CHERRY INTRODUCES ROWS & COLUMNS SPOS KEYBOARDS FOR GROCERY AND C-STORE APPLICATIONS

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI – At last week’s Marketechnics 2006 Show (Food Marketing Institute) show in San Diego, Cherry Electrical Products announced the expansion of its popular SPOS Keyboard Line to include a variety of rows & column layouts. Suitable for a variety of POS applications such as grocery and convenience stores, these matrix-style SPOS keyboards offer a fully programmable, reconfigurable solution in a compact, affordable package. Available options are a three track magnetic stripe reader and a high resolution touchpad.

Cherry’s SPOS keyboards offer plug and play configuration for all common POS features and unique function enhancement via ‘Cherry Tools’ virtual programming. The ‘Cherry Tools’ software also allows for quick product set-up and program configuration, including remote installation. Cherry also offers comprehensive UPOS support for Windows and Linux. All Cherry POS keyboards, including the new SPOS product line, are fully compatible with Microsoft’s™ new WEPOS operating system.

Cherry SPOS keyboards feature a USB 2.0 interface and IP 54 spill- and dust-resistant key fields. They measure 14.2”W X 7.8”H X 1.5”H and come standard with a 6-foot cable. Cherry’s SPOS rows & columns keyboards are available through the regular POS distribution channels. Suggested retail prices start at $200.00 for the base versions. In addition to the keyboard, Cherry offers accessory kits and a turnkey customization services.

For detailed information regarding SPOS Rows & Columns keyboards, contact Cherry Electrical Products, 11200 88th Avenue, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158. Tel: 800-927-6298. Web: www.cherrycorp.com.

About Cherry Corporation

The Cherry Corporation is a global supplier of computer keyboards & input devices, switches & controls, as well as mechanical & electronic components for the automotive industry. Cherry Electrical Products is the North American division of the Cherry Corporation with its headquarters in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Cherry also has eight wholly owned subsidiaries in Germany, England, France, Australia, Czech Republic, Mexico, Hong Kong and China.