GO SOFTWARE and @POS FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
GO`s Payment Processing Software to be
Integrated into @pos Point-of-Sale Systems
San Jose, California and Kennesaw, Georgia-January 30, 2002--Return On Investment Corporation [OTCBB: ROIE] and @pos.com, Inc. [OTCBB: EPOS] today jointly announced the formation of a strategic alliance between GO Software, an ROI subsidiary and leading provider of payment processing solutions, and @pos, a leading transaction point-of-service provider of hardware, software and ASP services for information capture and retrieval alongside card-based payments. To launch the alliance, GO Software and @pos have signed a development agreement and a co-marketing agreement.
Under the terms of the development agreement, GO Software will develop and provide payment processing software to integrate with point-of-sale hardware terminals manufactured and marketed under the @pos brand. The co-marketing agreement allows each company access to the other`s primary markets. GO`s payment processing software is used by over 50,000 businesses, primarily in retail point-of-sale, mail and telephone order, and Internet e-commerce. State-of-the-art secure transaction terminals from @pos have been deployed in high profile mass retailers and department stores along with government and banking institutions. On an average daily basis, @pos` terminals capture over 8 million electronic signatures worldwide.
Tony Abruzzio, Vice President and General Manager of GO Software, said, "This alliance is a win-win situation for both parties. @pos` expertise in information capture and retrieval and next-generation payment technologies complement GO Software`s proven payment processing software for brick-and-mortar and online retail merchants. The collaboration of our respective core competencies will provide superior products and services to @pos point-of-service merchants. Additionally, introducing @pos products to the businesses GO serves will provide a more compelling and comprehensive solution for our customers."
"@pos is confident in its selection of GO Software as the provider of payment processing software for our point-of-sale payment terminals because of GO`s superior product development and customer service," John Wood, President and CEO of @pos stated. "Now, with GO, @pos can extend our point-of-sale expertise to all classes of merchants from mass retailers to smaller neighborhood stores. We look forward to a long and successful relationship."
About Return On Investment Corporation (www.roicorporation.com)
More than 50,000 businesses use ROI software to process payments on virtually any computer and to connect IBM midrange systems to the rest of the world. In the United States, in terms of the number of payment processing software licenses, GO Software (an ROI subsidiary) is the number one company in the IBM midrange market and is second behind First Data Corp. in all computing markets. Campana Data (an ROI subsidiary) markets consulting and transaction processing services. Net400 (an ROI subsidiary) provides software for IBM midrange computers that facilitates e-mail and e-commerce communications, system and device connectivity, web enablement of business applications, and business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions.
About @pos.com@pos
(OTC BB:EPOS) is a leader in secure, interactive electronic transaction technologies. The company provides signature capture products, web-enabled payment platforms, smart card interfaces, encryption engines supporting DES and Triple DES, and an extensive suite of software tools. With complete end-to-end solutions, @pos offers internet-based, hosted services, under its Crossvue brand, for loss prevention and electronic receipt storage and retrieval. @pos currently services the retail, government and banking market for applications that include electronic signature capture, debit and credit payments. For more information, see www.atpos.com, email to info@atpos.com, or call 408-468-5400.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements that include the terms "believes", "intends", or "expects" are intended to reflect "forward looking statements" of ROI or @pos. The information contained herein is subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward looking statements or paragraphs. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other documents ROI or @pos files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K.
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Media Contact:
Miki McDonald
GO Software, Inc.
912-527-4418
Tammy M. Smith
@pos
408-468-5427
Investor Relations:
Sharon Will
Saggi Capital Corp.
518-398-7830
Matt Graves
@pos
408-468-5409
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