news about bill express ASX/Media Announcement 12 April 2005BILL...

news about bill express ASX/Media Announcement 12 April 2005
BILL EXPRESS ENABLES PREPAID MUSIC AND GAMES DOWNLOAD
FOR HARVEY NORMAN AND DESTRA
Bill Express Limited (ASX: BXP), Australia’s fastest growing payment solution provider, is
pleased to announce that its network will enable the purchase of music and games on the
internet without the use of a credit card. Bill Express, in providing the capability to distribute
and authorise a prepaid micro payment transaction, is believed to be the first company to
provide this leading edge service to the Australian market.
Bill Express has provided the distribution of value and the management of the transaction
authorisation process for the recently launched speciality website
www.musicandgames.com.au. The prepaid service allows consumers to purchase music
and games safely, securely and conveniently without the need for a credit card.
This micro-payments capability created by Bill Express opens up the world of Internet
shopping to the people who don’t have credit cards and those people who do not shop on
the internet due to security fears.
“Dealing with only one company, Bill Express for in-store terminals and for download
authorisation has made this a simple project. There is absolutely no need for a credit card
transaction to be involved and we are looking forward to growing volumes of music and
games down loads” said John Slack-Smith General Manager Computers and
Communications Harvey Norman.
Harvey Norman has Bill Express terminals in their stores that distribute the vouchers and
consumers can now purchase a prepaid voucher at any Harvey Norman store which can be
redeemed on the www.musicandgames.com.au website.
The website is the result of an agreement between Harvey Norman Limited (ASX: HVN) and
Destra Corporation Limited (ASX: DES), Australia’s leading Digital Rights Management
(DRM) provider.
Yours faithfully,
Marc Lichtenstein
Company Secretary