SATO Selected by Business Solutions Magazine VAR Subscribers As One Of 2017 Best Channel Vendors

SATO, a leading global provider of Auto-ID solutions that empower workforces and streamline operations, announced recently its selection by Business Solutions magazine’s VAR (value-added reseller) subscribers as one of the Best Channel Vendors 2017. SATO was awarded for Product Innovation and Product Reliability in Data Collection/Mobility. SATO is a repeat winner in the Product Reliability category.

The Product Reliability category evaluates whether a vendor meets or exceeds the quality standards and needs of Value Added Resellers and their customers with products requiring the least service and maintenance. Manufacturers that adapt and release new products that enhance future growth opportunities are recognized in the Product Innovation category.

The online survey of subscribers was conducted in the first two weeks of October 2016. A total of 5,382 validated votes were cast with 2,685 individual participants. All ballots were reviewed to ensure they were submitted by Business Solutions Magazine reseller subscribers and those that could not be verified were eliminated. Business Solutions partnered with Penn State University to ensure statistical accuracy with scores tallied by Business Solutions editorial staff using methodology provided by Penn State.

"In 1981 SATO introduced the world's first thermal-transfer barcode printer. Our corporate culture is to innovate, engineer, design and manufacture the world's most trusted products as evidenced by our world renowned S-type print engines for factory automation and our latest performance innovation, the IoT-enabled CLNX series of industrial thermal printers,” said Gary Krause, Sr. Director of Marketing for SATO America.

"This recognition honors the many employees of SATO who tirelessly apply their vision and expertise to the needs of our customers. Receiving an award from leaders of industry who use and integrate our products is the ultimate in prestige for us," said Tim Cook, Sr. VP of Sales and Operations at SATO America.

About SATO
SATO (TSE:6287) is a leading global provider of Auto-ID solutions that connect people, goods and information. It serves a diverse range of customers, delivering end-to-end solutions that streamline operations, empower workforces and help customers reduce their environmental impact. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, it reported revenues of JPY 105,504 million (US $880M^*).

For more information, visit www.satoworldwide.com or www.linkedin.com/company/sato-worldwide.

^*Conversion is based on an average exchange rate of 1 US Dollar = 120.14 Japanese Yen.