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2004-11-Jan
Motient Corporation (OTC: MNCP), owner and operator of
the nation's largest two-way wireless data network and USA
Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: USTT), a leader in
cashless transactions and network services, announced today
that they are working together to bring wireless data
connectivity and cashless vending to the entertainment,
travel and hospitality industries across America.
The integrated solution has already been launched
successfully to multiple vending markets, including a
prestigious Orlando theme park for both guest and employee
locations, major airports for beverage and non-traditional
vending applications. The combination of Motient wireless
with the USA Technologies e-Port(TM) opens up significant
opportunities for both companies.
Motient provides the wireless connection to allow remote
auditing, management of the vending machine and the
communications platform to enable the e-Port to deliver
cashless transactions including credit cards.
Wireless connectivity is expected to lower the cost of
operating vending machines, while the convenience of
cashless transactions has proven to increase sales and
encourage users to make multiple purchases, providing the
vending machine operator with incremental revenue and their
customer with additional commissions.
"Together, we are working to bring 10,000 vending
machines on line inside the next 12 months with Motient-enabled
wireless e-Ports," said Michael D. Fabbri, Senior Vice
President of Sales, of Motient Corporation.
"We are dealing with very prestigious and influential
companies who see wireless connectivity and the e-Port
cashless transaction solution as the way to bring innovation
to their vending accounts, providing greater convenience and
ease of use for everybody -- the consumer and vending
operator."
"With Motient as our business partner, USA Technologies
can more rapidly connect vending machines located nearly
anywhere in the marketplace to the internet," said Jim
Turner, VP & Channel Manager Intelligent Vending(TM), USA
Technologies.
"With the addition of Motient wireless service our suite
of communications technologies is now complete. Motient
brings the three key elements required to enable
connectivity to unattended points of sale -- national
coverage, reliability of data transmissions and low cost."
Initial market testing has pointed to increased business
opportunities in the entertainment, travel and hospitality
industries where credit/debit card payments are already a
preferred payment method. T
esting has shown that entertainment, travel and
hospitality accounts deliver incremental revenues topping as
much as $1,000 per annum to both vending operators and in
commissions to their customers. "This will be a major target
for our joint marketing initiative over the next 12 months,"
said Mr. Turner.
The partnership also brings together each company's key
customers and supplier partners. USA Technologies lists
among its partners: IBM, Unilever, and some of the largest
Coca-Cola bottling companies and full line operators in
America, as well as many luxury hotel chains.
About Motient Corporation: Motient Corporation (http://www.Motient.com)
owns and operates the nation's largest two way wireless data
network. Motient provides a wide range of mobile and
wireless Internet services principally to business to
business customers and enterprises. The company is a leader
in providing Blackberry(TM) services on its network as well
as on the third generation networks of Verizon Wireless and
T-Mobile. Motient also provides wireless solutions to the
mobile professional, transportation, field service and
telemetry markets
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