TransAct Technologies Receives Notice of Allowance

WALLINGFORD, Connecticut – (PRESS RELEASE) -- TransAct Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq: TACT), a leading producer of transaction- based printers for customers worldwide, today announced that it has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that provides claims for its dual port printing technology for the gaming industry. The technology covered by the newly allowed patent application is important for casinos that want to do promotions or coupons.

Included in the newly allowed patent application are claims that cover a dual port printer that can print cash vouchers and also coupons or promotions which can be utilized by casino operators to target marketing programs directly to the slot player. In the printer, one driver or port receives data indicative of voucher information from a local controller and the second driver or port receives data indicative of coupon information from a central system controller. The dual port technology allows the same printer to be used to print both vouchers and coupons.

Bart C. Shuldman, Chairman, President and CEO said, "This latest patent is extremely important to TransAct because it validates and serves to protect the intellectual proprietary printer technology we offer to the casino industry, but just as important, it continues to demonstrate our expertise in developing innovative solutions for the casino and gaming industry. This technology, which is an option that is available with our new Epic 950(TM) thermal slot machine printer, enables casinos to utilize slot machine printers for highly effective marketing and promotion activities. We expect that as casinos continue to refine their promotions and marketing initiatives, slot machine printers will continue to play a central role in their efforts. TransAct has the printer line, proprietary technologies and intellectual property portfolio to benefit from this trend."