2011-01-15

Hospitality and Family Entertainment Industries' Demand Continues to Grow for cStar Technologies' SkyGate® Direct-to-Game Contactless and Cashless Payment Solution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hospitality and Family Entertainment Industries' Demand Continues to Grow
for cStar Technologies' SkyGate® Direct-to-Game Contactless and Cashless Payment Solution

Toronto, ON - January 15, 2011 - cStar Technologies Inc., a leader in two-way wireless data communications solutions for M2M (machine-to-machine, machine-to-men) and mobile-commerce applications, confirms the successful addition of SkyGate® Direct-to-Game Contactless and Cashless Payment Solution to its award winning Hospitality Genie™ Solution.  Since its successful market deployment in the spring of 2010, Hospitality/Family Entertainment operators have been enjoying the compelling benefits of cStar's SkyGate® Direct-to-Game Contactless and Cashless Payment Solution - providing reliable and trouble-free guest centric services, increased revenues, and decreased operating expenses - with completely cashless/token-less entertainment experience using RFID or magnetic stripe media from wristbands to fobs to cards.

President and CEO of cStar Technologies, Stella Yoon said, "With the addition of SkyGate® Direct-to-Game Contactless and Cashless Payment Solution to cStar's Hospitality Genie™ Solution, Hospitality/Family Entertainment operators now have the flexibility to offer a completely cashless/token-less entertainment experience to all of their unattended points-of-sale such as arcade games, vending machines (coffee, soda, snack, ice cream, souvenirs, etc.), lockers, parking, etc. The beauty of our Hospitality Genie™ Solution is that one powerful and versatile server handles all unattended points-of-sale instead of several servers, one for each point-of-sale stream.  In addition, thirteen-plus years of trouble-free operations, backed by our powerful wireless Local Area Network, allow our clients to benefit from reliable wireless coverage throughout their property without the problems associated with cellular signal dead zones and the added costs of cellular airtime charges."

Guests enjoy the convenience of being able to play their games without leaving machines to purchase more tokens. Guests simply tap or wave their RFID contactless card or wristband, or swipe their magnetic stripe card to enjoy game play and have payment for games billed directly to their guest billing account or to a prepaid (stored-value) account.

With cStar's Hospitality Genie™ Solution with the SkyGate® suite of products, Hospitality and Family Entertainment Center/Arcade operators now have the convenience and flexibility to provide a variety of cashless payment options for the benefit of their patrons while increasing their revenues and profits, and are converting traditional token-operated games to cStar's SkyGate® Direct-to-Game Contactless and Cashless Payment Solution.

About SkyGate® Suite of Products

cStar's SkyGate® suite of products provide the brains and the communications backbone for a myriad of cStar solutions for various industries. SkyGate® Server is a comprehensive application server platform providing real-time communication, management functionality, and service-oriented framework for integration of services and components, targeting a multitude of industries and vertical markets including Life Sciences, Hospitality, and Security/Defence.

About cStar Technologies Inc.

cStar Technologies Inc. is a global provider of wireless data communication solutions for M2M (Machine-to-Machine/huMan) and mobile commerce applications. Protected by multiple patents, its core solutions include wireless, cashless, and remote monitoring and tracking systems for the hospitality, vending, life sciences, and security/defence industries through a powerful wireless network that can cover from the basement to 40+ floors of a concrete building without airtime charges.

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