying this type of card printing and membership solution in the UK, please contact Elise Plot at Eagle Technologies Ltd on 01344 303 700.

Eagle Technologies has enjoyed the Authorised Evolis Value Add Partner status since Evolis rolled out their first printer in year 2000.

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Eagle Technologies Q.1 2010 Sales Results - Good or Bad?

2010-04-01T15:40:00.001+01:00

With special thanks to our loyal customers, their proactive ability to search out and win orders and the hard work and dedication of my team, Eagle is pleased to share its Q1 2010 result.

January started out fairly stable, nothing out of the ordinary, but February and March exceeded our wildest expectations. Our group sales for the quarter increased by 22% when compared to Q1 2009 and our carry over of backlog, plus our healthy pipeline paves the way for an equally successful Q2. Eagle is flying higher than pre-recession results.

I am equally delighted to share that our international sales increased by over 100%, contributed in part by a weaker pound, but more so because Plus-Ribbon sales keep rising as awareness increases globally. Plus-Ribbon is now selling in over 55 countries and interest from the APAC region certainly keeps us excited for our first time exhibit at the Cards Asia show in Singapore later this month.

Eagle also welcomes 24 new resellers and is very pleased to announce that our Evolis sales rose by 32% and Eagle’s overall ID Card Printer sales rose by a healthy 25% (Evolis, Magicard, Fargo & Datacard).

The only brand in our mix to actually decline is Zebra/Javelin and our internal analysis by printer orders/by reseller identifies a change in brand purchase rather than sales migration. Could this possibly be due to reliability factors of certain models and/or the uncertainty now witnessed within the Zebra reseller family by their recent changes in partner status and increasing number of direct partners globally?

It has been suggested that increased competition can either stimulate higher sales when supported by extreme marketing campaigns, or reduce sales as previously loyal brand resellers select alternative / less competing brands to promote in a bid to protect future consumable sales (less competition). I think if there is any accuracy in these considerations, Value Added Resellers will always prefer to differentiate from the crowd when promoting products and services. Only the manufacturer will know for certain if their strategy is working. Share your views and thoughts and add a comment.

As mentioned already, Eagle is very excited to exhibit Plus-Ribbon, Plus-Card and Plus-Clean at Cards Asia in April, and also in May at IfSec 2010 where we normally exhibit every 2 years, I can hardly believe it’s that time again.

Our ePoints for iPads promotion is well underway and appears to mirror Apples own successful new product launch. Already thousands of points banked by many of our customers ready for when Apple release the iPad outside the US…. I think it is only a matter of days now.

From everyone at Eagle, thank you for continuing to secure our future and we look forward to serving your profitable needs through Q2 and beyond.

Best regards

Chris Rayner

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Plus-Ribbon is compatible with Datacard, Zebra (formally Eltron), Javelin, Polaroid, DIS EDISecure, Matica, Evolis, Fargo and Magicard printers. Plus-Ribbon is a range of high quality ribbon compatibles suitable for new and old card printers whether using RFID ribbon recognition or not.

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Eagle Technologies files two patent oppositions at the European Patent Office

2010-03-26T17:06:00.001Z

BRACKNELL, Berkshire – March 25, 2010 – Eagle Technologies Ltd (Eagle) today announced it has filed two Patent Opposition Notices at the European Patent Office as part of its defence against Datacard Corporation (Datacard) patent infringement claims.

Datacard served two patent infringement law suits against Eagle, the first in November 2009 and the second in Jan 2010

Eagle remains confident that it will prove in the hearing at the High Court in London (scheduled for January 2011) that both patents are invalid due to lack of novelty and inventive step, and have requested they be revoked.

Eagle has forwarded its oppositions to the European Patent Office for determination. A spokesperson for Eagle said ‘by filing oppositions centrally at the European Patent Offices Eagle has the potential to overturn Datacards two patents in all relevant member states thus preventing the need to overturn them in each country’.

A basic patent search shows that the original Datacard patent applications had been outstanding since 2002 and 2003 respectively and were only granted mid to end of 2009 when Eagle had released a low cost range of high quality compatible ribbons under the brand name Plus-Ribbon.

Plus-Ribbon is compatible alternative ribbon for the Datacard SP range of desktop card printers

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Eagle Technologies releases Plus-Ribbon Compatible with EDISecure and Polaroid Card Printers

2010-03-24T12:19:00.001Z

Eagle Technologies is delighted to announce the latest additions to our growing Plus-Ribbon range of high quality low price compatible ID ribbons. Today we confirm Plus-Ribbon is available on EDISecure and Polaroid badged card printers. Furthermore, they qualify for ePoints for iPads.

Compatible with POLAROID (Retail)
PR-800015-440	P75, P75i, P100, P100i YMCKOi Colour Ribbon	200 Prints	£29.95	BUY
PR-800015-448	P100, P100i YMCKO-Ki Colour Ribbon	170 Prints	£39.95	BUY
PR-3-0104	P4000, P4000 Duplex, P4000E, P4000E Duplex, P5000E, P5000 Dual Laminator, P5000E Dual Laminator YMCKT Colour Ribbon	250 Prints	£43.00	BUY
PR-3-0100	P4000, P4000 Duplex, P4000E, P4000E Duplex, P5000E, P5000 Dual Laminator, P5000E Dual Laminator YMCKT Colour Ribbon	500 Prints	£79.00	BUY
PR-3-4102	P4000 Duplex, P4000E Duplex, P5000 Dual Laminator, P5000E Dual Laminator YMCKT-KT Colour/Black	300 Prints	£64.95	BUY

Compatible with EDIsecure (Retail)
PR-DIC10201	DCP240, DCP240+, DCP340, DCP340+ YMCKT Colour	500 Prints	£79.00	BUY
PR-DIC10202	DCP340, DCP340+ YMCKT-KT Colour Ribbon	300 Prints	£64.95	BUY

More ribbons coming soon. Please email and let us know if you have a particular interest in a ribbon type not currently offered. Your feedback will help us determine the order of release.

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Magicard Pronto from Eagle Technologies NOW with Standard Colour ID Printing & Re-Write

2010-03-17T13:40:00.001Z

The Pronto card printer is without doubt the lowest priced ID Card printer available today and now comes with Re-Write as standard!!!

Single feed for on-demand applications

The Magicard Pronto printer features single card feed that allows you to produce a personalised card on demand in moments. It offers edge-to-edge and sharp image quality for simple and easy card printing in a compact and highly reliable package.

Robust, compact and portable

The Magicard Pronto printer’s aesthetic curves showcase an ultra-robust product. Its light and compact design makes it easy to transport to any location and reside on any counter or desktop.

Now with rewrite feature

The Magicard Pronto ID card printer now features the ability to write and erase rewritable cards, at no extra cost. Unlike some other printers which do rewrite only, the Magicard Pronto does both rewrite and normal full colour printing to bring added flexibility in your card printing choices.

Budget friendly and Secure

The Magicard Pronto printer delivers low cost printing and free card visual security with its built-in HoloKote anti-counterfeiting watermark feature. A choice of 4 FREE standard watermark designs are selectable via the driver.

Unbeatable VALUE-ADD – the CPPronto

The Magicard CPPronto available from Eagle Technologies is also a member of our hugely successful Revolution Range. Your complete bundle , (Pronto, consumables pack, badge software, camera and hotswap peace of mind card issuance cover) retails at just £647 +vat/delivery with a 24/48hr dispatch!

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Free iPad give away with Plus-Ribbon from Eagle Technologies

2010-03-15T21:20:00.001Z

Probably our best promotion to date…

With a closing date of 30^th November 2010, how many 16GB WiFi iPads will you be given! Click here for full details.

Eagle’s global Plus-Ribbon iPad promotion starts 16^th March 2010 and runs until 30^th November 2010. iPad(s) are gifted throughout the promotion period; there is no waiting until the end of the promotion to receive your iPad(s) and enrollment is automatic with your next (or first) Plus-Ribbon order.

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Eagle Technologies Ltd exhibiting Plus-Ribbon at Cards Asia 2010 (April 21st to 23rd) in SINGAPORE

2010-03-05T11:39:00.001Z

Eagle Technologies Ltd showcases their successful Plus-Brand range of high quality (low price) card printer consumables at SUNTEC Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Plus-Ribbon, Plus-Card & Plus-Clean high quality consumables (to include RFID tagged ribbons) are compatible with the majority of leading card printers and now selling in over 50 countries.

Come and check out for yourself why our consumables range is growing in popularity fast! Maybe you need to…

- Gain strength to compete strong and win more business
- Increase your profitability
- Improve your access to a wider range of consumables
- Expand your product offering and appeal to a larger audience
- Save money!

Visitors may register online by visiting: https://secure.terrapinn.com/V5/vDetails.aspx?E=3240

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Boasting to your clients is fine - But what's in it for them?

2010-03-03T11:26:00.001Z

How many times have you heard the pitch “we are the best, biggest, fastest growing and so on?”

Ever hear these and think….

“We work with over 75 of the FTSE 100 companies”
So your big clients get the A teams and I will be left with the B or even C team!

“We are the market leader”

Hmmm so big, but will I get any attention? Or will I be better off with a smaller specialist that will really respect my business and work hard to keep me?

“We have won awards”

Never trust a firm which chases awards instead of putting clients first in their priority list

“Here is our brilliant approach to strategy/leadership/finance/marketing”

Great, when do we start talking about me and my needs!

“We work directly with all leading manufacturers”

Well done, so keeping them all happy is your main priority.

These statements sound nice, maybe slightly compelling, but they need to be translated to ‘what’ and ‘how’ you will aid your customer/prospect to become meaningful.

Talk about your client, ask smart questions and demonstrate you are interested and hungry for their business. By asking insightful questions you reveal your capability far better than by boasting about them. Remember: to motivate buyers, describe your products and services in terms of the benefits they provide the customer. Buyers are motivated only by benefits (e.g. convenience, status, time savings, problem solving, cost reduction, profit earning etc)

People naturally want to talk about their favourite subject – themselves. Use this to your advantage and get the prospect to talk about their favourite subject – themselves. You will build rapport and credibility faster than you will by boasting and if handled effectively, you will learn more about their motives and how best to help them whilst securing the business you desire.

Here are some boasting statements from Eagle, but backed up with real benefits.

Eagle provides everything required for the on-demand plastic card issuer:

Partnering with a single source solution provider results in less purchase order raising, fewer invoices to administer, less payments and bank charges, fewer deliveries received and less time calling around so you can focus on developing your business. Efficiency saves time and makes money.

Eagle provides high quality compatible ribbons and original manufacturer own brand:

It’s all about providing you choice.

The global compatible industry is reported to be valued at $450billion (900 times larger than the desktop card printer market), and is a sure sign that demand for lower cost alternative products is there. If you want to save money and /or permit your organisation to compete and profit in areas previously exempt, Plus-Ribbon, Plus-Card and Plus-Clean will help.

Trade Sales Only

Quite simply, we’re safe to work with. You can be open, safe in the knowledge our success is based on your success so we have every motivation to assist your needs and in an open honest forum.

Plain wrap shipments

Imagine the benefits of not having to tie up cash-flow in stock, especially if you operate in and out of overdraft.

Most of our orders are despatched the same day so your customer receives an impressive fast service, you reduce delivery costs (just two per week can be as much as £1000 saved per year). Or you gain a competitive price advantage by not having to charge on two delivery fees.

You and/or your staff save time not checking in goods, raising paperwork and re-packing. Space saving could also be factored in!

For the eco conscious, less deliveries, packaging and paperwork is also better on the environment.

Order confirmation by email

As soon as your order is processed and despatched, you receive an automated confirmation email. Prefect for keeping you informed and when using plain wrap, you now when to send your invoice(s).

Inclusive Card Printer Support (to you and your customers)

Nothing mechanical is infallible so with a free outsource support solution; Eagle Technicians become an extension of your team. Ensuring you and your customers are satisfied and issuing cards quickly protects your profits by reducing after-sales costs and limiting disruption to your development focus.

In short, we’re back to profit management with efficiency. Saving time and saving money makes and protects profits.

Inclusive Onsite Warranty on many of Eagle’s card printers

Similar to the one above, but with even greater protection! Eagle Onsite is almost 5 years old and supported by a network of qualified engineers across the UK and Ireland.

Onsite is a major value add to your sales presentation and almost always helps you to win the order(s). Furthermore, you get to up-sale onsite warranty extensions which can increase the profit in the original order by as much as 40%. When a customer is in buying mode, max it!

Website Comfort (Complete-ID) from only £797 per year all in! >>>
It’s not just about selling online; it’s about professionally displaying your business.

With tens of hundreds of card printers, ribbons, plastic cards and badge accessorises, staying ahead and up-to-date can be costly and very time consuming.

An Eagle website hosted and totally customised to your business covers all these areas simply. Eagle’s own website with over 2000 web pages is up-dated daily. With special hidden links, each and every time we make an up-date, your Complete-ID website up-dates automatically. You never need to worry about product management and many of your items enjoy video demonstrations and downloadable datasheets. You can also accept orders online via a variety of methods, and you manage selling your prices.

We have a number of customers profiting well from a professional website. Naturally a successful website still requires business promotion, but having one you are proud to flaunt is a great leap.

So remember, brag and be proud by all means, but associate them with meaningful examples and demonstrate how they will help your customers. Do that, and you increase your order receipt chances immensely.

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Eagle Technologies sales UP thanks to Plus-Ribbon

2010-03-01T11:37:00.001Z

A huge thank you to all our customers for making January and especially February such an amazing result! Are we seeing signs of recovery???

Thanks to Plus-Ribbon range, an amazing variety of alternative ribbons compatible with Datacard, Zebra, Fargo, Evolis and Magicard card printers, February 2010 sales rose by a whopping 54% when compared to February 2009, 18% up compared to February 2008 and 35% up compared to February 2007.

Vale Added Resellers, system integrators and card printing service providers report major increases in operating profits. We’re also informed that end users are welcoming the huge savings available to aid budget stretching and sustainable recovery.

Card printer sales also increased thanks to Eagle’s 2010 printer awareness campaign which so far has included the Fargo C30e, Datacard SP35 & Zebra P110i.

Furthermore, sales on Evolis range with inclusive onsite warranties continue to perform as peace of mind card printing is sought by both end user and reseller. Evolis’ attractive trade in programme continues to gain strength and permits resellers to compete competitively with value add choice offerings.

Here’s wishing everyone a successful March trading period and explosive Q1 result. Let’s get profit back into the card printing market!

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Selling by Solutions

2010-02-19T08:38:00.001Z

Even though most companies claim to put customers at the center of the business, few do.

Too often we look at customers using an “inside-out” perspective — namely by asking what products can we sell them. Instead, Gulati says, we need an “outside-in” view that asks what problems can we solve for them.

Take, for example, bagged salad.

With our traditional inside-out view of market research, we ask customers about what they like or don’t like about a particular product, say lettuce. How much would you pay for it? Where do you prefer to buy it? But we don’t ask the basic outside-in questions, such as, how does the making and consumption of salad relate to your busy lifestyle?

If you asked THAT question at the right time, the answer would have been, “I wish I did eat more salad, but I’m too busy to make them.” And you would have been shown the need for a new market in ready-made bagged salad, which today in the US is a $2.5 billion business.

“Answers like that one are almost impossible to uncover when the inquiry is inside-out — when the questions start with the product and then moves to the customer,” Gulati writes.

Outside-in companies such as Fresh Express (the bagged salad company) and Best Buy (which redesigned stores to appeal to women) are not only more profitable, they are more likely to do well in a downturn.

Describing a four-step process that companies follow to get to outside-in, Gulati says the real moment of power comes in step 3, when companies stop pushing products and instead solve customer problems.

Now consider the Outside-in approach for your products and services, does it offer a whole new and fresh way to promote them? Problem solving, solution finding has always been at the heart of selling, sometimes we just need a nice little reminder.

Story published by BNET, Sean Silverthorne – The go to place for management.
Ranjay Gulati a Harvard Business School professor has written a new book on customer focus Reorganize for Resilience.

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Membership Card - Print Your Own

2010-02-18T09:37:00.001Z

More than just a membership card - It’s about client experience and profit protection!

Making the right impression is important to every business!

Creating client value and enhancing your brand and company awareness has got to be good for your image, and that of your business.

A Membership Card identifies your customers, and a digitally printed photo makes this even easier. Better still, you gain protection against customers sharing their membership status with friends and family…. If that is happening to you, how much money are you losing?

Digitally printing your own full colour plastic cards (credit card size) with or without Photo ID is now as low as 21p per card and takes just 25 seconds.

A complete yet simple to operate Card Printer System from our Revolution Range includes badge software with record management, consumables hamper, digital USB camera and 12 months telephone support and onsite warranty and starts from only £797+vat for the CP07. Leasing / rental options also exist (subject to status).

By owning a card printer and issuing on-demand customised membership cards, you can also create and sell your own unique gift cards. Imagine the income possibilities when your existing members gift an experience at your leisure facility.

Card printer owners also print their own business cards and provide loyalty cards. You could also create health / fitness educational cards as cards to sell or give away to motivate your customer’s experience. The free advertising you enjoy as your members show friends and family, a card branded by your organisations logo is invaluable.

As if these great examples were not enough, your new card printer will also give you the means to badge your staff with Photo ID Security cards, you may even wish to issue visitor cards to help your team identify who should or should not be onsite or accessing certain areas of your facility.

For existing card printer users, Eagle can save you 25% to 50% off the price of your ribbons with our genuine Plus-Ribbon™. Our uniquely created high quality alternative ribbons, compatible with all leading card printer brands have been selling in over 50 countries since 2004. The Plus-Brand range continues to grow as organisations search for much needed savings.

Eagle Technologies Ltd was founded in 1999 and has emerged as a leading provider and manufacturer of ID Printers/Systems, consumables, plastic cards and general badge accessories with locations in the UK, Europe and USA.

Eagle’s comprehensive card personalisation service provides a wide range of additional services, including litho card printing, single card personalisation printing and fulfillment services, card printer support / repairs and operator training.

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Zebra P110i with inclusive onsite warranty - from Eagle Technologies Ltd

2010-02-15T16:33:00.001Z

Card Printers for ID, Membership, Loyalty, Student, Gift, Business Cards and so much more!.

Compact and easy to use, the P110i from Eagle Technologies Ltd is Zebra’s most affordable colour card printer. The sleek design uses high strength plastics and advanced electronics for reduced size and weight and outstanding performance, all at a great price. The P110i delivers consistent, high quality printing and trusted Zebra dependability.

The P100i series from only £867 +vat

Only from Eagle Technologies Ltd does the Zebra range come with 12 months fully inclusive onsite warranty and at the lowest prices available.

Call us today for more information or visit http://www.eagletechnologies.co.uk/products.asp?cat=115 for further information, a datasheet or better still – login to our Dealer Lounge to reveal your trade prices – You’ll be amazed!!!

The Zebra P110i comes with…

- 12 months telephone operator support

- 12 months inclusive onsite warranty (UK & Ireland)

- 2 Years total warranty (onsite can be up-graded)

Eagle Technologies Ltd is an international wholesaler and manufacturer of Card ID Printers/Systems, consumables, plastic cards and general badge accessories.

Eagle Technologies Ltd is located in the UK, Europe and USA and specialise in providing superior product and support via value add resellers, system integrators and ID Agents.

Tel: +44 (0) 1344 303 700

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