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Kevin Kent
Swecoin US, Inc
(401) 848-2000
kevin.k@swecoinus.com

SWECOIN US WINDOWS DRIVER SIGNED BY MICROSOFT

MIDDLETOWN, RI – April 7, 2006 – Swecoin US Inc., the world’s leading designer of small footprint, highly reliable thermal self-service printer solutions, today announced that their Windows driver has been signed (Windows Logo Certified) by Microsoft for the TTP 2000 series of kiosk printers.

Released in August of 2005, the TTP 2000 has been quickly adopted as the standard receipt and coupon printer for many of the major kiosk developers, most of whom utilize the Windows driver. With the driver being signed by Microsoft, the process to install a new printer in a kiosk is significantly streamlined. Security warnings are eliminated and hardware device setup procedures are greatly simplified, reducing the number of steps for implementation and increasing the reliability of a new install.

“This new development is a significant time-saver for our customers using our printers in a Windows environment. This is important given the number of large rollouts that rely on Swecoin printers,” said Elaine Bresnick, President of Swecoin US. “This is a result of our commitment to write our own drivers and always use the standard command set that follows Microsoft’s protocol.”

For applications that operate in Linux or other UNIX variants, Swecoin provides a CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) driver. Swecoin additionally offers the ability to directly communicate with the printer using a robust internal command set.

About Swecoin US

Swecoin US, Inc. offers a complete family of kiosk printers. Swecoin printers are used in more than 200,000 installations worldwide and are considered the best thermal printers for unattended applications available on the market today. Ranging from 58mm-wide to letter-size, Swecoin printers are widely known for their small footprint, reliability and durable, modular design. Swecoin thermal kiosk printers are used in all manner of unattended applications, including receipt printing, coupons, HR applications, and general Internet/web site access. In addition to kiosk printers, Swecoin also manufactures several ticket printers, including the ability to simultaneously encode a magnetic stripe on the reverse side of the card. Swecoin ticket printers are commonly used in transportation, parking and access control applications.

Swecoin US, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swecoin AB with world headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Swecoin US Inc., located in Middletown, RI, operates exclusively in North and South America. For more information on Swecoin US Inc., please visit www.swecoinus.com or call (401) 848-2000.