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To: twentyfirstcenturyfox who wrote (131)	12/13/1999 9:22:00 AM
From: J_W	Respond to of 325

Ahold To Purchase 100 Self-Checkout Systems From Optimal Robotics; U-Scan Express Systems to Enhance Checkout at Ahold Stores Throughout the U.S. Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999--Optimal Robotics Corp. (NASDAQ: OPMR), North America's leading provider of retail self-checkout systems, today announced that Ahold NV has signed a contract to purchase and install 100 U-Scan(R) Express self-checkout systems. The addition of U-Scan(R) Express systems will provide a self-checkout option to shoppers at Ahold stores across the U.S. "We are very proud that Ahold NV, a leading international food retailer, has chosen U-Scan(R) Express as its self-checkout solution," said Henry M. Karp, president and chief operating officer of Optimal Robotics. Ahold operates nearly 4,000 stores in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America under various banners, including BI-LO, Stop & Shop, Tops and Giant in the United States, and has annualized sales approaching $40 billion. Optimal Robotics Corp. has installed more than 370 self-checkout systems in supermarkets and supercenters throughout the United States. The Company's principal product is U-Scan(R) Express, an automated self-checkout system which enables shoppers to scan, bag and pay for their purchases with limited or no assistance from store personnel. The U-Scan(R) Express system has become the industry standard in North America and will process over 45 million customer transactions in 1999. U-Scan Express(R) is designed to reduce retailer checkout costs, increase shoppers' convenience and provide an ATM-like checkout experience.