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NOW
PREPAY PARTNER AND SERVICE OFFERINGS
March
4, 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 reached
distribution agreements with the following providers:
Bell Prepaid Mobility (formerly Bell Solo)
Telus Pay & Talk
Rogers AT&T Wireless Pay as You Go
Fido Prepaid
Telus Talk and Surf (Internet, Prepaid LD, Prepaid
Voice Mail)
Additionally,
Now Prepay has developed it's own "clean"
prepaid long distance card. The card provides
highly competitive domestic and international
calling long distance rates with no connect fee,
no surcharging and no maintenance fees. As such,
it should prove to be very popular across a wide
customer demographic.
In aggregate, these distribution agreements are
significant in that Now Prepay can offer all major
providers of cellular airtime and long distance
prepaid products through e-Fresh enabled POS terminals.
As a reseller itself, Now Prepay recognizes the
importance of offering a comprehensive product
mix of prepaid products. Few competitors can offer
the range of options and services that Now Prepay
does.
Now Prepay's terminals operate using VendTek's
proprietary e-Fresh software. It facilitates the
electronic delivery of PIN numbers for prepaid
cellular, long distance and other financial products.
Since electronic delivery of prepaid services
requires no inventory at the retail point of sale,
virtually endless product lines come at no cost
to retailers.
Current prepaid forms such as plastic cards, or
vouchers, are becoming obsolete. The trend is
towards electronic inventory and delivery of all
prepaid services. VendTek, through it's subsidiary
Now Prepay is rapidly enabling service providers
to move to this new format.
About
VendTek and Now Prepay
(www.vendteksys.com
/ www.nowprepay.com)
VendTek Systems Inc. engineers, markets and sells
e-Fresh, which is an electronic distribution software
for prepaid telecommunication 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.
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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