AUSTIN, Texas, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ringdale(R), Inc., a global technology leader in network enhancing connectivity solutions, is pleased to report record interest in its IP-based Access Control, Time Attendance and newly launched Home Automation products at GITEX Technology Week conference and exhibition held last week in Dubai.

Ringdale's Home Automation solution, which was unveiled at GITEX, integrates with the Apple(R) iPod(R) touch and iPhone(TM) as the remote control, and manages everything from outdoor and indoor lighting, security systems and access control, air conditioning, irrigation, garage doors, wireless computer connections, CCTV and IP phones.

Ringdale's partner in the Middle East, Intuitive Systems, a value adding distributor of software and hardware solutions and a participant at GITEX for several years, demonstrated Ringdale's products, including its flagship FollowMe(R) Secure Document Output Management solution, to an unprecedented number of visitors at its stand. Intuitive Systems provides inventory and technical support resources in the Middle East to allow Ringdale to react swiftly to customers' requirements.

GITEX was a perfect venue for us to showcase our Access Control products and launch our new Home Automation solution, said Klaus Bollmann, chief executive officer, Ringdale and chairman and chief executive officer of its parent company, Network Technology Plc. The Middle East market has been very significant for us. Ringdale is by far the largest player in secure document output management in the region, and has several thousand printers connected to the FollowMe solution. As the market grows and expands its need for advanced IP-based access control and authenticated printing, it will continue to play a major role in our international business development.

GITEX was also an ideal platform for Ringdale to forge a closer partnership with Maskan Arabia, a leading housing development company in the Middle East, which was echoed in a Maskan press conference held the last day of the conference.

About Ringdale, Inc.

Ringdale has been focused on the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of network enhancing connectivity solutions for over three decades. The company's major product areas include secure document output management solutions, area and PC access control and time and attendance systems, biometric recognition technologies and fax appliances. Ringdale, part of the Network Technology PLC Group, is based in the United States and United Kingdom with offices in France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE.

For more information on Ringdale products and solutions, call +1-512-288-9080 or visit the Ringdale Web site at http://www.ringdale.com.

Ringdale(R) and FollowMe(R) are registered trademarks of Ringdale, Inc. Apple(R) and iPod(R) are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. iPhone(TM) is a trademark of Apple Inc.

For further information please contact: Susan Vaughan Ringdale, Inc. Tel: +1-512-241-0247 or Lulu Bridges Tavistock Communications Tel: +44-207-920-3150

For further information please contact:, Susan Vaughan, Ringdale, Inc., Tel: +1-512-241-0247; or Lulu Bridges, Tavistock Communications, Tel: +44-207-920-3150