BSI2000 Showcases its MicroBanker 2000-TM- at Paris Show; World's Leading Provider of Optical Card Systems for the ``Unbanked'' Continues to Grow.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 BSI BSI - British Standards Institute 2000, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :BSIO), a leading developer of integrated optical card based systems and technology, today announced that its president Jack Harper Jack Harper may refer to:
As the world's leading provider of optical card systems for the "unbanked," the topic of the speech will be "Trusted Transactions with Optical Cards." BSI2000 will showcase the MicroBanker 2000(TM), its low-cost optical microbank system, illustrating its real-world use with the company's South African microbanking program. MicroBanker 2000 is currently deployed in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , giving previously unbanked residents access to their pay and pensions using an optical card. "I am delighted to begin the marketing push for MicroBanker 2000. We plan to leverage our operation in South Africa to develop the worldwide market for microbanking systems," said Jack Harper, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BSI2000, Inc. "As recently reported, the emerging market for unbanked consumers is estimated to be worth $1.1-trillion globally." The MicroBanker 2000 system is totally off-line which is essential to success of a bankcard system in the rural areas of South Africa and elsewhere. Each Service Center operates on a self-contained basis with no online connection to any conventional bank. The off-line capability of the system allows advanced bank services to be provided in areas with limited telecommunications. BSI2000's joint venture partners estimate that there are some 35 million South Africans This is a list of notable South Africans with Wikipedia articles. Academics, Medical and Scientists
In addition, BSI2000 will demonstrate its products at Cartes 2003 - the largest European card show - later this week. About BSI2000, Inc. BSI2000, Inc., established in 1993 and based in Lakewood, Colorado, is a leading manufacturer of integrated hardware and software optical card products. The company has developed proprietary applications of patent pending technology for the homeland security and other markets that use LaserCard(R) products. Company Web site: www.bsi2000.com. NOTE: LaserCard(R) is a registered trademark of LaserCard System Corp. (www.lasercard.com). Civilitas 2000, Transact 2000, MicroBanker 2000, SIGABA 2000, and Crypto 2000 are trademarks of BSI2000 Inc. Patents pending. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Statements contained in this document which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements based upon management's current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward looking statements. |
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