Zebra Technologies First to Offer RFID Printer/Encoders for SAP's New Auto-ID Infrastructure

Zebra Technologies First to Offer RFID Printer/Encoders for SAP's
New Auto-ID Infrastructure
-- Zebra co-development provides SAP customers a unique, integrated solution
for RFID smart label generation -- SAP and Zebra solution simplifies compliance
with 2005 RFID supply chain mandates for manufacturers 


VERNON HILLS, Ill., Jan. 17  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zebra Technologies
(NASDAQ:ZBRA), a global leader in on-demand printing solutions for business
improvement, today introduced the world's first RFID smart label
printer/encoders designed to interoperate with SAP AG's Auto-ID Infrastructure
(AII). The new Zebra XML-based solution enables SAP users to implement
compliant "slap-and-ship" RFID solutions, without costly middleware and
associated integration efforts.

SAP's AII v2.1 enables RFID-based supply chain management (SCM) and supply
chain execution (SCE) processes across the enterprise. Zebra co-defined and
co-developed the data, protocol, and process elements of smart label creation
within SAP's AII v2.1 and today offers the only RFID printer/encoders that
directly interoperate with the SAP application.

"Zebra's RFID printing and encoding technology has tremendous synergy with
SAP's RFID Auto-ID Infrastructure. As an RFID pioneer and leader, Zebra has
been an ideal development partner in bringing AII v2.1 to market," stated Amar
Singh, Vice President and General Manager RFID Worldwide at SAP.  "Our combined
solutions will help retail and government suppliers quickly and cost-
effectively comply with RFID mandates slated to take effect beginning in
January 2005."

Zebra was the first printer/encoder manufacturer to develop, and market
XML-based bar code and RFID smart label-printing solutions. These solutions
reduce the complexity of smart label creation across enterprise-wide supply
chain applications. Zebra high-performance AII v2.1 compatible products include
the R110Xi and the R170Xi for North America. Zebra has been an SAP software
partner and provider of SAP certified printing solutions for the past six
years.

"Zebra's investments in developing RFID technology and solutions spans more
than a decade," added Stuart Itkin, vice president of marketing for Zebra
Technologies. "RFID enables process change that will ultimately bring supply
chain operations to a new level of efficiency.  Working together, we have
created an integrated hardware and software solution for RFID that provides a
better SAP customer experience and enables SAP customers to more quickly,
easily and cost-effectively deploy fully compliant RFID solutions."

For more information about Zebra's RFID solutions that support SAP, call
[phone], or visit http://www.zebra.com/ .  For more information about
Zebra's SAP solutions, please visit http://www.zebra.com/sap .

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:ZBRA) delivers innovative and reliable
on-demand printing solutions for business improvement and security applications
in 90 countries around the world. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies
use Zebra-brand printers. A broad range of applications benefit from
Zebra-brand thermal bar code, "smart" label, receipt, and card printers,
resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved quality, lower
costs, and better customer service. The company has sold nearly four million
printers, including RFID printer/encoders and wireless mobile solutions, and
also offers software, connectivity solutions and printing supplies. Information
about Zebra bar code and RFID products can be found at http://www.zebra.com/ .

About SAP

SAP is the world's leading provider of software solutions. Through mySAP(TM)
Business Suite, people in businesses around the globe are improving
relationships with customers and partners, streamlining operations, and
achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply chains. The unique
core processes of various industries, from Aerospace to Utilities, are
supported effectively by SAP's 23 industry solution portfolios. Today, more
than 20,500 customers in over 120 countries run more than 67,500 installations
of SAP(R) software. With subsidiaries in over 50 countries, the company is
listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE
under the symbol "SAP." Additional information is available at
http://www.sap.com/ .

SAP, mySap and all other SAP product and service names mentioned herein are
trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other
countries around the world.

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