METO BCS

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—SATO, a leader in the automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) industry and the barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions, announced the establishment of three headquarters: SATO International Asia-Pacific, SATO International Europe, and SATO International America, effective as of April 1, 2007. SATO acquired L’Etiquetage Rationnel S.A. in France in 2004, and the former METO BCS businesses from Checkpoint Systems, Inc. and Walker Datavision in New Zealand, both in 2006. Under SATO International, 17 subsidiaries do business in 22 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Three regional headquarters have been set up. The three appointed regional heads, who are directors of