# PSC Inc.

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**PSC Inc.** was a manufacturer of [portable data terminals](/source/Portable_data_terminal), [mobile data terminals](/source/Mobile_data_terminal), wireless terminals, [barcode readers](/source/Barcode_reader), linear barcode verifiers, and [RFID readers](/source/Radio-frequency_identification). It was founded in 1969 by John E. Blackert ([Xerox](/source/Xerox)) and Lawrence P. Albertson ([Kodak](/source/Kodak)) as **Photographic Sciences Corporation** in [Webster, New York](/source/Webster%2C_New_York) (a suburb of [Rochester](/source/Rochester%2C_New_York)).

## History

In 1996, PSC acquired Spectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Inc., and also acquired Percon Inc., a manufacturer of portable data terminals.

In 2002, PSC went through bankruptcy reorganization. [Littlejohn & Co.](/source/Littlejohn_%26_Co.), a private equity firm, purchased all of the company's [senior](/source/Senior_debt) and [subordinated debt](/source/Subordinated_debt) of $124 million.[1] During the reorganization PSC spun off its software division, IntelliTrack to private investors.

## Acquisition by Datalogic

On October 24, 2005, [Datalogic](/source/Datalogic) announced [2] that it had signed a binding contract for the [takeover](/source/Takeover) of the entire [capital stock](/source/Share_capital) of PSC Inc. The agreed price was set at approximately $195 Million. Datalogic retired the PSC brand name on April 2, 2007. The PSC legacy was catered to in the new corporate logo of Datalogic by adding a star representing PSC. Datalogic decided to retain some of the PSC product brand names including Magellan, Duet, Falcon, PowerScan, and QuickScan.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [PSC Reaches Restructuring Agreement With Littlejohn & Co., LLC; Affiliates of Littlejohn Acquire all Outstanding Debt](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Nov_22/ai_94530399)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [News - Article - Datalogic S.P.A. (Star: Dal.Mi) Agrees To Acquire The American Company Psc Inc. And Calls The Shareholders' Meeting To Approve A Capital Increase](http://www.corporate.datalogic.com/_vti_g19_prArt.aspx?idA=209&rpstry=155_)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

## External links

- [Datalogic Group](http://www.datalogic.com)

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