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LightSPEED, the vending industry's newest and most innovative system for snack and drink pre-kitting, is now fully integrated with Cantaloupe Systems' wireless remote monitoring platform.

LightSPEED is a powerful vending pick system that is both cost effective and easy to install and operate. LightSPEED accelerates the pre-kitting process by issuing light signals to direct the activities of pre-kit personnel. With nearly 100 percent order accuracy and an average pre-kit speed of over 5500 units per hour, this new system has shown that it is capable of saving vending operators as much $100,000 per year.

Cantaloupe's wireless remote monitoring system, known as SEED, provides vending operators with a suite of solutions to more efficiently run their vending business based on tracking real-time inventory data on each of their machines. Operators use this data to determine their overall product requirements and to prioritize their machines' restocking needs.

Now, with the coupling of the LightSPEED pre-kitting enhancement to Cantaloupe's real-time data collection system, vending operators have the ability to upgrade the efficiency of their warehouse operation and, thereby, improve the performance of their route drivers.

"Cantaloupe Systems is committed to delivering innovative solutions that maximize operating efficiencies and help our vending operator clients to prosper during these difficult economic times," said Mandeep Arora, Cantaloupe's CEO in a prepared statement. "This cooperative effort with LightSPEED is a great example of our philosophy of utilizing the power of the internet and connected systems to deliver added value to our SEED customers."

"We are excited to be part of the next generation of vending technologies," said Randy Smith, LightSPEED's CEO. "Our integration with Cantaloupe has been very successful in providing operators with a powerful new solution to effectively manage their business. We look forward to continuing to bring advanced products to our industry."

LightSPEED's integration with Cantaloupe's SEED is in the final phase of field testing and will be commercially available at the upcoming NAMA National Expo in Chicago on Sept. 23, 2009.

LightSPEED Automation can be reached at (888) 400-5744.

Cantaloupe Systems can be reached at (510) 647-3785.

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