WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (Mar. 2, 2010) – Tech Logic has released its second-generation Personal Payment System. The improved design boasts a more compact footprint, reducing the product’s overall size by almost 25 percent. The new design will be revealed to librarians at the upcoming Public Library Association Conference in Portland, Oregon, March 24-26, 2010.

The Personal Payment System (PPS), originally deployed in 2005, enables library patrons to pay fines and fees during checkout using a variety of methods. Updated features include a six-tube coin collector that accepts dimes, nickels, quarters, and dollar coins. The PPS also has a credit card swipe and bill validator. The Personal Payment System was the first of its kind to allow patrons to pay for fines using cash during their checkout procedure.

The unit’s large-capacity receipt printer now utilizes a USB connection, and the improved PPS now employs a Honeywell Imager to read Patron Cards.

The PPS provides easy access to its large-capacity receipt printer and coin collector. Two locks on top open the unit and hydraulic struts slowly and automatically lift it above the countertop, allowing an operator to change receipt paper or empty the coin collector while working at a comfortable, ergonomic height.

The Personal Payment System can be flush-mounted and easily integrated into any library checkout counter, and it is compatible with all of Tech Logic’s software, including CircIT 2010. Contact Tech Logic today for more information on adding the second-generation PPS to your library system.

About Tech Logic

Tech Logic is the leading provider of innovative Automated Sorting Technologies (AST), circulation staff support tools, and patron self services for libraries. Tech Logic offers unequalled expertise, dedication to quality, and world-class customer support services.

Tech Logic provides barcode and RFID check-in and checkout systems, material return drops, AST systems, inter-library distribution systems, and patron reserve systems. Tech Logic designs, manufactures, delivers, installs, maintains, and services all of its systems

For more information, please contact Gary W. Kirk at gwkirk@tech-logic.com, 800.494.9330, or visit www.tech-logic.com

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CONTACT: Erin Beekhuis
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Los Angeles, CA – March 1, 2010 – Library Associates Companies (LAC), today announced their national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West (WBEC - West), a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

"As a certified Women’s Business Enterprise, we join a community committed to promoting diversity and increasing the visibility of women-owned businesses with leading organizations,” states company founder and CEO Deborah Schwarz. “We are proud to be officially recognized as part of this movement and look forward to actively pursuing the opportunities provided by this leading certification.”

WBENC is the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the US. WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.

About LAC
Library Associates Companies (LAC) is a premier provider of consulting, executive search, recruiting, staffing, and project management services within the information, knowledge, intelligence, library and research fields. Their clients range from government agencies and public institutions to Fortune 500 corporations, law firms, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, media organizations, academic institutions, and nonprofit organizations. In its 23 years of business, LAC has expanded into a full-service information company with a staff of over 200 employees and growing. Providing services nationwide, LAC has office locations in California, Colorado, Illinois, and Maryland. For more information visit LibraryAssociates.com.

About WBENC
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 US companies and government agencies that rely on WBENC’s certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs.