The Electrone Post

Greetings,

As the weather warms and summer draws near, Electrone is all abuzz with exciting new ideas for products and services. We have a lot we are working on domestically and abroad, and are expecting the end of the spring to be the beginning of a great new season for business! A lot of economic indicators point toward an upswing in the economy, and we anticipate that our customers will need our peripherals more than ever to help make their business a success.

This month, the Post is focused on one type of IT peripheral that we offer in particular---programmable keyboards. Electrone is proud to be the a distributor of programmable keyboards from Tipro, a Slovenia-based manufacturer of elite user-programmable tools. Adaptable to a wide range of different applications, the Tipro Programmable Keyboards Electrone is now stocking can be used just as readily for industrial testing and control as for institutional hospitality.

This month's Post features the quiz, "Do I Need a Programmable Keyboard?" and the article, "Before You Buy a Programmable Keyboard," both of which we hope will be help you determine if a programmable keyboard is right for you and how to choose the right programmable keyboard to meet your needs. Last but not least, be sure to look for this month's coupon and our CEO's comments on global affairs and the global economy.

All the Best, The Team
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Electrone Designated North American Stocking Distributor for Tipro Programmable Keyboards

By Electrone Americas Ltd., Co.
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 3 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. is now a stocking distributor for Tipro, one of the world's leading programmable keyboard manufacturers. Headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, Electrone's new distributorship gives customers in the US, Canada, and Mexico increased local access to durable Tipro Programmable Keyboards with local support in both English and Spanish
Electrone has been chosen by Tipro as a stocking distributor of their programmable keyboards due to Electrone's reputation as a world-class IT peripherals company with over 25 years of experience with the North American market. Well-practiced in matching customers with data-entry tools (i.e., keypads and keyboards), Electrone has demonstrated that it can capably help people get the right Tipro Programmable Keyboard to meet their specific requirements.
As a North American stocking distributor of Tipro Programmable Keyboards, Electrone is now offering customers throughout the continent a wide variety of units from the keyboard manufacturer's diverse ranges of industrial, POS, and matrix (modular) programmable keyboards. Each of the Tipro Programmable Keyboard ranges that Electrone stocks has a unique set of technological and design characteristics relevant to a different type of work environment, such as a retail store or office. Nevertheless, Electrone's Tipro offerings all have a common ability to save time and make complex operations easier, faster, and more efficient.
Adaptable to a wide range of different applications, the Tipro Programmable Keyboards Electrone is now stocking can be used just as readily for industrial testing and control as for institutional hospitality. Many of these programmable keyboards can be designed to include all kinds of unique features, like LCD screens; handsets; and microphones, but Electrone also has a stock of more basic units with 32 to 256 programmable keys effective for reducing repetitive typing.
The daily tasks of security guards, store clerks, and computer programmers can all be streamlined by the use of a Tipro Programmable Keyboard at their workstation. With the benefit of Electrone's expertise, North American companies can now more readily give their employees the advantage of having these powerful, user-programmable tools, and thus dramatically reduce the cost of their business' day-to-day operations.
Electrone is proud to offer Tipro Programmable Keyboards. For more information about Tipro Programmable Keyboards, please call Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. at 561-395-3398 or e-mail IT Specialist Gonzalo Perez at gonzalop@electroneamericas.comRead more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/03/1610871/electrone-designated-north-american.html#ixzz0oa9kp5sr

New Security Camera Control Console from Electrone Designed to Aid the Fight Against Terrorism

BOCA RATON, Fla., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- According to top security professionals, security camera surveillance technology is vital to any successful counterterrorism strategy. With the recent release of its latest security camera control console, the EAL System 200 Security Camera Control Console, Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. has made a valuable contribution to the arsenal of technology for the fight against terrorism.

Recently many major cities around the world—particularly cities like New York and London that have fallen victim to terrorism—have been expanding their security camera surveillance networks. After the recent subway terrorist attack in Moscow, Russian security agents looked to their camera system for answers, and found that it was technologically insufficient to have prevented the bombing. Consequently, Moscow will now be joining the larger trend of implementing more advanced security camera surveillance technology, like

the EAL System 200 Security Camera Control Console, to fight against terrorism.

Equipped to remotely control a large number of cameras over a network as well as consolidate the operations necessary to manage cameras for security applications,

the EAL System 200 is a powerful tool for combating terror. The standard model EAL System 200 has a triple-axis joystick that enables security agents to easily manipulate high-tech digital security cameras in their effort to identify potential terrorists. This model also features a 2-port USB hub for seamless integration with other devices pivotal to operating an effective counterterrorism security camera system.

Optionally, the

EAL System 200 can be supplied as a "mouse-stick" for security software that allows camera control using a mouse, thus allowing security agents much more flexibility in operating this type of software for counter-terrorist security applications. The unit can also be customized to feature up to 70 programmable buttons and/or a graphic LCD display with 4 soft keys, both of which features make light of navigating even the largest of camera networks.

The programmable keys dramatically streamline monitoring tasks and are a valuable asset during terror alerts when security agents are rushed to complete multiple tasks. The LCD display feature allows specific commands to be issued directly to the security agent operating the console—a communication capability that is invaluable to a counterterrorism security camera network.

For more information about the System 200 and how it can help your security camera surveillance network, please call Electrone Americas at 561-395-3398 or e-mail GonzaloP@electroneamericas.com.

CONTACT: Gonzalo Perez, +1-561-395-3398 or e-mail GonzaloP@electroneamericas.com

Electrone Americas Launches New Call Center Keyboard Case Study Program

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Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. is pleased to announce the launch of its new Call Center Keyboard Case Study Program. The study is geared toward evaluating the effects of using more ergonomic, space-efficient keyboards on the performance and job satisfaction of call center customer service representatives. If you are interested in having your call center participate in this exclusive program, please review the information below. The application deadline is 30 Apr. 2010. Please contact Electrone Americas Marketing Research Director, Zenobia Charles, at 561-395-3398 or e-mail mailto:zenobiac@electroneamericas.comfor an application or additional information.

Background

Electrone specializes in providing our customers with IT peripherals and solutions that alleviate workplace problems and/or improve workplace productivity and efficiency. A recent case study (please see attached document) revealed that workstation elements/design have considerable effects on employee satisfaction and performance in the call center environment. This study revealed that the more flexible and cockpit-like their workspace, the more comfortable that call center employees were at their station and the better they performed on the phone with customers.

Currently, Electrone keyboards are being utilized in call center facilities; but their effects on the workplace environment has yet to be studied-hence our Call Center Keyboard Case Study. This study has been designed to focus on determining the effects of providing call center representatives with smaller, more ergonomic keyboards from Electrone and determining how the devices affect their job satisfaction and performance.

Description

The Call Center Keyboard Case Study is a 30-day study that will allow your call center to place some of Electrone's user-friendly mini keyboards in the hands of a select group of its employees, and ultimately reap the benefits suggested by the aforementioned study. Our mini keyboards are the best for solving desk space crowding-a common problem in the call center environment-and they are extremely durable; under 12-month warranty; and flexible to a wide variety of specifications. Once the units are in use on the floor of the call center chosen by your company, Electrone will periodically check in with the call center supervisor(s) to inquire as to how your employees are adapting to using our keyboards and to address any issues and/or concerns as well as take general comments. To complete the study, Electrone will collect an exit questionnaire from each of the employees that utilized our keyboard in your company's facility as well as from their supervisor. (The information extracted from your company will be used in Electrone publications regarding our keyboards.) Finally, at the end of the study period, if your company is indeed satisfied with the effects of our products within its call center, then our keyboards will be yours to keep!


Enrollment

In order to participate in this program, please clearly fill out our Case Study Participation Form (please call 561-395-3398 or e-mail mailto:zenobiac@electroneamericas.comfor an application) and send it back to us as indicated. It is that simple! With the exception of return shipping, there is absolutely no cost to you for evaluating our keyboards unless you decide to keep them. Electrone looks forward to having our units in your facility for evaluation. We are certain that our elite 9000 Series Mini Keyboards will prove to be quite an asset to your facility!

Making Your Self-Service Tools Better with the EAL 9053

Hello, All:

The popular trend in the service industry is toward self-service. Businesses have found enabling their customers to perform for themselves tasks that were once performed by service representatives to be an extremely efficient and economical alternative to traditional customer service. Recognizing this trend, Electrone has worked steadily to present its customers with tools that accommodate their need for self-service automation. Please read below for information about one of these tools: the EAL 9053 Industrial Keyboard for ATM Machines and Kiosks.

All the Best,
Zenobia Y. Charles
Marketing Manager

The EAL 9053

ATM machines and kiosks enable businesses to give their customers self service options for everyday tasks; and if they effectively allow people to complete these tasks, ATM machines and kiosks can be very efficient ways to economize a business by lessening the demand for service representatives.

Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. has worked steadily to develop an industrial keyboard that will work seamlessly with ATM machines and kiosks to ensure that end users can quickly and easily accomplish their ATM and kiosk tasks. The end result is our EAL 9053 Industrial Keyboard for ATM Machines and Kiosks, the latest edition to the family of EAL Keyboards.

The EAL 9053 is the ideal industrial keyboard for ATM machines and kiosks. This mini keyboard boasts a conveniently small form that allows it to be easily integrated with ATM machines and kiosks of virtually any size. The unit also has multiple connectivity options (USB, PS/2, Serial) that help make integration easier. Additionally, our kiosk keyboard also boasts a rugged aluminum enclosure for added durability as well as secure mounting within an ATM or kiosk.

With the option to feature specially rubberized keys or an entirely wipe-clean, weather-resistant membrane, the EAL 9053 Industrial Keyboard can easily be customized for ATM machines and kiosks located in harsh environments. As added bonuses, the 9053 has an embedded touchpad feature (pictured herein without touchpad feature) and comes with a custom holder to facilitate panel mounting the unit as necessitated by a given ATM or kiosk.

For further information regarding the EAL 9053 Industrial Keyboard for ATM and Kiosks please e-mail Gonzalo Perez (GonzaloP@electroneamericas.com) or call 561-395-3398. We will be pleased to discuss your specific requirements!

A Safer Moscow

Hello, All:

Yesterday, 29 Mar. 2010, 39 people were killed in Moscow during the morning rush hours by two separate subway suicide bombers. At the moment, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which were staged by an unidentified pair of young females, but the overwhelming consensus is that Chechnyan militants are to blame. From the perspective of many Muscovites, regardless of who staged the attacks, the Russian government is also to blame for their failure to protect its citizens.

In response to both this argument and the increased threat of terrorism in Moscow, Russian federal forces will now be assigned to protecting the capital’s subways, which have been targeted on several occasions by militants over the past twenty years (this week’s attack was the most deadly since 2004). However, the topic of taking a more technological response, which we at Electrone support, has been raised as well.

It is our opinion that adding multiple layers of security in Moscow that include both human and technological components will provide citizens with the best level of protection from terrorist violence. As such, while boosting military presence at subway stations is a must, this action unto itself will not suffice to combat terrorists. Electrone understands the benefits of multi-layered security, even at the micro-level of devices (such as http://www.electrone.com/content.php?ref=page_soln6a1), and recommends that government officials in Moscow increase their ability to electronically detect security threats to their transit systems.

Electrone expresses the deepest of condolences for the victims of these bombings, their loved ones, and the people of Moscow, whose lives have been terrorized by these recent acts of violence.

Ergonomic Keyboard / Keyboard with Touchpad

As much as today's computer technology differs from that of ten years ago, the reality is that the basic peripherals attached to our computers have basically remained the same. The most glaring example of this is the computer keyboard. Electrone Americas Ltd., Co. encourages you to try replacing your computer keyboard with a more ergonomic keyboard from the EAL 9000 Series of Keyboards—the EAL 9004 Keyboard with Touchpad.

Only 10.25" in width, 5.75" in depth, and 1" in height, the EAL 9004 is a mini keyboard with a conveniently small form. It is the best keyboard to solve to desk space crowding. With an integral two-button touchpad for mouse emulation; silent tactile keys; as well as 12 function keys and an embedded numeric pad; the EAL 9004 Keyboard with Touchpad also boasts convenient functionality. Additionally, the pc keyboard can be equipped with a plastic, protective key skin or given a foreign language layout, making it an extremely versatile computer device.

The size and touchpad feature of this mini keyboard exemplify just how a small footprint can make a big difference. For one, it is easier to place our ergonomic keyboard in a comfortable position on your desk than its normal-sized counterparts, which can have the effects of limiting pain/numbness in your neck, shoulders, and/or wrists. The EAL 9004 Keyboard with Touchpad also helps limit your hands' movement over your desk from keyboard to mouse and mouse to keyboard, which translates to less stress on your hands, wrists, arms, elbows, and shoulders.

So, if you feel like your workstation is too crowded for you to function or if you experience pain after a long day in front of your computer, it is definitely time for a new, ergonomic keyboard for your computer: the EAL 9004 Keyboard with Touchpad from Electrone.