Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.

Fujitsu U-Scan Genesis Carousel Model Now Available

Advanced Self-checkout Systems Offer Improved Flexibility, Scalability, Reliability and Usability

Frisco, TX, November 29, 2007 — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced immediate availability of its U-Scan Genesis™ Carousel self-checkout system.

The Carousel model offers increased capacity for large orders with a rotating bagging platform containing six bag racks and the option to add a secondary bagging platform. The rotating platform provides shoppers with easy accessibility to the bag racks and limits body strain caused by reaching while bagging purchases.

Fujitsu’s U-Scan Genesis offers retailers improved flexibility, scalability, reliability and usability with a wide portfolio of hardware and software technology advances including:

• High-capacity, space-saving footprint – redesigned to offer more bagging capacity per square foot, delivered in one of the smallest self-checkout footprints available. U-Scan Genesis minimizes the impact on the overall retail floor selling space while providing greater opportunity for impulse item merchandising in and around the self-checkout area.
• ATM-style “follow me” LED lighting – guides users through the checkout process faster, making it easier to locate the bill, coin, receipt and coupon devices. Shaving seconds off of every self-checkout transaction results in faster throughput and improved labor productivity.
• More intuitive customer interface – redesigned using the same human-machine interaction technology applied to design automotive and aviation control systems, making U-Scan Genesis easy for customers to follow on-screen instructions.
• “Above scanner” bill and coin accepting and dispensing units – speeds the transaction process and reduces the chance of customers leaving money behind. Vertical orientation of these devices into a tight cluster adjacent to the display makes it much easier and faster for consumers to find the bill, coin receipt and coupon devices.
• Multi-item scanning – this patent-pending technology enables shoppers to scan items one after the other and then place in the bag to further accelerate the check-out process. Shoppers do not have to scan and bag one item before scanning and bagging another.
• Fujitsu’s new F53 bill dispensing unit – designed and built by Fujitsu, the new F53 bill dispenser significantly improves dispensing rates and reduces bill jams – the most common self-checkout service and maintenance issue.
• Coin hopper or coin canister dispensing units – allows retailer to choose the coin management option that’s best for their retail operating environment.
• Metrologic scanner/scale – offers high first-pass scan rates with six-sided, 360° scanning and integrated electronic article surveillance (EAS).
• Retail-hardened Fujitsu TeamPoS 3000 terminals – designed to withstand the rigors of high-volume checkout environments with easy serviceability.
• Rapid integration to POS applications – Using Fujitsu’s sophisticated messaging framework and virtual POS design, U-Scan can be quickly integrated to most retailer’s POS systems. Future POS upgrades are much simpler, faster and less costly to integrate with the U-Scan software, meaning much lower impact to retailer’s on-going POS release schedule.

U-Scan Genesis is also available in one-, two- and four-bag, multi-lane payment station and kiosk configurations.

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About Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.

Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702), collaborates with retailing companies to relentlessly reduce their costs and facilitate consumer interactions that improve their profitability. Fujitsu’s Pervasive Retailing™ approach enables companies to minimize the time, cost and risk of creating interoperability between disparate applications and devices that support a multitude of consumer touch points. Fujitsu’s offering includes solution software, point-of-sale store technology, U-Scan self-checkout systems, self-ordering systems and multi-vendor lifecycle services. Customers include Canadian Tire, Chevron Corporation, Hallmark, H-E-B, Kroger, Loblaws, Nordstrom, Payless ShoeSource, Regal Cinema, Staples, Stop & Shop and The TJX Companies, among others.
For more information, please see: us.fujitsu.com/retailing

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