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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Motient and USA Technologies Join Forces to Bring 10,000 Vending Machines Online
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. and MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 12 -- 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. Testing 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
About USA Technologies:
USA Technologies is a leader in the networking of distributed assets,
wireless non-cash and m-commerce transactions, associated financial/network
services and interactive media technology and energy management. USA
Technologies provides networked credit card and other non-cash/mobile commerce
systems in the vending, commercial laundry, hospitality and digital imaging
industries. USA Technologies is an IBM Business Partner and an inaugural
member of the Sprint Enabling Application Service Provider Program for e-
commerce. The Company has marketing agreements with the IBM Corporation, MEI
and the ZiLOG Corporation. http://www.usatech.com
Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act:
With the exception of the historical information contained in this
release, the matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that
involve risk and uncertainties that may individually or mutually impact the
matters herein described, including but not limited to the ability of the
Company to increase revenues in the future, the ability to achieve a positive
cash flow, the ability to obtain orders for its products, the ability to
obtain new customers or cash flow, which could cause actual results or
revenues to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements.
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