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To: Philip Benson who wrote (583)	2/26/1999 12:23:00 PM
From: J Stone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 948

Here's the new technology that NF's been waiting for: NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CANADIAN CORPORATE NEWS FEBRUARY 26, 1999 Telepanel Announces New Millennium Plus(TM) Electronic Shelf Labels - Next Generation Technology Breakthrough NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA and TORONTO, CANADA--Telepanel Systems Inc., a Toronto based leader in wireless electronic shelf label (ESL) systems for retail stores, today unveiled its new Millennium PLUS(TM) electronic shelf label system at MARKETECHNICS '99 in New Orleans. Millennium PLUS(TM) is a major advance over the ESL technologies available in the world today. Millennium PLUS(TM) builds upon the full function, high reliability, ease of installation and long life that have been the hallmarks of Telepanel's wireless technology. The evolutionary Millennium PLUS(TM) product stretches Telepanel's lead in radio frequency (RF) based technology with substantial gains in communication power, highly repeatable performance, dramatic increases in processing speeds, and reduced acquisition price. Millennium PLUS(TM) is easily incorporated into existing in-store communication networks, such as Symbol's Spectrum24(R) network. Retailers can now extend their current RF network to include Telepanel electronic shelf labels. Commenting on the new system, Chris Skillen, Telepanel's President and CEO, said "Telepanel has always set the standard for electronic shelf labels. Our new Millennium PLUS(TM) system delivers function and price/performance that is second to none. Millennium PLUS(TM) was built with the assistance and advice of our business partners - IBM, Fleming (FLM), Symbol (SBL), and the Communications Research Centre. Telepanel is now the only vendor to deliver wireless ESL technology at prices that the retailers have long demanded." The Millennium PLUS(TM) electronic shelf label system is available worldwide, direct from Telepanel and through IBM Corporation, Fleming Inc., and Telepanel Europe. "We are excited about the price/performance offered by Millennium PLUS(TM)," said Scott Yeager, Fleming's Director of Marketing. "Millennium PLUS(TM) offers our retailers a tremendous opportunity to integrate ESL's with other point of sale, in-store processor, and in-store RF network technologies sold by Fleming." Millennium PLUS(TM) is being unveiled at MARKETECHNICS '99 in New Orleans today. Telepanel's electronic shelf labels are on display at the booths of IBM Corporation, Symbol Technologies, and Telepanel's own booth. (For more information, read the rest of the press release in the Yahoo Telepanel News Section.)

To: Philip Benson who wrote (583)	9/16/2002 1:07:48 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 948

The price is light, at self checkouts australianit.news.com.au Diana Thorp SEPTEMBER 17, 2002 CUSTOMERS may soon be able to scan, bag and pay for their purchases - or even scan their merchandise in the aisle of a shop and request delivery later - without interacting with another person. A Melbourne company showcased its electronic labelling system, which it has patented internationally, at the Retail Business Technology, Business Services and Shopfit 2002 exhibition in Melbourne last week. Indoor Light Interactive Display (ILID) uses existing lighting infrastructure to transmit data to its shelf labels. ILID business development director Lawrence Pelletier said the invention was "Australian designed, Australian invented and Australian manufactured". "We modulate light in existing fluorescent lighting and transfer data by fluorescent lighting to the shelf," he said. Electronic labels ensured prices were accurate and simplified price changes, he said. Another exhibitor at the show was NCR, whose FastLane vice-president and general manager Michael Webster predicted that self-checkout technology would be deployed in Australia in the first quarter of next year. NCR's RealPrice electronic shelf labels ensure the price is the same in the aisle and at the point of sale. It is already used in hundreds of shops in the US, and in some European shops. Many shops were including three or four FastLanes as a checkout option, he said. "It reduces the time consumer spend in queues," he said. It also takes up less space than a human operator, requires less operator labour and does not close at the end of a shift. The self checkout solutions and electronic shelving labels were among the many systems attracting interest at the exhibition aimed at revolutionising shopping. ---------------------------------------------------- The linked post talks about "managements" desire to finance our future through non-dilutive means. I think at that time we had around 15m shares outstanding and dilution of approximately 25% due to convertible debt. Management had also accrued some share liabilities in exchange for unfundable salaries. Today, we have in excess of 60m shares once convertible debt and such is exercised.