For Immediate Release

ChefTec PDA BarCoder Software Available for Symbol Handhelds

Mobile Foodservice Professionals Can Easily Scan Inventory

BOULDER, Colo. - Sept. 17, 2001 — Culinary Software Services released software to work with the Symbol SPT 1500 scanner handheld computer which allows foodservice professionals to scan physical inventory items and create orders on the fly. The Symbol unit has a scanner built in that easily picks up the bar code information and looks up the data associated with it. ChefTec PDA BarCoder software allows users to scan inventory items and have the data instantly appear on their PDA. By HotSyncing® with their PC physical inventory is instantly calculated and orders automatically generated.

"Due to customer demand we created barcode software so operators can scan their inventory, making data entry even faster. Users can scan a product's bar code and the inventory item will automatically appear in the PDA software on the Palm," said Brian Bennett, President of Culinary Software Services.

"Taking physical inventory with our bar code scanning-integrated handheld devices is a perfect application for increased efficiency and productivity," said Doug Lloyd, Director, Worldwide Hospitality Markets at Symbol. "We see this proven supply chain technology being increasingly applied to areas outside the traditional transportation and logistics pipeline."

With the ChefTec PDA BarCoder there are two options for using barcodes. From within ChefTec, users can create unique barcodes on labels and place the labels on the shelves where inventory is kept. The other option is scanning the food purveyors' barcodes that come on their inventory.

Using the ChefTec PDA BarCoder helps users take inventory and create orders in a fast, easy and accurate manner. The BarCoder cuts physical inventory time by 50%. ChefTec PDA BarCoder is available now and starts at $995. It ships with the Symbol SPT 1500, but can also run on the Symbol SPT 1700 and Symbol CSM 150. For more information please visit www.culinarysoftware.com/prod0019.htm.

About Symbol Technologies, Inc.
Symbol Technologies, Inc., winner of the National Medal of Technology, is a global leader in mobile data transaction systems, providing innovative customer solutions based on wireless local area networking for data and voice, application-specific mobile computing and barcode data capture. Symbol's wireless information appliances connect the physical world of people on the move, packages, paper and shipping pallets, to information systems and the Internet. Today, some 10 million Symbol barcode scanners, mobile computers and wireless LANs are utilized worldwide in markets ranging from retailing to transportation and distribution logistics, manufacturing, parcel and postal delivery, government, healthcare and education. Symbol's systems and products are used to increase productivity from the factory floor to the retail store, to the enterprise and out to the home. Information about Symbol is available at www.symbol.com.

About Culinary Software Services, Inc.
Culinary Software Services, maker of ChefTec™, CorTec™ and BevTec™ software, is a leader in back-of-the-house technology for the foodservice industry. The software offers state-of-the-art inventory control, recipe and menu costing, and nutritional analysis. Cutting edge technology provides cost and time savings for foodservice operations. ChefTec won the Innovator's Award for Technology from the California Restaurant Association in 1998 and 1999, and is installed in diverse foodservice operations around the world. Installations include all Marriott International Hotels Worldwide, Charlie Trotter's, Intercontinental Hotel- Puerto Rico, North Dakota State Penitentiary, On Broadway Event Center and the University Club of Chicago. Founded in 1990, Culinary Software Services is located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information visit our web site at www.culinarysoftware.com.

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