Corporate Support of National EBT Conference Reaches All-Time High With Addition of DataCard and VeriFone as Sponsors.HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- 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 announced today that leading transaction solution companies VeriFone and DataCard had joined the list of sponsors of EBT--The Next Generation, surpassing last year's level of corporate support. EBT--The Next Generation is an annual conference focusing on how to delivery government services electronically, rather than by the use of paper documents. "The growing corporate support for this conference is testimony to the renewed commercial viability that the EFT industry finds in electronic benefits transfer," said H. Kurt Helwig, executive director of EFTA EFTA: see European Free Trade Association. . VeriFone and DataCard join Citicorp Services Inc., Burger, Carroll & Associates, Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. , Concord EFS EFS Encrypted File System (Microsoft Windows 2000) EFS Event Free Survival (survival rates in clinical trials) EFS Evangeliska Fosterlandsstiftelsen (Sweden) , Hypercom Corp., and Deluxe EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. as corporate supporters of the conference," said Helwig. About VeriFone VeriFone is a division of Hewlett-Packard Company. It is a leading global provider of secure electronic payment solutions for financial institutions, merchants and companies. VeriFone has shipped more than seven million payment systems used in more than 100 countries. About DataCard DataCard is a leading global providers of innovative financial card issuance systems, photo ID card printers, and identification systems, and health care patient identification systems. The DataCard Group is comprised of three market-focused companies, DataCard Worldwide, Credential, and MedAssure. About EBT--the Next Generation EBT--The Next Generation is an annual conference focusing on using EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes and e-commerce technology to deliver a new generation of government services to citizens. This year's conference will feature three major addresses, four workshops and nearly 25 concurrent sessions on such topics as biometrics, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale systems, retail delivery, government e-commerce, smart cards, child care, WIC WIC - WAN Interface Card and Medicaid. The conference is scheduled for November 7-9, 1999 at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC. For more information on EBT--The Next Generation, the EBT Industry Council or EFTA, link to the Association web site at efta.org. About the Electronic Funds Transfer Association The Electronic Funds Transfer Association is the nation's leading inter-industry trade association dedicated to the advancement of electronic payments systems and commerce. Now in its third decade, its members include bankcard associations Visa and MasterCard, Compaq Computers, Electronic Payment Services Electronic Payment Services (Chinese: 易辦事), commonly known as EPS, is the largest electronic payment system in Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen starting from 1985. The service is provided by EPS Company (Hong Kong) Limited. , Inc., the PULSE EFT Association, and virtually all other shared ATM systems in the U.S. About the EBT Industry Council EFTA's EBT Industry Council is the nation's oldest trade group dedicated specifically to the business and policy issues of Electronic Benefits Transfer systems and development. Its members include Citicorp Services, Inc., Burger Carroll & Associates, Maximus and Lockheed Martin. |
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