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EXNT News EnXnet Signs Gift Card Preferred Vendor Deal with Duplium, LLC for Exploding Stored Value Card Industry
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EnXnet, Inc., (OTCBB:EXNT) (German Symbol E8U; German WKN# A0HMDW) has
signed an agreement with Duplium, LLC assuring that Duplium will only
manufacture gift cards with a magnetic stripe for EnXnet or to a third
party only with EnXnet’s written approval.
This arrangement expands EnXnet’s
manufacturing capacity.
“This agreement is an important step in
securing the stored value market for Multimedia Gift Cards™,”
says Ryan Corley, EnXnet's CEO. EXNT’s
Technology makes possible the world’s first
multimedia gift card that provides up to 8 minutes of DVD quality video
on one side of the gift card and a value strip on the other. This
arrangement assures EXNT a very strong position in this market.
“The gift card market exploded during the 2006
holiday season with $24.81 billion spent on these items,”
Corley goes on to explain. “CNNMoney.com
estimates that 2007 will see a record $90 billion in gift card sales, up
from $56 billion in 2006, with more retailers carrying and offering gift
cards than ever before.”
EnXnet’s solution adds the opportunity for
manufacturers and retailers to market directly to the customers with up
to 8 minutes of full motion video. There are numerous applications for
this technology and it is a huge improvement over the static cards that
are currently being sold.
Michael Jackson, President of Duplium Corporation, said, “We
are committed to EnXnet and look forward to producing the Multimedia
Gift Card™ for them.”
Duplium, one of the largest North American DVD/CD manufacturing and
digital media companies, has dedicated more than 25,000 square feet of
manufacturing space to enhance and support EXNT’s
product lines.
With more and more retailers carrying gift cards and the increase in
uses for the cards, EnXnet is looking to capitalize on this opportunity
in 2007. This agreement with Duplium is an important step in securing
EnXnet’s technology a substantial share of
the stored value card market.
This release may include forward-looking statements from the company
that may or may not materialize. Additional information on factors that
could potentially affect the company's financial results may be found in
the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.