ASP International Technologies Announces the Launch of Prepaid Internet by Cable & Wireless, Antigua.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SATELLITE BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 ASP International Technologies, announced today the successful launch of prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. Internet access See how to access the Internet. in Antigua. Cable & Wireless has launched this service with prepaid cards currently available in select hotels and retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de ventaretail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → throughout Antigua. This service is made possible with the EZ ACCE ACCE Acceptance ACCE American Chamber of Commerce Executives ACCE American Council for Construction Education ACCE American College of Clinical Engineering ACCE Australian Council for Computers in Education $$ prepaid Internet platform developed by ASP Intl. The platform is based in Antigua and is capable of performing authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. and accounting services for all of the Caribbean, allowing the customers to utilize each island's local access with the same prepaid account. Cable & Wireless has evaluated EZ ACCE$$ for several months and found it to be both user friendly and reliable. Larry Francis, Product Management Executive, Cable & Wireless stated: "The local economy in the Caribbean is primarily cash based with the exception of the tourism industry. This prepaid Internet product is perfect for both markets. We expect the addition of this product will increase our Internet revenues significantly." Frances further stated, "We have searched for a complete solution to allow us to offer prepaid access without requiring additional management resources. EZ ACCE$$ meets our requirements unequivocally for both performance and management tools." EZ ACCE$$ supports various prepaid products including timed access that may be debited over several months as well as time of day and day of week debiting. Accounts may be debited at increased rates for toll-free access as opposed to local access. Future features, such as application debiting and cash card capabilities will ensure the EZ ACCE$$ platform remains superior to any comparable product. Allen Draa, VP Sales & Marketing, ASP Intl. stated: "We are pleased to support Cable & Wireless's entry to the market. Cable & Wireless is among the growing list of world class carriers who recognize the value of a prepaid Internet product and have turned to ASP International Technologies for a cost effective solution that can be integrated quickly." ASP International Technologies (www.ASPIntl.com) is a developer of products for the emerging ASP and established ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. market. It is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation , headquartered in Satellite Beach, Florida Satellite Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, USA. The population was 9,577 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 9,811. . The EZ ACCE$$ prepaid Internet platform is a proven product, having been deployed worldwide by service providers since 1999. |
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