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RFID Payment Cards: Hotel Guest Room Keys Now Deliver
Cashless Purchases Of 24/7 Food & Ice Cream
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cStar Technologies Inc
March 10, 2008
cStar Technologies Inc., a leader in wireless
cashless self serve solutions and Fastcorp LLC a leading frozen
vending solutions provider, have collaborated to showcase hotel
guest key based cashless vending technology at this year’s
HotelWorld Expo. cStar’s cashless vending solution, Vending GenieTM
Hospitality has been seamlessly interfaced with Fastcorp’s Z-400
Robotic Frozen Vendors to deliver this innovative cashless vending
solution specifically for the hospitality market.
Vending purchase transactions are wirelessly approved and posted to
the guest’s folio for payment at checkout or to the guest’s prepaid
account. A simple swipe of the room key card/RFID wristband is all
that is needed for guests to purchase goods throughout the property. |
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President and CEO of cStar Technologies, Inc.,
Stella Yoon said, “We are pleased to work with Fastcorp and bring
this room key enabled cashless frozen food vending solution to the
market, as a natural extension to soda, snack and ice cream cashless
vending. Guests in hotels and resorts no longer need cash in hand to
purchase water, sports drinks, sodas, snacks, ice cream, and now
frozen foods from vending machines … all they need is what they
already have – room key cards/RFID wristbands.
cStar’s application eDispense™ HT, the engine
behind Vending Genie™ Hospitality, can also deliver the same
cashless payment method for all other self service areas such as
arcades, photo booths, business centers, parking and laundry
facilities.”
Todd Piatnik, President of Fastcorp LLC, said, “Hotel and resort
operators were the first to deploy room key cashless ice cream
vending using Fastcorp dedicated ice cream vendors. The deployment
model proved to be very profitable. High profit margins, price
points and machine reliability resulted in an attractive ROI
proposition. Now, extended stay and budget hotels can offer equally
cost effective and profitable food service solutions for their
guests using our combo vendor, the Food Court Express™. With a
simple swipe of their room key card or RFID wristband, guests can
enjoy both food and ice cream from a single machine any time day or
night.”
HotelWorld Expo visitors will be able to
experience the room key card and RFID wristband cashless vending at
the Fastcorp booth (#1145) and at the cStar Technologies booth
(#1144).
About cStar Technologies, Inc.
cStar Technologies Inc. is a global provider of
wireless (LAN/WAN) data communication solutions for M2M
(Machine-to-Machine/Men) and mobile commerce applications. Protected
by multiple patents, its core solutions include award winning
cashless wireless vending, RFID, life sciences, and security
applications.
About Vending Genie™ Hospitality
cStar’s Vending GenieTM Hospitality solution
turns existing cash based hotel vending into cashless point-of-sale
locations interfacing with the hotel’s PMS for validation, credit
check and transaction posting. With its robust wireless network
communication, cStar’s Vending Genie™ cashless payment system can be
readily deployed anywhere in the hotel without any wiring. One
Vending Genie™ server can handle numerous point-of-sale applications
such as vending, arcades, business centers, etc. For more
information, visit www.cstartech.com
About Fastcorp LLC
Fastcorp is the world's leading
manufacturer of frozen vacuum robotic vending equipment. Its line of
Z-400 Frozen Vendors comes in 2 basic configurations: 1) Food Court
Express, combo food & ice cream vendor, 2) Cool Escape Generic Ice
Cream Vendor including branded ice cream vendors and programs
available through the major ice cream brand partners. Fastcorp
vendors offer superior merchandising, reliability and the lowest
energy consumption of any frozen or refrigerated vendor in its
class. For more information, visit www.fastcorpvending.com |
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