An apparatus for packaging resiliently compressible articles is disclosed. The information management and distribution system includes a client-side application and a server application that interact to facilitate the controlled exchange of contact information over a network. Operation of the system includes is carried out by directing the electron beam at a first time interval to a first focal spot on the anode, generating a first X-ray beam aligned with a first detector element. Thereafter a SIM application in the SIM can be successively performed using stored SAT commands.