Year
2008
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| Blackstone
listed on Hispanic Business 500 Directory |
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June 2008 |
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| Blackstone
nominated for Business Leader Media |
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June 2008 |
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| Blackstone
listed in Florida Trends Top Private Companies |
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April 2008 |
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| Blackstone
nominated for South Florida Business Journal Private 100
Companies |
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April 2008 |
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| Blackstone
nominated for Greater Miami Chamber Good to Great Award |
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February 2008 |
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| Blackstone
nominated in Greater Miami Chamber Top 100 Minority
Business Award |
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January 2008 |
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Year
2007
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Blackstone launches new register system through
Blackstone merchant services |
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August 2007 |
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| Blackstone MasterCard® gift card now available through the Blackstone network |
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June 2007 |
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| Blackstone listed on Hispanic Business 500® directory |
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June 2007 |
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| Blackstone announces Iprepay, Inc. acquisition |
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March 2007 |
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Year
2006
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| Blackstone
announces Movistar alliance connecting U.S. callers
to Colombia |
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January
2006 |
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Year
2005
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| Blackstone
in Partnership with Telecom to Launch "Raices" |
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Dec 2005 |
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| Blackstone
– In Partnership With TELMEX & SBC – Launch “La Conocida”
Calling Card |
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June
2005 |
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| Codetel Presents
Blackstone With Award For Sales Achievement |
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February
2005 |
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Year
2004
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| Farm Stores
Grocery Stores Selects Blackstone as Prepaid Category
Provider |
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November
2004 |
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| South Florida
CEO Magazine Names Blackstone to Their Annual List of
Top 500 Companies |
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July
2004 |
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| Blackstone
Named a Finalist in the 10th Annual Cutting Edge Awards |
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April
2004 |
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| Blackstone
Named a Winner of Prepaid Telecom's "Fabulous 50 Club" |
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February
2004 |
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Year
2003
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| U.S. Patent
#6,651,885 Awarded For Real Time Electronic PIN Delivery
System By US Patent & Trademark Office |
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November
2003 |
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| Blackstone
Named To The Annual List Of Top 100 Hispanic Businesses
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November
26, 2003 |
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| Blackstone
Begins Nationwide Deployment of Touch-N-Buy |
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August
25, 2003 |
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| South Florida
CEO Magazine Names Blackstone to their Annual List of
Top 500 Companies |
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August
2003 |
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| South Florida
Business Journal Names Blackstone Business of The Year
– Marketing Over $10 Million |
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May
1, 2003 |
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| Blackstone
POS Completes 20 Million Prepaid Transactions |
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March 25, 2003 |
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| Blackstone
Begins Nationwide Deployment of Interactive Kiosks |
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February 24, 2003 |
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Blackstone
named one of the “Top 12 Cuttting Edge Companies”
in South Florida
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January 3, 2003 |
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Year
2002
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| Blackstone
selected as one of the “Top 100 Hispanic Businesses
In Florida” |
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December 13, 2002 |
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| Workforce Florida Awards
$500,000 Grant To Blackstone |
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October 30, 2002 |
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| South Florida
CEO Magazine Adds Blackstone To The South Florida 500 |
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September
19, 2002 |
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| TracFone Teams With Blackstone |
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May 6, 2002 |
| Blackstone POS Enters Agreement
To Offer TracFone Prepaid Wireless PINs |
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| Fifth Third Bankcorp Certifies
Blackstone POS Terminal |
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March 14, 2002 |
| Fifth Third Bank certifies
the Blackstone POS terminal to process credit/debit/EBT
card transactions with prepaid calling cards and gift
card transactions |
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| VoiceStream Signs Distribution
Agreement With Blackstone POS |
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January 25, 2002 |
| VoiceStream To Use Blackstone
POS To Sell EasySpeak Prepaid Electronic PINs To Consumers |
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| Blackstone Secures Patent
Protection For Revolutionary POS Technology |
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January 11, 2002 |
| Blackstone receives approval
of the first of many anticipated US and worldwide patents
for its revolutionary Blackstone POS |
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Year 2001
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| Hypercom Names Blackstone
A Certified VAR Partner |
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November 21, 2001 |
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| 1000th Blackstone POS Terminal
Deployed |
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April 12, 2001 |
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| Blackstone POS Merchants
Can Now Accept Electronic Benefit Transfers For Payment |
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May 24, 2001 |
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| Top 25 Agent Reseller; Independent
Agent Network |
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April 2001 |
| This award is given annually
to recognize companies for their industry commitment,
excellent products and services and work ethic in the
agent/distributor community. |
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| "Blackstone Day":
Miami-Dade County |
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March 14 2001 |
| During the ground-breaking
ceremony for the new Blackstone World Headquarters,
Miami-Dade Mayor, Alex Penelas declared March 14, 2001
"Blackstone Day", in recognition of Blackstone's
progressive thinking and for improving the quality of
life for it employees. |
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| Year
2000 |
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| $10 Blackstone #1 Is The
First Blackstone POS Calling Card Sold |
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November 30, 2000 |
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| First Blackstone POS Terminal
Deployed |
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November 29, 2000 |
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| Calling Card Company: Blackstone;
Destino Awards |
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September 2000 |
| Travel industry awards Blackstone
with the prestigious Destino award for reliable connections
and competitive rates to most Latin American destinations. |
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| Best Retail Card Program;
Intele-CardNews |
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June 2000 |
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| Best Use of a Licensed Image;
Intele-CardNews |
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June 2000 |
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| Best Website; Intele-CardNews |
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June 2000 |
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| Year
1999 |
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| Best International Retail
Card Program; Intele-CardNews |
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November 1999 |
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| Telecom Top 500; Telecom
Business |
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October 1999 |
| Compiled by the entire staff
of Telecom Business, as well as industry analysts, this
list represents the key players in the competitive telecommunications
marketplace. For the second year in a row, Blackstone
Calling Card ranked in the Top 500 listing of the industry's
leading telecommunications companies. |
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| Best International Retail
Card Program; Telecard World |
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August 1999 |
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| Best On-Site Marketing Program;
Telecom Business |
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August 1999 |
| The editors of Telecard World
and Telecom Business honored Blackstone with both awards
during the Telecom Business New York Conference &
Expo 1999. |
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| Intele-CardNews 10-2-Watch;
Intele-CardNews |
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January 1999 |
| Each year, the editors of
lntele-CardNews select 10 companies that they feel have
solid business foundations and continually excel in
satisfying their customers needs. |
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