 | Thursday, October 02, 2008
FOUNDER AND CEO OF BLACKSTONE FEATURED IN SMART BUSINESS MAGAZINE
MIAMI, FL –October 1, 2008-------Founder and CEO of Blackstone, Luis Arias is featured in the October issue of Smart Business Magazine. The magazine is a managerial based journal that provides insight for top-decision makers. Throughout each edition, a feature article portrays management strategies used by CEOs of leading local companies. The spread “Dialed In” illuminates Arias’ love for his company and commitment to the employees. |
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BLACKSTONE PROUDLY ANNOUNCES ITS NEWEST INTEGRATION TO THE T-MOBILE PIN PLATFORM
MIAMI, FL –August 18, 2008---Blackstone has successfully become one of the first prepaid distribution companies to integrate its PinservE platform with T-Mobile USA platform. The integration will provide both Blackstone and T-Mobile the functionality of an automatic prepaid wireless PIN management system. |
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| Friday, July 11, 2008
BLACKSTONE CALLING CARD, INC AND GIFTCLIXX SIGN AGREEMENT FOR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Blackstone Calling Cards, Inc. is pleased to announce its agreement with GiftClixx LLC, the newest third party gift card transaction routing and hosting service. This agreement will enable over 15,000 retail distribution locations to GiftClixx and its retailers. GiftClixx LLC, created by Gary Dinkin and his wife, Linda also founder and CEO of SmartClixx LCC is a distinctive peer-to-peer transaction routing and hosting service that allows retailers to communicate and negotiate directly. |
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| Friday, June 27, 2008
O2[SM] WIRELESS & BLACKSTONE PARTNERSHIP SERVICES HISPANIC MARKET
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 27, 2008 – O2 [SM] Wireless , A national provider of wireless services, has teamed up with Blackstone, one of the largest distributors of prepaid telecommunications services specializing in payments processing, networking, information services and retail marketing. |
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2008
BLACKSTONE LISTED FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ON HISPANIC BUSINESS 500® DIRECTORY
Hispanic Business has named Blackstone to their Hispanic Business 500® directory for the second consecutive year. This year’s ranking placed Blackstone as number 25 in the entire country! |
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| Thursday, May 29, 2008
CU BUSINESS CAPITAL AND BLACKSTONE MERCHANT SERVICES UNITE
FOR MERCHANT SERVICES JOINT VENTURE
(Miramar, FL and Miami, FL) – CU Business Capital, LLC (CUBC) and Blackstone Merchant Services (BMS) are pleased to announce the formation of CU Merchant Services, LLC, a joint venture between CUBC and Blackstone Merchant Services. CU Merchant Services, LLC will offer end-to-end merchant payment processing solutions with Gift and Calling cards through credit union branches nationwide. Credit Unions will benefit from the turn-key, simple approach to the complicated merchant services arena. |
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| Wednesday, May 14, 2008
BLACKSTONE LISTED AS FLORIDA TREND'S TOP PRIVATE 200
MIAMI, FL –May 14, 2008--- Blackstone, a leader in the prepaid industry, was ranked number 106 on Florida Trend's Private 200 listing. This listing demonstrates Florida’s diverse melting pot of businesses across the state. Florida Trend chose the top 200 privately owned companies statewide based on their generated revenue in 2007. |
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| Wednesday, May 14, 2008
TOUCH-N-BUY FEATURING THE AT&T GOPHONE PAY AS YOU GO FEATURE CARD
MIAMI, FL May 14, 2008---Touch-n-Buy recently added the AT&T GoPhone Feature Card to their suite of products, which are available via their interactive Touch-n-Buy kiosk. |
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| Wednesday, May 14, 2008
VOILA CELLULAR HANDSETS NOW AVAILABLE VIA TOUCH-N-BUY
MIAMI, FL –May 14, 2008---Voila cellular handsets are now available through the Touch-n-Buy interactive kiosk. These cellular phones will be available exclusively for consumers currently living in Haiti. Voila cellular handsets are purchased in the United States, but must be redeemed in Haiti. |
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| Wednesday, April 23, 2008
BLACKSTONE EXPANDS PRODUCT SUITE WITH LA JOYA
MIAMI, FL –April 23, 2008--- Blackstone expands their ever-growing suite of products to meet consumer demands with the La Joya, long distance prepaid card from Telmex. Telmex is a Mexican telecommunications company that provides telecommunication products and services in Mexico and in many parts of Latin America, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru, and in North America to the United States. |
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| Thursday, April 17, 2008
BLACKSTONE ATTENDS ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION ASSOCIATION (ETA) NETWORKING EXPO
SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS SERVE AS PRESENTERS AND MODERATORS AT ETA FORUM
MIAMI, FL –April 17, 2008--- Blackstone had the opportunity to network with over 3,000 attendees at the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) 2008 Meeting & Expo held April 15-17, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.
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| Thursday, April 17, 2008
VISCOM INTERNATIONAL SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION THROUGH BLACKSTONE TOUCH-N-BUY INTERACTIVE KIOSKS
ATLANTA, April 17, 2008 — Viscom International Inc., providers of prepaid products and marketing services for the Hispanic market, announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Blackstone, a privately held provider of interactive point-of-sale systems, to distribute Viscom prepaid phone cards in 6,000 Blackstone Touch-n-Buy interactive kiosks nationwide.
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| Thursday, April 03, 2008
WELLCARE INCREASES REACHING OVER 15,000 CUSTOMERS
MIAMI, FL –April 3, 2008---WellCare’s Health Card Benefit Program is now available to it’s over 15,000 customers in New Jersey and New York through Blackstone’s POS and Touch-n-Buy interactive kiosks. Blackstone is the sole transaction processor for the WellCare Health Card Benefit Program in those states. |
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2008
BLACKSTONE NOMINATED AS TOP 100 MINORITY BUSINESS
MIAMI, FL –March 19, 2008--- Blackstone was nominated as one of the top 100 minority businesses in South Florida by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce at their annual luncheon at Jungle Island. This luncheon highlighted Miami’s growing diverse minority businesses.
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| Friday, March 07, 2008
DIGICEL TOP-UP SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE FOR EL SALVADOR
MIAMI, FL –March 7, 2008--- Digicel is expanding their top-up service to El Salvador. Now people with loved ones in El Salvador can top-up their cellular phone service from the United States. A customer simply has to go to their nearest Touch-n-Buy retailer to add funds to an account. The account holder in El Salvador receives a message indicating the additional minutes that were added to their account converted to Salvadorian currency. |
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| Tuesday, January 15, 2008
NAVARRO DISCOUNT PHARMACIES ADDS GIFT CARDS TO RETAIL OFFERING
Blackstone renews prepaid category agreement, expanding relationship with Navarro |
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| Monday, October 15, 2007
TOUCH-N-BUY OFFERING RECHARGE PIN SERVICES TO PAKISTAN
MIAMI, FL (October 15, 2007) --- Touch-n-Buy is offering recharge services to Pakistan to meet the growing demands of residents with family members in that country. |
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| Monday, October 01, 2007
BOOST REAL TIME REPLENISHMENT NOW AVAILABLE ON TOUCH-N-BUY
MIAMI, FL –October 1, 2007--- Touch-n-Buy is now offering BOOST Real Time Replenishment (RTR) through the Touch-n-Buy interactive kiosk. |
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| Thursday, September 27, 2007
BLACKSTONE PORTALS NOW AT DOLPHIN MALL
MIAMI, FL –September 27, 2007---Blackstone is happy to announce our Blackstone Portals located at different mall entries. The Blackstone Portal delivers electronic PINs (ePINs) and prints the products requested right from the Portal.
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| Monday, September 24, 2007
BLACKSTONE ATTENDED ETA STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP NETWORKING FORUM IN PALM BEACH, FL
MIAMI, FL –September 24, 2007--- Blackstone attended the ETA Strategic Leadership Networking Forum in Palm Beach, FL, which was attended by over 3,000 members of the payment industry.
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| Friday, August 31, 2007
BLACKSTONE MERCHANT SERVICES LAUNCHES
NEW REGISTER SYSTEM
MIAMI, FL –August 31, 2007---Blackstone Merchant Services launches its new register system. Through this All-In One System merchants will have everything they need in one convenient location. |
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| Friday, August 31, 2007
BLACKSTONE UNVEILS NEW CORPORATE STRUCTURE
MIAMI, FL –August 31, 2007---Blackstone Calling Cards is proud to announce its new corporate structure its business operations. Two senior staff members Carlos Rodriguez and Janet Sancho were promoted. Additionally, Joaquin Fernandez was names Chief Financial Officer. Blackstone is pleased to welcome back Michael Acton as Chief Operating Officer. |
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| Thursday, June 28, 2007
BLACKSTONE SALES REPRESENTATIVE AWARDED A NEW CAR BY CVT PREPAID SOLUTIONS
MIAMI, FL –June 28, 2007---Top Blackstone sales representative, Edward Sanchez, was awarded a brand new 2008 Dodge Avenger by CVT Prepaid Solutions. |
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| Thursday, June 28, 2007
PINSERVE LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE
MIAMI, FL –June 28, 2007---PinservE, a division of Blackstone, launches its new Web site, http://www.pinserve.com. The newly redesigned Web site includes in-depth information about PinservE’s products and services. |
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| Wednesday, June 20, 2007
BLACKSTONE LISTED ON HISPANIC BUSINESS 500® DIRECTORY
MIAMI, FL –June 20, 2007---Hispanic Business recently named Blackstone as number 24 on their Hispanic Business 500® directory. |
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| Monday, April 30, 2007
BLACKSTONE HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL INVITATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT
MIAMI, FL –April 30, 2007--- More than 60 participants gathered at Miami Beach Marina, on Friday, April 27th organized and hosted by Blackstone Calling Cards. |
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| Tuesday, March 20, 2007
BLACKSTONE ANNOUNCES IPREPAY, INC. ACQUISITION
Blackstone announces its acquisition of the assets of iPrepay Inc. |
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| Thursday, February 08, 2007
PINSERVE TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS TO PUERTO RICO
MIAMI, FL –February 8, 2007--- Through PinservE’s complete suite of merchant point of sale (POS) terminals backed by our world-class technology, PinservE is able to provide the Puerto Rican market with the finest prepaid electronic products and services in the industry. |
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| Monday, January 01, 2007
PINSERVE TECHNOLOGY ADDRESSES
PREPAID NEEDS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MARKET
MIAMI, FL –January 1, 2007--- PinservE technology is meeting the demands of the Dominican Republic market. PinservE provides a complete turnkey management and accounting suite that facilitates Union Telecard (UTD) the ability to sell PINS instantly in the Dominican Republic. |
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| Tuesday, November 28, 2006
BLACKSTONE ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF RICARDO BOETTO, AS CFO.
Blackstone announces the appointment of Ricardo Boetto, as CFO. Ricardo comes to Blackstone with more than eighteen years experience in key, corporate financial roles and senior management positions, both nationally and internationally. His latest ... |
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| Tuesday, November 28, 2006
CONVERGIA PARTNERS WITH BLACKSTONE IN LAUNCHING ITS FIRST CALLING CARD IN THE US, “HABLA SYMPATICO.”
Convergia and Blackstone launch Habla Sympatico USA prepaid calling cards
Convergia and Blackstone launch Habla Sympatico USA prepaid long distance calling cards nationwide. Habla Sympatico USA targets the wide majority of pre-paid calling card us... |
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| Wednesday, October 25, 2006
EZETOP COMPLETES PREPAID PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH BLACKSTONE
Dublin, Ireland Oct. 25, 2006 -Ezetop is pleased to announce it's partnership with Blackstone as an authorized distributor for ezetop mobile phone top-ups in the United
States. This agreement will cover Digicel Jamaica and Digicel Haiti mobile phon... |
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| Friday, September 08, 2006
TA’FACIL ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BLACKSTONE PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF LOAD LOCATIONS FOR THE TA’FACIL CARDS
Miami, FL September 8, 2006 –Ta’Facil Corp. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Blackstone, enabling Ta’Facil’s prepaid cards to be reloaded at all Touch-n-Buy retail locations. The Ta'Facil Prepaid MasterCard® Card and the Ta’F... |
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| Monday, August 28, 2006
PINSERVE BROADENS LINE OF SERVICES TO VENEZUELA
MIAMI, FL –August 28, 2006--- PinservE along with Movilnet in Venezuela has decided to provide their complete line of services to the Venezuelan market. Movilnet one of the biggest and most important carriers in Venezuela was looking for a provider for their prepaid services. PinservE was able to met Movilnet’s demands and provides them with a solution to this problem. |
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| Friday, August 18, 2006
THE GREATER MIAMI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WELCOMES BLACKSTONE AS A TRUSTEE.
The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business organization in South Florida, welcomes Blackstone as a Trustee Member.
This level of membership is considered the “backbone” of the GMCC. Small and large businesses alike benef... |
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| Wednesday, August 09, 2006
SOUTH FLORIDA CEO MAGAZINE NAMES BLACKSTONE TO ITS ANNUAL LIST OF TOP 500 COMPANIES
Blackstone (www.blackstoneonline.com), a leader in the prepaid telecommunications industry, proudly announces that it is has been named by South Florida CEO magazine to its annual list of Top 500 Companies in South Florida.
Each year, South Florid... |
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| Wednesday, July 26, 2006
BLACKSTONE TO PARTICIPATE AT INTELE-CARD EXPO CONFERENCE
Carlos Rodriguez, vice-president of Blackstone, will be participating in a “Retail Roundtable” panel discussion at this year’s Intele-Card Expo. Topics covered will include discussions of which prepaid products are selling well at the retail level, ... |
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| Wednesday, July 26, 2006
BLACKSTONE ANNOUNCES TODAY THAT IT HAS ENTERED INTO A PIN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH ZUMA PREPAID WIRELESS. (ZUMA)
ZUMA Prepaid Wireless sees the Blackstone partnership as an important part of its nationwide rollout of its prepaid wireless services.
“ZUMA spokesperson, Lupe Rivas states, “The Blackstone POSA network allows ZUMA to provide thousands of addition... |
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| Friday, June 30, 2006
MIAMI, FLORIDA – JUNE 26, 2006 - BLACKSTONE (WWW.BLACKSTONEONLINE.COM), A PIONEER OF THE PREPAID TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, ANNOUNCED TODAY JOAQUIN A. FERNANDEZ HAS BEEN NAMED PRESIDENT OF BLACKSTONE.
As President, Fernandez will direct overall company strategy and continue to position Blackstone as the leader of the prepaid industry. Fernandez previously served as Blackstone's Chief Financial Officer, developing and managing Blackstone's short an... |
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| Thursday, June 22, 2006
TWO POWERHOUSES IN THE PREPAID INDUSTRY PARTNER TO LAUNCH A NATIONWIDE LINE OF PREPAID CALLING CARDS...
Blackstone and STI introduce its newest line of calling cards. This new series of cards targets the wide majority of pre-paid calling card users, providing toll-free access, very competitive rates and 100% delivered minutes to Mexico, Latin America, ... |
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| Monday, April 24, 2006
EXIGENT AND PRE SOLUTIONS SETTLE PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT
Exigent Technology Inc., the intellectual property holding company affiliated with the Blackstone group of companies, announced today that it has amicably settled a patent infringement lawsuit it filed against PRE Solutions, Inc.. The settlement reac... |
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| Wednesday, April 19, 2006
1ST ANNUAL BLACKSTONE FISHING INVITATIONAL
Blackstone Holds It’s
First Annual
Fishing Invitational.
More than 60 participants gathered at Miami Beach Marina, Friday,
March 24, 2006, for the First annual Blackstone fishing invitational.
Organized and hosted by Adma Telecom, Ta’Facil, Touc... |
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| Friday, March 10, 2006
BLACKSTONE UNVEILS LATEST PREPAID TELECOM PRODUCTS AT MIAMI BEACH INTELE-CARD EXPO
MIAMI, Fla., March 10 -- Blackstone, celebrating more than 10 years as a leading distributor of prepaid telecommunications products, is launching its expanded calling card line featuring premium rates from top carriers at the upcoming Intele-Card Exp... |
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| Thursday, January 26, 2006
BLACKSTONE ANNOUNCES MOVISTAR ALLIANCE CONNECTING U.S. CALLERS TO COLOMBIA
Blackstone, one of the nation’s leading distributors of pre-paid telecommunications products, announced today that through its alliance with Telefonica Moviles “Movistar,’ and ADMA Telecom, it will offer pre-paid calling cards to people in the U.S. c... |
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| Monday, December 12, 2005
BLACKSTONE - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TELECOM – TO LAUNCH “RAICES”
Prepaid Calling Card Specifically Designed For The US-based Argentinian Community
The “Raices” prepaid calling card – distributed by Blackstone – is available in $2, $5, and $10 denominations. This card has been specifically designed for the US-b... |
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| Tuesday, July 19, 2005
BLACKSTONE NAMED TO SOUTH FLORIDA CEO MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL LIST OF TOP 500 COMPANIES
Blackstone To Appear On The List For The Fourth Consecutive Year |
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| Monday, June 27, 2005
BLACKSTONE - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TELMEX & SBC – TO LAUNCH “LA CONOCIDA”
Prepaid Calling Card Specifically Designed For The US-based Mexican Community
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| Saturday, February 19, 2005
CODETEL PRESENTS BLACKSTONE WITH AWARD FOR SALES ACHIEVEMENT DURING ISLA MARGARITA LAUNCH PARTY
The New Isla Margarita Prepaid Calling Card Designed For US-Based Venezuelan Community |
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| Monday, February 14, 2005
PINSERVE OPENS CALL CENTER IN ECUADOR
MIAMI, FL –February 14, 2005--- PinservE expands their operations abroad with the opening of an overseas call center. This initiative was developed based on the need to provide clients with outstanding client support service while reducing overhead and minimizing costs. The new PinservE call center will be located in Ecuador. PinservE customers will be greeted by a team of highly qualified bi-lingual customer service representatives available to assist clients 24 hours a day 7 day a week 365 days of the year. |
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| Monday, December 20, 2004
DUOCASH ADDED TO BLACKSTONE’S PREPAID PRODUCT OFFERING
Online Payment Tool That Is Private, Secure and Accessible |
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| Friday, December 03, 2004
WORLD CLASS FOOTWEAR SELECTS BLACKSTONE TO PROVIDE TURNKEY MERCHANT PROCESSING SOLUTION
Blackstone To Process Chain’s Gift Cards, Credit Cards and Checks |
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| Friday, November 19, 2004
FARM STORES GROCERY SELECTS BLACKSTONE AS PREPAID CATEGORY PROVIDER
Blackstone Also To Provide Company’s Merchant Processing |
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| Thursday, July 29, 2004
SOUTH FLORIDA CEO MAGAZINE NAMES BLACKSTONE TO THEIR ANNUAL LIST OF TOP 500 COMPANIES
Blackstone Appears In Top 100 Private Companies |
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| Monday, July 19, 2004
ETB UNVEILS NEW PREPAID LONG DISTANCE CALLING CARD FOR US-BASED COLOMBIAN COMMUNITY
Distribution Agreement Signed Between ADMA Telecom and Blackstone |
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| Thursday, June 03, 2004
SIEMENS S.A. FORMS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH BLACKSTONE
Blackstone To Manage Prepaid and Postpaid Programs For Telecommunication & Utility Payments & Services |
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| Thursday, April 08, 2004
TOUCH & BUY SYSTEM TO PARTICPATE IN NACSTECH 2004 DEMO AREA
Touch & Buy Is One of Only Twelve New Products To Be Showcased During Expo |
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| Wednesday, March 17, 2004
BLACKSTONE PREPAID STOP & BLACKSTONE POS SIGN SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH EXIGENT TECHNLOGY FOR REAL TIME FULL SERVICE E-PIN DELIVERY
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| Saturday, February 14, 2004
BLACKSTONE NAMED A FINALIST IN THE 10TH ANNUAL CUTTING EDGE AWARD
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| Tuesday, December 23, 2003
UNIVERSAL EXPRESS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH BLACKSTONE
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| Thursday, December 04, 2003
PATENT AWARDED FOR REAL TIME ELECTRONIC PIN DELIVERY SYSTEM BY U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Blackstone’s Pioneering Real Time Electronic PIN Delivery System Predates All Other Claims On Paper and In Practice |
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| Wednesday, November 26, 2003
BLACKSTONE NAMED TO THE ANNUAL LIST OF TOP 100 HISPANIC BUSINESSES
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2003
WIRELESS RECHARGE CARDS NOW AVAILABLE FROM • ALLTEL • BOOST MOBILE • HARGRAY WIRELESS • OMNI PREPAID • VIA BLACKSTONE TOUCH & GO, PREPAID STOP AND POS TERMINAL
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| Thursday, October 09, 2003
BLACKSTONE TO EXHIBIT AT CONVENIENCE STORE INDUSTRY NATIONAL MEETING IN CHICAGO
“The Latest & Greatest” At NACS Includes The Blackstone Touch & Go |
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| Tuesday, September 02, 2003
NACS SHOW 2003 SPOTLIGHTS THE BLACKSTONE PREPAID STOP™
Self-Service, Interactive Kiosk Selected For “Cool New Products Workshop” In Chicago |
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| Monday, August 25, 2003
BLACKSTONE BEGINS NATIONWIDE DEPLOYMENT OF TOUCH & GO™
Retailers Embrace the Newest Tool to Sell the Prepaid Category with Speed, Convenience and Efficiency |
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| Monday, August 18, 2003
SOUTH FLORIDA CEO MAGAZINE NAMES BLACKSTONE TO ITS ANNUAL LIST OF TOP 500 COMPANIES
With Increased Revenues In 2002, Blackstone’s Ranking Rises To #76 |
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| Friday, August 08, 2003
BLACKSTONE TEAMS UP WITH MIAMI HERALD AND EL NUEVO HERALD TO OFFER PREPAID NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Latest Service To Be Added To The Expanding Prepaid Category |
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| Monday, August 04, 2003
BLACKSTONE NAMES MICHAEL D. ACTON PRESIDENT
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2003
PREPAID FLOWER BOUQUETS NOW AVAILABLE FROM BLACKSTONE
Extraordinary Bouquets Delivered Next Day Via FedEX
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| Monday, July 21, 2003
BLACKSTONE NAMES JANET SANCHO VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES
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| Monday, June 30, 2003
BLACKSTONE NOW OFFERS PREPAID (RX) PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARDS
Nationwide Card Saves Consumers Up To 40% On All Prescriptions |
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| Monday, June 16, 2003
NAVARRO DISCOUNT PHARMACIES DEPLOY BLACKSTONE’S PREPAID ONE STOP PORTAL THROUGHOUT CHAIN
Interactive Kiosk Offers The Complete Category of Prepaid Products and Services |
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| Tuesday, May 27, 2003
BLACKSTONE NOW HOSTING ELECTRONIC RECEIPT CAPTURE (ERC)
Service Available To Merchant Processors Who Want To Offer ERC On Hypercom ICE 5500’s |
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| Monday, May 19, 2003
SENIOR TRAFFIC ACADEMY NOW AVAILABLE FROM BLACKSTONE
State Certified Prepaid Online Program Reduces Auto Insurance Rates By 15% |
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| Monday, May 12, 2003
AIRVOICE WIRELESS RECHARGE CARDS NOW OFFERED IN BLACKSTONE POS
Available Markets Include Florida, California, Arizona, Nevada and Michigan |
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| Thursday, May 01, 2003
SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL NAMES BLACKSTONE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR – MARKETING OVER $10 MILLION
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| Monday, April 21, 2003
BLACKSTONE “CARES” VOLUNTEER AT THE 2003 MAYOR’S EASTER EGG HUNT
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| Friday, April 04, 2003
SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL NAMES BLACKSTONE A FINALIST IN 2003 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
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| Tuesday, March 25, 2003
BLACKSTONE POS COMPLETES 20 MILLION PREPAID TRANSACTIONS
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| Thursday, March 20, 2003
PINSERVE ANNOUCES FIRST OVERSEAS EXPANSION
MIAMI, FL –March 20, 2003---PinservE is excited to announce their first overseas expansion. PinservE will work alongside WaveCrest, one of the major carriers in England, to provide service for that region. |
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| Monday, March 17, 2003
BLACKSTONE CEO PROFILED IN NACS MAGAZINE
Feature Article Discusses The Prepaid Category and Blackstone’s Evolution |
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| Monday, March 10, 2003
BLACKSTONE SPONSORS THE PREPAID MARKETS EXPO
Gold Sponsor of New York Prepaid Industry Trade Show |
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| Monday, February 24, 2003
BLACKSTONE BEGINS NATIONWIDE DEPLOYMENT OF SELF-SERVICE, INTERACTIVE KIOSKS
Kiosk Offers A Complete Category of Prepaid Products and Services |
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| Monday, February 17, 2003
TEEN TRAFFIC ACADEMY NOW AVAILABLE FROM BLACKSTONE
State Certified Prepaid Online Program Now Available For Florida Teens |
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| Monday, January 27, 2003
BLACKSTONE NAMED ONE OF THE “TOP 12 CUTTING EDGE COMPANIES” IN SOUTH FLORIDA
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| Tuesday, January 21, 2003
BLACKSTONE POS SOFTWARE CERTIFIED ON FIRST DATA CORP’S OMAHA PLATFORM
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| Tuesday, December 31, 2002
BLACKSTONE TO EXHIBIT AT THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION’S EXPO IN NEW YORK CITY
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| Wednesday, December 18, 2002
BLACKSTONE TO OFFER PREPAID ONLINE TRAFFIC SCHOOL
New Product Launch Scheduled For Florida |
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| Friday, December 13, 2002
BLACKSTONE NAMED ONE OF THE “TOP 100 HISPANIC BUSINESSES IN FLORIDA”
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| Friday, November 15, 2002
BLACKSTONE TO DISTRIBUTE WIRELESS CARD BY ADMA
Prepaid Calling Card Provides Reliable And Affordable International Calling From Cellular or Home Phones!
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| Wednesday, October 30, 2002
WORKFORCE FLORIDA AWARDS $500,000 GRANT TO BLACKSTONE
Miami-Dade Community College to Coordinate New Employee Training Programs
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| Friday, October 25, 2002
BLACKSTONE NOW OFFERS THE RELOADABLE™ SUPERCHARGE™ DEBIT MASTERCARD® AND SUPERCHARGE™ CIRRUS® ATM DEBIT CARDS
Prepaid MasterCard® and Cirrus® ATM Cards Provide New Revenue Source For Merchants |
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| Monday, October 07, 2002
BLACKSTONE UNVEILS “GOLD SERVICES” AT NACS EXPO
New Program Includes Prepaid Store Cards, Preferred Customer Charge Cards, e-Timeclock and Custom Coupons |
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| Thursday, October 03, 2002
WINNER OF BLACKSTONE’S SUMMER SALES CONTEST ANNOUNCED
Frank Fleites Jr. Wins 2002 Volkswagen Beetle |
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| Friday, September 27, 2002
TERRA.COM SIGNS E-COMMERCE AGREEMENT WITH BLACKSTONE
Blackstone Named Prepaid Calling Card Provider On Terra.com Website |
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| Thursday, September 19, 2002
SOUTH FLORIDA CEO MAGAZINE ADDS BLACKSTONE TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA 500
Blackstone In Top 200 Privately-Held Companies In South Florida |
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| Thursday, September 12, 2002
CHANNEL PARTNER EXPO DEEMED A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
Agents and Distributors Embrace The Blackstone Solution |
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| Tuesday, August 27, 2002
BLACKSTONE UNVEILS PREPAID COMMUNICATION CENTER
A Self-Service e-PIN Distribution Center For Instant Delivery of Prepaid Products |
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| Friday, August 23, 2002
BLACKSTONE’S FIRST GLOBAL TRAC SYSTEM TO BE DEPLOYED INTERNATIONALLY
Global Enterprises and Financial Projects, Inc. Purchases Licensed Prepaid Delivery System To Dispense e-PINs In Jamaica |
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| Friday, August 09, 2002
INTERNATIONAL CLAIRVOYANT WALTER MERCADO AND BLACKSTONE ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Versatile Prepaid Calling Card Now Offers Long Distance and Horoscopes |
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| Wednesday, July 31, 2002
PIZZA HUT PARTNERS WITH BLACKSTONE FOR UNIQUE PROMOTION
South Florida Franchise Owners To Use Blackstone POS To Reach Consumers |
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| Friday, July 19, 2002
BLACKSTONE TO GIVEAWAY 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Summer Sales Contest For Blackstone’s Sales Team |
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| Wednesday, July 10, 2002
NEW ENGLAND DIAMOND CLUB ENDORSES BLACKSTONE
Over 100 Shell and Texaco Stations To Offer Prepaid Products Via Blackstone POS |
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| Friday, July 05, 2002
BLACKSTONE DELIVERS TRACFONE PREPAID WIRELESS AIRTIME ELECTRONIC PIN DISTRIBUTION TO OVER 5,000 RETAIL OUTLETS
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| Monday, June 24, 2002
BLACKSTONE POS TO OFFER I-WIRELESS PRODUCT
Cincinnati Bell To Use Blackstone POS To Sell i-wireless Prepaid Electronic PINs To Consumers |
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| Monday, June 10, 2002
BLACKSTONE SUPPORTS VOLUNTARY PRE-K PROGRAM IN FLORIDA
Contribution To Help Committee Continue Efforts For November Referendum |
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| Monday, June 03, 2002
BLACKSTONE CEO NAMED FINALIST IN “FLORIDA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD®” BY ERNST & YOUNG
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| Monday, May 20, 2002
BLACKSTONE NOW OFFERS WEB AFFILIATE PROGRAM
Earn Commissions For Linking Customers to www.blackstoneonline.com |
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| Friday, April 19, 2002
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION INDUSTRY RESPONDS ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO BLACKSTONE’S PATENT PENDING SOFTWARE
Value-Added Software Merges Merchant Processing With Prepaid Technologies |
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| Thursday, April 18, 2002
IDT TELECOM ACHEIEVES FIRST BILLION-MINUTE MONTH
Telecom Minutes-of-Use for Retail and Wholesale Divisions Achieve Record Monthly Levels |
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| Wednesday, April 10, 2002
BLACKSTONE UNVEILS ‘THE RACK’ AT ETA TRADESHOW
Licensed Prepaid Delivery System Now Available Globally |
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| Friday, March 29, 2002
RUDY ESTEFANO NAMED VICE PRESIDENT
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| Thursday, March 21, 2002
IDT AND UNION TELECARD PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE IN BLACKSTONE POS
Cross Star - Pay Less - Union Florida - Florida Phone Card - Merengue - Florida Exclusive |
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| Thursday, March 14, 2002
FIFTH THIRD BANKCORP CERTIFIES BLACKSTONE POS TERMINAL
Terminal Integrates Credit Cards, Prepaid Products and Gift Card Software |
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| Thursday, March 07, 2002
BLACKSTONE SPONSORS THE PREPAID MARKETS EXPO
Agrees To Be A Gold Sponsor For New York Telecommunications Trade Show |
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| Friday, March 01, 2002
BLACKSTONE INTRODUCES FLORIDA CROSS STAR
Services Provided By IDT - Powered By Blackstone |
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| Thursday, February 21, 2002
BLACKSTONE PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Including External Consulting Services |
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| Thursday, February 07, 2002
BLACKSTONE ENGAGES BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
Partnership Looks Towards The Future - A Public Offering |
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| Tuesday, January 29, 2002
JOAQUIN FERNANDEZ NAMED BLACKSTONE’S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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| Friday, January 25, 2002
VOICESTREAM SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH BLACKSTONE
VoiceStream To Use Blackstone POS To Sell EasySpeak Prepaid Electronic PINs To Consumers |
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| Monday, January 21, 2002
BLACKSTONE SUPPORTS HASC SUMMER PROGRAM
Contribution Helps Provide Camp Scholarships For The Developmentally Disabled |
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| Friday, January 11, 2002
BLACKSTONE SECURES PATENT PROTECTION FOR REVOLUTIONARY POS TECHNOLOGY
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| Thursday, January 03, 2002
WINNERS OF FOOD SPOT POS PROMOTION ANNOUNCED
First Place Winner Receives Four Day Cruise To The Bahamas |
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| Thursday, December 27, 2001
BLACKSTONE MAKES ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED WAY
Monies To Support Human Services In Miami-Dade County |
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| Friday, December 14, 2001
ILLINOIS STATE FABRICARE ASSOCIATION ENDORSES BLACKSTONE MERCHANT SERVICES
Will Begin Offering Members BMS’ Processing Program In 2002 |
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| Monday, December 03, 2001
WALLS GO UP ON BLACKSTONE’S NEW WORLD HEADQUARTERS
Represents Milestone For Company and Employees |
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2001
HYPERCOM NAMES BLACKSTONE A CERTIFIED VAR PARTNER
Further Solidifies Relationship For The Future |
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| Monday, November 12, 2001
BLACKSTONE POS – NOW OFFERS GLOBAL PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
Custom Software Designed For Residential Telecom Company In Panama |
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| Wednesday, November 07, 2001
JANET SANCHO NAMED DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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| Monday, October 29, 2001
BLACKSTONE CREATES NEW POSITION – DIRECTOR OF INDIRECT DISTRIBUTION
Blackstone POS To Offer New ISA and VAR Program For 2002 |
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| Saturday, October 20, 2001
BLACKSTONE TO EXHIBIT AT CONVENIENCE STORE INDUSTRY NATIONAL MEETING IN LAS VEGAS
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| Monday, October 15, 2001
BLACKSTONE POS NOW CERTIFIED TO OFFER GIFT CARDS
Nationwide Rollout Now In Progress |
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| Friday, October 05, 2001
LATEST EDITION OF BLACKSTONE INSIGHT NOW AVAILABLE
Newest Issue Covers A Variety of Topics Including Telecom, Wireless and Merchant Services |
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| Wednesday, September 26, 2001
BLACKSTONE NAMES NEW HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
Projections of 1000 New Employees Necessitates Position |
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| Friday, September 14, 2001
BLACKSTONE REDEFINES CUSTOMER SERVICE
“Classic Service” Designed As The Ultimate In Customer Service |
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| Wednesday, September 05, 2001
BLACKSTONE AND SPECIAL SERVICE INC ENTER INTO AGREEMENT
Applications To Be Merged Into One Product Offering For Petroleum Industry |
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| Monday, August 27, 2001
BLACKSTONE NAMES JOHN MARSHALL PRESIDENT OF PREPAID SYSTEMS GROUP
Marshall Assumes Responsibility For Blackstone’s Point-of-Sale Division |
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| Friday, August 17, 2001
TELECOM BUSINESS WORLD INVITES BLACKSTONE TO CHAIR CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK
Brian Delatore To Moderate Session On Wireless Trends |
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| Thursday, August 09, 2001
CARIBE CARD FLORIDA AVAILABLE FROM CODETEL
Offers Excellent Rates From The US To All Caribbean Countries, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica |
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| Tuesday, July 31, 2001
NEW PRODUCT! NO CONNECTION FEE FROM AMERICATEL!
Blackstone Named Authorized Distributor of Americatel’s Newest Product |
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| Monday, July 16, 2001
BLACKSTONE POS MERCHANTS TO ACCEPT DINERS CLUB®
Merchants Have Access To 8 Million Card Members Worldwide |
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| Tuesday, July 10, 2001
BLACKSTONE OFFERS EXCITING NEW SERVICE FOR MERCHANTS
Electronic Check Recovery Increases NSF Collections – At No Cost To Merchant |
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| Monday, July 02, 2001
BLACKSTONE NAMES NEW CORPORATE CONTROLLER
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| Tuesday, June 26, 2001
BLACKSTONE POS PR |
