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NOW
PREPAY ENTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH TERMINAL MANAGEMENT
CONCEPTS LTD.
March 6, 2003 - VendTek Systems Inc. (TSX-V: VSI)
("VendTek"), a leading provider of automated
transaction technology, is pleased to announce
that its subsidiary Now Prepay Corp. ("Now
Prepay") has entered into a partnership with
Terminal Management Concepts Ltd. ("TMC"),
a leading application developer for Ingenico POS
terminals.
Now Prepay currently uses the Verifone brand of
POS terminal for their prepaid telecom applications.
To be increasingly competitive, Now Prepay has
moved to provide e-Fresh enabled Ingenico POS
terminals since Ingenico is the largest POS terminal
provider in the world.
Now Prepay wished to develop its prepaid applications
for other name brand terminals such as Ingenico
without losing its first-to-market advantage.
Given that TMC had developed applications for
Ingenico POS terminals, a partnership to minimize
development time was logical.
A partnership with TMC allows VendTek's e-Fresh
application to exist on the Ingenico debit and
credit card processing terminals seen in many
retail outlets. Having e-Fresh on Ingenico terminals
will increase Now Prepay's market potential significantly.
The bundled application (i.e., e-Fresh software
on an Ingenico POS terminal) is currently being
certified by major Canadian transaction processors.
Now Prepay President, Doug Buchanan, said; "To
be a great prepaid solution provider for strategic
sales channels and master distributors we need
to supply e-Fresh software on a variety of platforms.
Increasing POS terminal options removes a major
barrier for retailers adopting electronic delivery
of prepaid services."
"We are excited about working with Now Prepay
to co-develop e?Fresh enabled platforms"
added Rob Palin, President of TMC. "This
partnership creates an excellent opportunity to
blend leading-edge payment application technology
with the e-Fresh product and provide immediate
value for our customers."
VendTek President, Paul Brock, added, "By
licensing VendTek's technology to TMCI we created
a means to grow our Now Prepay market share faster
and at lower total cost."
About
VendTek and Now Prepay
(www.vendteksys.com
/
www.nowprepay.com)
VendTek Systems Inc. develops, markets, and sells
e-Fresh, which is a suite of software applications
use to electronically distribute prepaid telecommunication
products and financial services. Commercialization
of e-Fresh under license is VendTek's strategy
to create sustainable and recurring revenues.
VendTek's customers and its subsidiaries, Now
Prepay Corp. and VendTek Systems Technologies
(Beijing), are using e-Fresh software to build
electronic, prepaid services networks which enable
consumers to purchase prepaid services via POS
and self-serve terminals connected to a central
server. This system creates significant value
through improved efficiencies compared to the
traditional distribution paradigm. e-Fresh reduces
shrinkage and inventory requirements while improving
consumer access to prepaid services since it is
completely electronic and eliminates physical
cards and vouchers.
For more information, or to receive news and updates
as they become available, please contact Samantha
Haynes at 604.940.2239.
About Terminal Management Concepts Ltd.
(www.terminalmanagement.com)
Terminal Management Concepts Ltd. ("TMC")
provides innovative payment solutions for Point
Of Sale (POS) terminals in Canada, the United
States and internationally. Our mission is to
convert the POS device from a cost of doing business
to a revenue generator through provision of application
software that enables value-added services and
enhanced fee based revenue streams. TMC partners
with industry leading hardware suppliers, transaction
processors and value-added product and service
providers to create best of breed POS solutions.
This
release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the "safe harbor'' provisions
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's
current expectations and beliefs and are subject
to a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from
those described in the forward-looking statements.
The Company assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking information contained in this
news release.
The
TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does
not accept responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
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