QSI Corporation's VTERM-J10 Deployed as Everyday Wireless's Bus and Student Tracking Solution for Pupil Transportation.

QSI Corporation's VTERM-J10 Deployed as Everyday Wireless's Bus and Student Tracking Solution for Pupil Transportation.

Salt Lake City, Utah. 18 October 2007. QSI Corporation's VTERM-J mobile data terminal (MDT) has been deployed as part of Everyday Wireless's school bus and pupil tracking solution. The VTERM-J in-vehicle terminal allows Everyday Wireless to include driver login/logout, rider on/off, vehicle inspection and emergency text messaging capabilities with their existing GPS-based pupil transportation solution.

"This rugged mobile data terminal will add significant safety and efficiency features to the core Everyday Wireless product offerings," said Dave Pettine, Everyday Wireless's vice president of sales and marketing. "As with all of our new product development and integration efforts, the addition of the VTERM-J MDT increases the scalability and flexibility of our solution suite."

QSI's VTERM-J mobile data terminal is a simple character terminal that includes an LCD character display and custom keypad legend to easily interface with the user. The terminal is available with an EIA-232, -422 or 5 volt buffered serial interface; a Supertwist 20x4 LCD display with lighted or VFD display options; and an 18-, 24, or 40-key customizable keypad.

"Everyday Wireless's decision to use a QSI MDT once again proves that QSI provides world-class mobile data terminals that are rugged, powerful, economical and highly configurable to a wide range of users," said Tyler Phillips, QSI Corporation's vehicle products manager. "We are confident that Everyday Wireless will find the VTERM-J a valuable addition to their product offering."

The VTERM-J has been deployed by the thousands in a variety of in-vehicle mobile applications where customers require simple MDT functionality at a low-cost. Graphic images of the VTERM-J can downloaded from images.qsivehicle.com. Download the VTERM-J data sheet at http://www.qsicorp.com/product/vehicle/vterm-j.php. For more information contact QSI Corporation www.qsivehicle.com or call 801-466-8770.

For more information on Everyday Wireless's bus and pupil tracking solutions, visit www.everydaywireless.com.

About QSI Corporation
Established in 1983, QSI Corporation is a manufacturer of rugged handheld, panel-mount and pedestal-mount terminals for industrial OEMs and commercial vehicle systems integrators. QSI's human machine interface (HMI) and mobile data terminal (MDT) products include character and graphic terminals that are programmable, customizable, CE certified and NEMA 4/12/13 rated. Numerous interfaces are available, including EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, J1708, Ethernet and Power-over-Ethernet. QSI excels at designing and building custom and semi-custom terminals able to withstand high levels of shock, vibration, humidity and other environmental parameters. All QSI Corporation products are manufactured in the USA at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, contact QSI Corporation at 801-466-8770 or info@qsicorp.com.

About Everyday Wireless
Everyday Wireless, in Conrad, Mass., is a privately held company recognized as the leading provider of GPS-based school bus and student track solutions in the pupil transportation industry. Everyday Wireless was founded in June of 2000 with a specific mission to meet the needs of pupil transportation. This mission has served the company well and remains the company's focus as it continues to introduce and implement innovative technologies that specifically meet and exceed its customers' expectations. For more information, visit www.everydaywireless.com.

Pi Star Selects QSI's VTERM-G55 Vehicle Terminal for its PiMobileCADS & PiMobileRAMP Product Lines Used in Para-Transit and Home Health Care Industry

Salt Lake City, UT. 31 July 2007 — QSI Corporation's rugged mobile data terminal (MDT), the VTERM-G55, is now integrated with Pi Star's PiMobileCADS and PiMobileRAMP product lines, which are used to service the para-transit and home health care industry. The VTERM-G55 in-vehicle terminal allows Pi Star to schedule client pick ups; monitor vehicle mileage, transit times, location and speed; and send and receive messages to and from the driver. Pi Star is able to communicate with the VTERM-G55 in-vehicle terminal via an external GPRS and CDMA cellular modem or Satellite modem.

The VTERM-G55 mobile data terminal used by Pi Star uses a graphic display and a keypad to interface with the user. The terminal can be equipped with two EIA-232, -422 or -485 serial ports and/or an Ethernet 10Base-T interface. The VTERM-G55 has a 320x240 pixel, color LCD display measuring 96 mm (3.8") diagonal. (optional grayscale display available) and is viewable in most lighting conditions. Other features include 24-key or 40-key membrane / steel snap dome keypad with LEDs; 2 Mbytes flash / 16 Mbytes SDRAM; programmable speaker and real-time clock. The VTERM-G55 in-vehicle terminal is ruggedized to withstand the shock, vibration, temperature and humidity environmental extremes common in many vehicle-related applications today.

"QSI's VTERM-G55 is very rugged and resists the day-to-day use in this demanding environment. Drivers can even spill soda or coffee on terminals, then clean them up and they still work just fine," says Mr. Tracy Glende, President of Pi Star. "We especially like that the VTERM-G55 is very easy to program, simple to use, and integrates easily with a variety of wireless communication devices."

The VTERM-G55 mobile data terminal uses an object-based graphic terminal programming language called Qlarity® (pronounced Clarity). Designing a simple control panel interface or a complete stand-alone application has never been easier. The ability to use pre-defined objects, edit existing objects or author your own objects provides flexibility to the novice and expert alike. Qlarity Foundry®, a PC-based design tool, provides a Windows® environment for screen creation, application simulation, debugging and downloading to the VTERM-G55.

"We are delighted that Pi Star has chosen to use our VTERM-G55 terminal as an integral part of their PiMobileCADS and PiMobileRAMP products. Their success with this terminal once again proves that QSI provides world-class mobile data terminals that are rugged, powerful, economical and highly configurable to a wide range of users," says Tyler Phillips, Vehicle Products Manager at QSI Corporation. "We look forward to helping Pi Star to continue to grow their business."

Graphic images of the VTERM-G55 can downloaded from images.qsivehicle.com. A VTERM-G55 data sheet can be downloaded at www.qsicorp.com/product/vehicle/vterm-g55.php. For more information contact QSI Corporation at 801-466-8770, Fax 801-466-8792, Email info@qsicorp.com, Web www.qsivehicle.com or www.qlarity.com.

For more information on Pi Star’s PiMobileCADS© and PiMobileRAMP© product lines, visit www.pistarcom.com or call 502-364-6110.

About QSI Corporation
Established in 1983, QSI Corporation (www.qsicorp.com) is a manufacturer of rugged handheld, panel-mount and pedestal-mount terminals for industrial OEMs and commercial vehicle systems integrators. QSI's human machine interface (HMI) and mobile data terminal (MDT) products include character and graphic terminals that are programmable, customizable, CE certified and NEMA 4/12/13 rated. Numerous interfaces are available, including EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, J1708, Ethernet and Power-over-Ethernet. QSI excels at designing and building custom and semi-custom terminals able to withstand high levels of shock, vibration, humidity and other environmental parameters. QSI is also the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology innovator. All QSI Corporation products are manufactured in the USA at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, contact QSI Corporation at 801-466-8770 or info@qsicorp.com.

About Pi Star Communications
Pi Star Communications was founded in 2004. Pi Star provides On Demand Mobile Point of Delivery Applications and Solutions to the delivery industry. Solutions are tailored to each customer’s needs as they relate to making and tracking deliveries from their door to their customer’s door. Our solution includes: location-based intelligence services (GPS/LBS), two-way text messaging, silent dispatch to mobile units, real-time order completion reports, automated customer delivery alert calling system, driver productivity and real-time delivery information. All of Pi Star’s solutions and applications run off the PiMobilePOD© (Point of Delivery) platform. For more information, visit www.pistarcom.com or call 502-364-6110.

QSI Offers a New White Paper Analyzing the Build Versus Buy Decision in Regards to Human Machine Interface Terminals

Salt Lake City, UT. 19 June 2007 — Any manufacturer of complex machines or vehicles that include a human machine interface (HMI) must face a crucial decision: should you build your own human machine interface or should you buy these vital components ready-made or customized from an outside source? QSI Corporation, manufacturer of rugged human machine interface terminals, addresses this important issue in the white paper, "Rugged Operator Interfaces: Build versus Buy". This free white paper provides readers with pros and cons to tough questions to consider when deciding whether to build a human machine interface solution in-house or buy a third-party HMI:

• Is developing the necessary hardware and software in-house the most cost-effective solution?


• Is such an engineering project consistent with your core competencies?


• Do your engineers have the time to develop these devices in house?


• Have you calculated the opportunity costs involved?


• Will a commercially available product line provide the features and operating reliability you require at a return on investment (ROI) you can afford?


• How will you ensure required features are present in a third party solution?


• Can you trust the quality and reliability of the end product?


• What are the real risk factors involved in developing in house?


• What are the real costs?


• Is your company ready to take on the expense and logistics required for testing and for compliance with industrial and regulatory requirements, troubleshooting and repair?


• How will you handle on-going product development in the face of ever increasing electronic component obsolescence?

"It is important for companies to consider their core competencies before taking on a project such as building a rugged HMI," said Jim Elwell, Chief Operations Officer for QSI Corporation. "It can be very expensive and time consuming for a company to take on a design and development project for which it does not have the expertise and tools to complete efficiently."

Individuals interested in attaining a free copy of "Rugged Operator Interfaces: Build versus Buy" may download the document at http://www.qsicorp.com/support/whitepaper/.

About QSI Corporation
Established in 1983, QSI Corporation (http://www.qsicorp.com/) is a manufacturer of rugged handheld, panel-mount and pedestal-mount terminals for industrial OEMs and commercial vehicle systems integrators. QSI's human machine interface (HMI) and mobile data terminal (MDT) products include character and graphic terminals that are programmable, customizable, CE certified and NEMA 4/12/13 rated. Numerous interfaces are available, including EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, J1708, Ethernet and Power-over-Ethernet. QSI excels at designing and building custom and semi-custom terminals able to withstand high levels of shock, vibration, humidity and other environmental parameters. QSI is also the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology innovator. All QSI Corporation products are manufactured in the USA at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, contact QSI Corporation at 801-466-8770 or info(at)qsicorp.com.

InfiniTouch Exceeds the Limits of Traditional Touch Screen and Offers Complete Freedom in Touch Surface Selection

Salt Lake City, Utah. 22 May 2007. To address the need for reliable, durable touch panels that can withstand continuous use, abuse, weather elements, harsh and unsecure environments, QSI Corporation today introduces InfiniTouch™, a patent-pending Force Panel Technology™ (www.forcepaneltechnology.com/) that enables any semi-rigid material – metal, glass, wood, stone, ceramic, plastic, or any combination of these materials, to sense touch.

"For nearly 40 years, engineers have worked to develop a commercially-viable, force-based technology. Today marks an industry milestone with the announcement that QSI has achieved success with the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology," said James Elwell, QSI Corporation chief operations officer and InfiniTouch co-developer. "The InfiniTouch technology represents a major advance in touch control. It also solves the problems of how to handle the non-orthogonal nature of touches, how to adjust for the force variations during touch duration, and provides a touch surface with the durability and reliability to meet the needs of diverse industries. All at an affordable price."

Different from existing bending wave and projected capacitive ruggedized touch screens, the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology offers:

• Force-based touch sensing – InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology measures the force of a user's touch, rather than using a complex, indirect measurement. The location and force of the user's touch can be quickly and accurately determined by placing four force sensors near the corners of the touch surface. Relatively simple mathematical equations can be used to determine the X-Y location of the touch and the corresponding z-axis force.

• Any semi-rigid surface can become a touch panel – the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology's unique configuration enables any semi-rigid material, of any shape, to become touch sensitive including metal, glass, wood, stone, ceramic, composite, plastic or any combination of these materials. This capability enables the freedom to construct the panel to be as durable, waterproof and aesthetically pleasing as desired.

Suited for use in both secure, indoor and harsh, unsecured environments, the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology is resistant to impacts of more than 1,400 g. InfiniTouch also offers unique capabilities not possible with existing technologies, such as the integration of multiple materials in a single touch surface, operable with elevated and irregular surfaces, attachments and penetrations. Additional features of InfiniTouch include:

• Capable of dynamic self calibration
• Scalable to any size, proven up to 1.2 meters
• Supports two-sided display
• Usable with various elevations: flat plane, curved surface, 3-D surface, projected surface, or a surface with holes, such as a speaker
• Highly light transmissive
• Touchable with a finger, gloved hand, stylus, or other object
• Operable when covered with ice, water, dust or debris
• Capable of capturing signatures

Available now, the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology is currently being field tested with the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) in Orange County, California at its toll road operations. Each tollbooth attendant averages 100,000 presses on the panel per month.

"The punishing level of continuous use at TCA's toll plazas proved too much for traditional touch screens," said Elwell. "Sensitive contact points quickly wore out, rendering the touch screens inoperable. The glass touch surface and sensor configuration of the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology eliminates this challenge and has consistently delivered 100% performance touch after touch."

InfiniTouch is the only technology that directly measures the force of a user's touch, rather than using an indirect method that must translate a touch. The most simple, purest form of touch technology, InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology is ideal for outdoor kiosks and ticketing machines, ATMs, restaurant and hospitality, POS and retail, industrial, gas pump, military, medical, and other applications.

About QSI Corporation
Established in 1983, QSI Corporation (www.qsicorp.com) the InfiniTouch Force Panel Technology innovator, is also a manufacturer of rugged handheld, panel-mount and pedestal-mount terminals for industrial OEMs and commercial vehicle systems integrators. QSI's human machine interface (HMI) and mobile data terminal (MDT) products include character and graphic terminals that are programmable, customizable, CE certified and NEMA 4/12/13 rated. Numerous interfaces are available, including EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, J1708, Ethernet and Power-over-Ethernet. QSI excels at designing and building custom and semi-custom terminals able to withstand high levels of shock, vibration, humidity and other environmental parameters. All QSI Corporation products are manufactured in the USA at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, contact QSI Corporation at 801-466-8770 or info@qsicorp.com.

Free QSI White Paper Details How to Choose the Best Operator Interface for a Rugged Environment

Salt Lake City, Utah. 27 March 2007. Choosing the best industrial human-machine interface (HMI) for your application involves knowing your environment and the technologies that are best suited to it. QSI Corporation, manufacturer of rugged operator interface and mobile data terminals, has recently published the white paper, "Operator Interface Buyer's Guide". This free white paper provides readers details on the key components of an operator interface terminal and the six environmental factors which can have a dramatic affect on the usability of an HMI.

"There is a big difference between a consumer-grade computer you can buy at your local computer store and an industrial-grade terminal," said Todd Christensen, Director of Marketing for QSI Corporation. "Unlike industrial human-machine interfaces, consumer-grade computers are not designed to withstand high levels of shock, vibration, temperature variation, fluid and chemical use they are often subjected to on the factory floor, in vehicles and out in the elements."

Human-machine interface terminals used in rugged environments require specific technology for optimum performance. QSI's white paper helps readers understand the details of display screen, input device and communications technology before they specify and purchase an HMI terminal. It also helps users address environmental concerns such as temperature, moisture, shock, vibration, electrical noise, dirt and glare.

Individuals interested in attaining a free copy of "Operator Interface Buyer's Guide" may download the document at http://www.qsicorp.com/support/whitepaper/.

About QSI Corporation
Established in 1983, QSI Corporation is a manufacturer of rugged handheld, panel-mount and pedestal-mount terminals for industrial OEMs and commercial vehicle systems integrators. QSI's human machine interface (HMI) and mobile data terminal (MDT) products include character and graphic terminals that are programmable, customizable, CE certified and NEMA 4/12/13 rated. Numerous interfaces are available, including EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, J1708, Ethernet and Power-over-Ethernet. QSI excels at designing and building custom and semi-custom terminals able to withstand high levels of shock, vibration, humidity and other environmental parameters. All QSI Corporation products are manufactured in the USA at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, contact QSI Corporation at 801-466-8770 or info@qsicorp.com.