HP announces an agreement with Handheld Group to develop and sell printing products worldwide for the logistics industry based on HP’s thermal inkjet print cartridges. HP granted a license to relevant patents for the electrical, mechanical and system design of a handheld inkjet printer with wireless communication to Handheld Group. The Sweden-based company manufactures rugged PDAs and mobile computers for data acquisition in out-of-office applications. Handheld Group is the sole licensee of the design.
HP inkjet cartridges used in future Handheld Group products may include a quick-drying, smudge-free magenta ink formulated specifically for highvisibility on substratesused in the logistics industry, such as brown corrugated boxes, kraft paper and packing tape.
