July 12, 2005TIO Network expands with Speedway SuperAmerica LLCInfo Touch Technologies Corp. (TSX-V: IFT) today announced the deployment of 15 Speed e-connect kiosks at select Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (SSA) locations in Toledo, Ohio. This expansion follows the successful January 2005 launch of a �Speed e-connect� network in Dayton, Ohio. Through this initiative, �cash preferred� convenience store patrons now can securely and conveniently pay their bills in cash anytime at their local Speedway store. �Cash-Preferred� Speedway customers at 15 stores now have access to Bill Payment and Financial Services through computerized TIO self-service terminals Powered by Info Touch's industry leading Premiere software, �Speed e-connect� terminals provide customers with convenient access to a wide variety of services, including bill payments for wireless, utility, cable and other service providers. Bill payment services typically carry a small convenience fee for usage.
�Speed e-connect� terminals are affiliated with Info Touch�s TIO Network, which is currently serving customers in 22 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and British Columbia. Info Touch and SSA plan to unveil additional �Speed e-connect� products and services such as money order, money transfer, prepaid credit and debit cards, check cashing and mobile content. The services will be geared toward the growing, cash-preferred market.
�SSA and Info Touch are focused on delivering a host of tangible benefits to cash preferred customers," said Hamed Shahbazi, chairman and chief executive officer, Info Touch. �Our research supports the notion that the cash preferred customers are a growing, vital and underserved demographic all over the U.S.� Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, headquartered in Enon, Ohio, is the nation�s third largest company-owned and -operated convenience store chain with more than 1,600 stores located in 9 states. Most of the stores are operated under the Speedway and SuperAmerica brand names. Further information about Speedway SuperAmerica can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.speedway.com. Info Touch Technologies, a strategic investment of Hewlett Packard, is building the �TIO Network� the largest and most convenient national multi-retailer network of financial services kiosks for the non-banked consumer marketplace in North America. Info Touch�s Premiere (powered by Surfnet) is the preferred software platform for the delivery of automated services such as bill payment, money transfer, digital merchandising, PIN dispensing for pre-paid products and services, maps and directions, check cashing and electronic coupons. Info Touch clients include: Circle K, ExxonMobil, Alimentation Couche-Tard, Speedway SuperAmerica, Kum&Go, Maverik, NOCO, Cricket Communications, COX Communications, Memphis Light Gas and Water (MLGW) and Qwest Communications. www.infotouch.net. About the TIO Network The �TIO Network� is the largest national multi-retailer network of self-service financial service kiosks in North America. Services offered under the TIO brand umbrella are tailored specifically towards the non-banked consumer marketplace. The TIO brand provides a beacon that symbolizes fair, convenient and secure access to financial services for non-banked consumers. For further information, please contact: Linda Casey, Public Affairs�Speedway SuperAmerica LLC |