True Product ID, Inc. Grants Exclusive Rights to Utilize TPID Technology on Smart Cards in Korea and Japan to Mondex Capital, I
July 27 2006 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
BEIJING and PHILADELPHIA, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Richard
A. Bendis, CEO and President of True Product ID, Inc. (OTC:TPDI)
(BULLETIN BOARD: TPDI) , today announced that it has signed a
licensing agreement with Mondex Capital, Inc., (MCI) whose parent
Mondex(R) is a part of the MasterCard International (NYSE:MA) suite
of smart card products. The terms of the agreement grant MCI the
exclusive rights to utilize TPID's technology in Korea and Japan
for an initial term of three years. The use is limited to the
manufacture and distribution of credit cards and card-related
services such as smart card products. The exclusivity is subject to
performance minimums. TPID will receive a royalty of 7.5% of the
gross receipts received by MCI and its affiliates from sales
utilizing the licensed technology and an up-front rights
acquisition fee of US$100,000 (US$50,000 per country), which is not
an advance against nor recoupable from royalties otherwise payable
under the agreement. TPID was granted exclusive rights to this
technology under a Master License with Sure Trace Security
Corporation (OTC:SSTY), which has also approved this agreement.
TPID CEO Richard Bendis stated, "TPID is excited to partner with
Mondex/MasterCard International, recognized as innovative leaders
in the rapidly growing smart card industry. This agreement is
confirmation by an industry leader that TPID's anti-counterfeiting
technology continues to be recognized as a flexible integrated
solution that is capable of addressing complex challenges for many
diverse industries and product applications." About True Product ID
True Product ID produces integrators for anti-counterfeiting and
security surveillance applications and is a provider of integrated
tracking devices. The Company delivers turnkey solutions for
governments, armed forces, and industry, through its own
proprietary technology and through aggregating the technology,
products, and services of third parties via licensing agreements
and/or joint ventures. For more information go to:
http://www.tpid.net/. About Mondex(R) Mondex(R), part of the
MasterCard International suite of smart card products, enables
cardholders to carry, store and spend cash value using a payment
card. It is faster than handling conventional currency, and in many
cases safer. It behaves exactly like cash, offering immediate
transfer of value while requiring no signature, PIN or transaction
authorization. The unique Mondex(R) platform allows its use in
multiple channels where cash cannot be used, including the
Internet, mobile phones and interactive television. MasterCard
Worldwide is a driving force at the heart of commerce, enabling
global transactions and bringing insight into the payments process
to make commerce faster, more secure, and more valuable to everyone
involved. As a critical link among financial institutions and
millions of businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide,
MasterCard provides services in more than 210 countries and
territories. MasterCard advances commerce worldwide by developing
more secure, convenient and rewarding payment solutions, processing
billions of payments seamlessly across the globe, and building
economic connections that accelerate business. For company
information visit http://www.mondex.com/ and
http://www.mastercardinternational.com/. About Sure Trace Security
Corporation Sure Trace Security Corporation (OTC:SSTY) produces
integrators for anti-counterfeiting and security surveillance
applications and is a provider of integrated tracking devices.
Globe Staff Consulting Corp. (Pink Sheets: GSFC), a subsidiary of
SSTY, is one of France's leaders in the field of wireless security
communications. GSFC has partnerships with Orange, French Telecom
and Thales. GSFC was formed for the purpose of selling and
distributing wireless security communications services and is
focusing on tracking, tracing and geolocalization of products and
people. GSFC has developed a mix of security tracking services
targeting businesses, governments and consumers. GSFC's product and
service offerings provide advantages to customers, including the
smallest tracking modules with GSM and GPS dual capability,
innovative specialty cellular phone models, and data capability,
all hosted on an ASP server platform. True Product ID, Inc.
(OTC:TPDI) (BULLETIN BOARD: TPDI) , is a former subsidiary of SSTY.
For more information on SSTY and GSFC go to:
http://www.suretrace.com/ and to http://www.gsc.fr/corp/. SAFE
HARBOR STATEMENT: This news release contains "forward-looking
statements" that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
"Forward-looking statements" describe future expectations, plans,
results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as
"future," "plan" or "planned," "will" or "should," "expected,"
"anticipates," "draft," "eventually" or "projected." You are
cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks
and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or
results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements, including the risks that our products
may not achieve customer acceptance or perform as intended, that we
may be unable to obtain necessary financing to continue operations
and development, and other risks. You should consider these factors
in evaluating the forward-looking statements included herein, and
not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking
statements are made as of the date hereof and TPID undertakes no
obligation to update such statements. DATASOURCE: True Product ID,
Inc. CONTACT: Richard A. Bendis, CEO and President of True Product
ID, +1-215-496-8110 Web site: http://www.tpid.net/
http://www.suretrace.com/ http://www.mondex.com/
http://www.mastercardinternational.com/
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