Suzo Americas Exceeds FutureLogic's Market Penetration Goals for South America
Glendale, Calif.—May 24, 2006—FutureLogic, Inc., the leading manufacturer of thermal ticket printers for cashless gaming, announced today that during the last 18 months Suzo Americas (AR) SRL has surpassed expectations for South American market penetration, and has helped establish the largest installed base of thermal gaming printers in the region. Under an agreement initiated in early 2005, Suzo Americas sells and provides service for FutureLogic’s TITO (ticket-in/ticket-out) printers throughout Latin America.Suzo Americas reports installations of more than 6000 FutureLogic GEN1 and GEN2™ printers in all of South America’s major gaming markets – including Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Argentina, Viña del Mar, Chile and Quito, Ecuador. With dozens of new casinos slated for TITO launches in 2006, Suzo Americas expects FutureLogic will continue to grow its share of market. “FutureLogic’s worldwide reputation for reliability and innovative technology provided an excellent foundation for the South American introduction,” said Jens Peiler, General Manager of Suzo Americas. “The versatile GEN2 printer has also enhanced our ability to provide a complete set of cashless solutions to our OEM and casino customers in this burgeoning region.”More than 30 Suzo professionals working in more than 20 Latin American countries help FutureLogic identify and meet customer expectations based on unique local requirements. Suzo Americas’ comprehensive technical service facility in Argentina also ensures timely, cost-effective engineering support, training and technical service. Nick Micalizzi, Vice President Sales and Marketing for FutureLogic commented, “Suzo Americas’ expertise in the gaming industry helped them blast through the goals we set for our first year in South America, and their commitment to total customer satisfaction assures our continued success.”Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Glendale, Calif., FutureLogic designs and builds high-reliability electromechanical assembly solutions for nearly every printing need. As the undisputed leader in super-robust thermal printer technology, FutureLogic is the industry’s premier supplier of thermal printers for casino gaming, promotional equipment, kiosk, industrial, RTAL, gas pumps and medical applications. In July 2004 the company founded FutureLogic Europe Ltd to provide direct sales and engineering support for the growing OEM thermal printer markets in Europe. More information on the company is available at www.futurelogic-inc.com.Suzo Americas was founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2000 as a subsidiary of Suzo International, based in The Netherlands. With its sister-company STC Componentes do Brasil, Suzo Americas serves all of South and Central America as part of the SUZO-HAPP Group. This arrangement gives gaming clients in the region the opportunity to purchase all necessary products regionally, and provides them with local technical support and customer service. For more information on Suzo Americas visit www.suzo.com or email the company at info@suzo-americas.com.
Contact Information
Nick Micalizzi, Vice President - Sales and Marketing
Email: Nick.Micalizzi@futurelogicinc.com
Phone: (949) 487-4829