Sprint Selects The Baracoda RoadRunners Barcode Scanner To Enhance Wireless Offering For Mobile Professionals

Baracoda, the leading provider of Bluetooth barcode scanning solutions for mobile data capture, and Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today the availability of the Baracoda RoadRunners Scanner (BRR-L) for its iDEN-based wireless devices. The Sprint solution, incorporating the Baracoda RoadRunners Scanner and the included protective boot accessory to provide additional shock resistance, will operate in conjunction with the Motorola i605 and the BlackBerry 7520 from Nextel, targeting construction, field services, professional services and real estate industries. The solution will be available next month through Sprint business sales channels.

"In determining the best mobile data capture solution for our wireless business and enterprise offering, many factors including ease of use and durability were considered in selecting the Baracoda RoadRunners Scanner," said Jennifer Johnson, director of enterprise marketing for Sprint. "By providing free access to application programming interfaces (APIs), Baracoda is making it easy for developers to quickly create a mobile data capture solution with our phones. Furthermore, the attractive design features and advanced technical capabilities of the Baracoda RoadRunners Scanner will enable us to provide a high quality offering our customers have come to expect from Sprint."

Baracoda's latest Bluetooth-enabled barcode scanner was selected from a number of solutions by Sprint based on attributes including optimized form factor, ease of integration and advanced technical capability. The Baracoda RoadRunners Scanner is compact, light and designed for convenient transport and easy maneuvering in tight spaces. The scanner offers robust scanning capability, powerful battery performance and wide platform support. By applying its Bluetooth wireless technology expertise, Baracoda has developed a more reliable and functional solution with Baracoda RoadRunners Scanner. Because Baracoda provides free access to APIs on its web site, Sprint's solutions partners will be able to integrate overnight wireless data capture solutions within their applications without having to develop an expertise in either Bluetooth or barcode scanning.

"There is a clear need within the field services, sales force automation, logistics and transportation industries, to name a few, for highly optimized mobile data capture solutions. As more mobile professionals realize productivity and efficiency benefits, we believe mobile data acquisition technology will play an increasingly important role in these industries," said Alex Guillot, managing director for Baracoda's U.S. operations. "We are delighted that Sprint, a communications industry leader, is including the Baracoda RoadRunners Scanner in their offering and we believe that decision supports Baracoda's belief that optimized mobile data capture solutions will serve as an important catalyst for a host of new mobile applications for the wireless professional."

About Baracoda
Baracoda is the world's leading manufacturer of Bluetooth wireless barcode scanners and promotes the development of on-board wireless solutions for the retail, transportation and logistics industries as well as for all real-time traceability applications. Baracoda's added value lies in the company's ability to provide customers and partners with appropriate, reliable, extremely competitive solutions suitable for all mobile environments. Baracoda has proven expertise in the development of on-board software packages and the integration of radio modules, with specific skills in the management of power consumption, security, and the interoperability of systems. For more information, visit www.baracoda.com.

About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business and government customers. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks offering industry leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and an award-winning and global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.