Vocollect Continues Expansion Into Asia

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Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:00am EDT

  HONG KONG and PITTSBURGH, PA, Oct 29 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
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 Kong office will
manage Vocollect business in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand,
Australia and New Zealand. Japan and South Korea operations will continue
to be managed from Vocollect's Tokyo office.

    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 Kong and 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 the Asia-Pacific corridor as a tremendous growth opportunity for
Vocollect in the years to come," said Joe Pajer, president, Supply Chain
Solutions, Vocollect, Inc. "Establishing our new Hong Kong operation
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 centers
and warehouses. Through its Hong Kong office, Lau plans to market and
sell the Vocollect solutions that have realized significant growth and
acceptance across North America and EMEA.

    Says Lau, "Vocollect offers a unique and powerful solution to benefit
distribution and logistics operations across China, East Asia and South
Asia. In concert with its extensive certified global partner network,
Vocollect has worked successfully in Australia for a number of years, and
we have established an office in Japan, managing Vocollect business in
Japan and South Korea, which is growing steadily. The Hong Kong operation
represents the critical next 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 and + 852 9612 3708 and fax: + 852 3051 8209. Photos and full
biography available upon request.

    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(R), Vocollect Voice(R) and Vocollect VoiceWorld Suite(TM) are
trademarks of Vocollect, Inc. All rights reserved.

    

COMPANY CONTACT:
Susan Muttart
Vocollect
scmuttart@vocollect.com
412-349-2543

MEDIA CONTACT:
Michelle Wright
Padilla Speer Beardsley
mwright@psbpr.com
612-455-1788

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