Bentley Commerce Introduces Its
Gift and Stored Value "Scrip"
Cards as Part of Its Seamless Integrated Worldwide Barter
Processing Technology
Laptop Battery SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2004--Bentley Commerce
Corporation (OTCBB:BLYC), www.bentleycommerce.com, the leader in
online barter and trade, today introduced its gift and stored value
"scrip" cards that it anticipates will soon be honored at thousands
of locations in the US and Canada, and in other countries. These
cards will be purchased by members of participating barter
exchanges with trade dollars, and then used by Cardholders to pay
for hotel and resort accommodations, and dining, just as if they
had a gift certificate for the establishment.
The Gift Card follows the introduction of Bentley Commerce's
Platinum Business Trade card, introduced last week , which is used
for debit card purchasing using barter at the point of sale, and
works off the same proprietary swipe card software technology on
new terminals provided to merchants, or uploaded to merchants'
existing supported terminals. Bentley Commerce is the first to
offer swipe card technology to seamlessly process transactions
between members of different trade exchanges, and to process
transactions internationally, facilitating foreign currency
exchange in real time.
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Thinkpad The approximate 15,000 business members in the 74 exchanges that
have online access to Bentley Commerce's Global Trade Marketplace
will be able to use trade dollars they earn from sales of their
product or service to purchase Gift Cards and Scrip Cards
(electronic gift certificates) that can be used at participating
local members and restaurants, hotels and shops worldwide.
Companies that provide traditional
advertising, such as television,
radio, magazines and newspapers, or online media firms, will be
able to trade their excess inventory for gift cards branded with
their logo to offer a Loyalty or Reward program to their
advertisers and audience. Hotels will be able to trade their
perishable inventory of room, food and beverage and restaurants,
their excess seating capacity, for gift cards that can be used for
promotions, giveaways and employee benefits or rewards.
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Microsoft "Our new Gift and Scrip Card is in response to requests made by
our member exchanges to simplify their current manual scrip and
certificate programs," said Bruce Kamm, Bentley Commerce's CEO. "It
gives trade exchanges and their members exactly what they have
wanted for years: the ability to load trade dollars onto a card
that can be used as gifts, giveaways, promotions, or
for personal use at various member establishments, while being able
to track and control purchasing. This is a new service that will
increase trading and generate immediate fees for exchanges,
independent of when trade dollars loaded onto the card are
spent."
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Laptop Computers "This is another step in Bentley Commerce providing an
integrated technology platform capable of real time trade
transaction processing worldwide," continued Mr. Kamm. "The member
companies that are already part of Bentley Commerce's Global Trade
Alliance, will be provided with Gift Cards and Scrip Cards branded
with their respective exchanges' logo, that they will load with
trade dollars from the buying member's account.
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Laptop Computer "Cardholders will be able to make purchases, up to the amount of
trade dollars loaded onto their card, from members in their
exchange, as well as from members of other participating exchanges
throughout the world," said Mr. Kamm. "This should also provide
many new opportunities to expand the use of trade, as we are
providing an easy to use system that parallels similar programs in
the cash world. For example, we envision Bentley Commerce enabling
thousands of companies participating in barter and trade through
its Online Global Trade Alliance and Trade Exchange Network, as
well as media and hospitality companies, to use their own excess
capacity to fund contests, giveaways, promotions and reward
programs."
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Desktop Computer About Bentley Commerce Corporation:
Notebooks Bentley Commerce Corp. is a business-to-business, Internet
e-commerce company that is establishing a new marketplace and
distribution channel for worldwide barter and trade. Through the
development of a seamlessly integrated family of online barter
services, it envisions that most barter transactions can be handled
over the Internet in real time, with its proprietary VirtualBarter
software. Bentley intends to serve as a clearinghouse for barter
trades for Fortune 500 trading partners, scores of existing retail
barter exchanges that serve companies of all sizes, corporate
barter companies that serve large multinational corporations, trade
associations and their member companies, as well as media and
travel agencies.
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www.bentley.vbarter.com
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