Shareholders and Board Validate Wizcoms Strategic Redirection
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Shareholders and Board Validate Wizcoms Strategic Redirection
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Rosh Ha'ayin, May 03, 2011. Wizcom Technologies Ltd. (Prime Standard: WZM,
ILÂ 0010830706), a leading global provider of handheld scanning and translation
tools, reports on the recent Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company.
 At the event, shareholders resolved all issues positively, bar the renewal of
the appointment of Mr. Ronen Elad to the Board of Directors. Over 47% of the
outstanding voting rights were present (in person or by proxy) at the assembly.
At the AGM, the Company was given shareholder approval for the issuance of a
convertible bond of up to €2 million. Management anticipates the process for
the placement of this issue is to commence soon, with more information published
shortly.
Gideon Ben Zvi, Chairman for Wizcom, stated, "The voting at the AGM was a clear
validation of the shareholders' faith in the new direction the Company has been
moving in. Following the AGM, we no longer have internal disturbances arising
from past conflicts of interest. The new Board is fully occupied with members
who have a single interest in making Wizcom successful. The new Board structure
also improves our corporate governance."
"The Company is now in an excellent position to pursue its strategy
aggresively. This would not have been possible without the tremendous efforts
in the past year by Shimon Amouyal and his team. Wizcom is now finally able to
focus solely on future business and R&D plans and given the successes of the
past year, we as the Board are fully confident that Management will achieve the
sustained turnaround the Company has been working towards."
"During the past two years, we have implemented a number of activities to bring
the Company back on track. On the commercial side, we have developed new
distribution channels, redeveloped our US office sales model, are selling
directly through our web shop, opened new markets and refocused our energy and
resources on markets where our products can make an important difference to
users, although we still serve general markets. We have also launched a number
of new products and, very importantly, redesigned some of our products so that
their functionality can be expanded and upgraded through the new Wizcard. This
development allows us to go after software based repeat sales, which we believe
will carry a higher margin than our existing product lines."
"On the operational side, the change from a single, exclusive supplier to two
non-exclusive suppliers has greatly reduced the threat of dependency on one
party. We now also have a completely renewed management team, with an expanded
skill set that covers all aspects from R&D and production, through sales &
marketing to financing. Concerning the latter, I am very pleased that several
Management and Board members have expressed their belief in and commitment to
the Company by putting their money where their mouths are, having invested in
our last financing round. We are looking to engage in a more active dialogue
with the investment community and we are in a position where we believe we have
great things to share going forward."
Wizcom Technologies Ltd. is the world's leading producer of personal, portable
scanning pens that help people read and process text. These pocket-sized, user-
friendly devices enable people to understand and use printed material, anytime
and anywhere, without disrupting their reading process. Our pens help students
of English as a first or second language, as well as people working in + their
fluency and expediting reading comprehension.
For further information, please contact:
Wizcom Technologies Ltd.
Shimon Amouyal, CEO
13 Hamelacha St.
Rosh Ha'ayin, 48091, Israel
Tel +972-3-9103330
shimona@wizcomtech.com
www.wizcomtech.com
SCHWARZ Financial Communication
Frank Schwarz
Investor Relations
Germany
Tel +49-611-1745-398-11
schwarz@schwarzfinancial.com
www.schwarzfinancial.com
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Wizcom Technologies Ltd.
13 Hamelacha St. Rosh Ha'ayin Israel
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