Century Technologies Will Sponsor Next Generation of EBT Conference.HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1998--Century Technologies, Inc. (CENTECH) joined with the Electronic Funds Transfer See EFT. (application, communications) electronic funds transfer - (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or magnetic tape. Association (EFTA EFTA: see European Free Trade Association. ) today in announcing it has agreed to sponsor EFTA's upcoming conference on EBT--The Next Generation. CENTECH is a leading provider of retailer management services to EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes projects across the country, including those in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Ohio and Oregon. In making the announcement, EFTA Executive Director H. Kurt Helwig said, "CENTECH's sponsorship of EBT--The Next Generation is proof of the opportunities that exist in the EBT business for companies large and small." Donald L. Campbell, president and 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 CENTECH said, "EBT--The Next Generation provides a perfect forum for CENTECH to demonstrate the competency that has made it one of the industry leaders in EBT information technology support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services ." About CENTECH Since 1977 CENTECH has provided a full range of information technology services to government and the private sector. These services include networking and telecommunications, electronic commerce and data interchange, software engineering, and geospatial technologies. CENTECH's customers include the departments of State and Defense, as well as system integration giants like EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Lockheed Martin, Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems, and Citicorp. In addition to EBT services, CENTECH supports customers around the world with business processing reengineering, database design, computer system security and systems integration. About EFTA The Electronic Funds Transfer Association is the nation's leading inter-industry trade association dealing with electronic commerce and payments. Now in its third decade, EFTA members include Visa and MasterCard, American Express, Gemplus Card International, Fujitsu ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. , and virtually all shared ATM systems in the U.S. Its EBT Industry Council is a trade group concerned with the business and policy issues involved in EBT systems. Since 1994, its members have worked with government and industry to articulate a working vision of a nationwide EBT system. About EBT--The Next Generation EBT--The Next Generation is a three-day conferenceplanned for Nov. 8-10 at the Marriott at Metro Center in Washington, DC. More than 300 speakers, panelists and other participants from government and industry will examine how EFT and EBT technology can be used to deliver a wide variety of government payments and services.
CONTACT: Electronic Funds Transfer Association
H. Kurt Helwig, 703/435-9800
URL:http://www.efta.org, http://www.centech.com
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