Hey Glen, here's the story W1199 SEP 19,1996 9:55 PACIFIC 12:55 EASTERN
( BW)(DATAWAVE/WERNER-ENTRPRS)(DTV.)(WERN) DataWave to Install TeleCard Merchandising Machines with Werner Enterprises
Business Editors
VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 19, 1996--(DTV-VSE) DataWave Vending Inc. today announced that it will install its TeleCard Merchandising machines (DTM's) at locations owned by Werner Enterprises. Werner Enterprises, based in Omaha, Neb., is one of the five largest truck load carriers in the United States and operates full-service trucking terminals in seven states. Werner has a driver base of over 5,000 drivers and owner-operators. "Compared with competitive calling card vending products," states John Steele, Vice President of Werner, "we have found that DataWave's technology has superior advantages which meet the needs of our company." DataWave's DTM is a revolutionary vending technology designed to capitalize on the fast growing prepaid calling card industry, a market estimated at $1 billion and growing at a rate of 30% per month in North America. The machines exceed the capabilities of competitive vending technologies due to improved inventory management, lower carrying costs, and increased security against shrinkage. DataWave is a Vancouver based developer and marketer of "wireless" electronic merchandising technologies. The Company has commercialized proprietary products to capitalize on the fast growing prepaid "TeleCard" and SMART Card markets. DataWave has installed its DTM and Over-the-Counter technologies throughout North America in locations owned by Bradley Petroleum, Amtrak, Hilton Hotels, Budget Rent-A-Car, Denny's, and K-Mart, as well as airports including Seattle-Tacoma, Kennedy, La Guardia, and Newark.
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CONTACT: DataWave Vending Inc., Vancouver Peter Hough, 604/874-1302 Fax: 604/874-1503 or VMW Inc., New York Debbie Reisner, 212/605-3140
i hope this is what you were refering to. bg |