Read the press release of 13 November 2009

Ermes and Matica System announce that they have signed an agreement with which Ermes will have the exclusive distribution in Italy of Matica's card management systems and punching machines for metal.

This agreement will allow both companies to take mutual advantage of the synergies that will arise. Indeed Matica designs, manufactures and markets punching systems for plastic cards, metal and mailing systems all over the world, Ermes, present throughout Italy with a sales network, completes the distribution of thermographic printers of plastic cards with the new lines of highly performing customization Matica.

Marco Tomadin, President of Ermes srl, commented on the agreement reached: "Thanks to this new range of products, Ermes proposes to replicate on the punching market the offer of services and the integration capacity that already distinguish it in the thermographic printing."

Sandro Camilleri, President of Matica System, added: "We are delighted to have signed this distribution contract with Ermes, as the sum of Matica's technology in card personalization systems and Ermes' commercial structure will allow us to respond in most effective way to the needs of our Italian customers."