Wedgelink Lite and Wedgelink Network Expand Connectivity Options

November 8, 2001 Charlotte, NC: Software Toolbox (www.SoftwareToolbox.com) announced new versions of the Wedgelink Keyboard Wedge software today. The Wedgelink family of products are designed to provide a low cost, easy-to-use method of bringing in data from scales, gages, bar code readers, and other devices that don't use sophisticated protocols requiring special device drivers.  By emulating keyboard input, the Wedgelink family of products will work with any Windows application. 

Wedgelink Lite offers a new low $89 price point to users who need basic serial input and don't need sophisticated data parsing capabilities. Wedgelink Network builds on the popular Wedgelink Standard Edition by adding the ability to read in and parse TCP/IP packets from devices with network connectivity.

John Weber, President of Software Toolbox emphasized that "With Wedgelink Lite we are helping users achieve new levels of cost effectiveness with the $89 price point - particularly useful right now when manufacturers are watching their budgets closer than ever .... Wedgelink Network Edition broadens the scope of applications Wedgelink can address by bringing simple TCP/IP devices into the solution while still offering a very affordable $295 price point."

The Wedgelink family of products are available for purchase online for immediate delivery from Software Toolbox. For more information visit the following links:

Wedgelink Lite | Wedgelink Standard | Wedgelink Network

Upgrades are available for existing users of Wedgelink Standard to the Wedgelink Network edition - more information.

About Software Toolbox

Founded in 1996 to address the growing need for a single source for industrial automation users to find, evaluate, purchase, and get support for component software, Software Toolbox has over 500 products available for purchase via secure online transactions at www.softwaretoolbox.com or by phone at 1-888-665-3678 or 704-849-2773. In addition to the industrial component marketplace, Software Toolbox licenses Symbol Factory, ActiveX, and OPC server technologies to application developers worldwide such as SL Corporation to enhance the functionality of their applications. Adding value to this single convenient source for e-Commerce transactions for automation software is a deeper e-Business strategy that provides knowledge dissemination through the breadth and depth of technical knowledge and information available to users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This includes technical articles, white papers, online training materials, technical datasheets, product trials, documentation, application notes, technical support notes, and more. Software Toolbox has partnerships with over 60 developers worldwide in which they provide marketing, promotion, e-Business, and support services to aid the developer in reaching the global market.