Card Briefs: Gtech Unit to Service Verifone Retail Package

Worldserv Inc., a subsidiary of the lottery and electronic benefits transfer processor Gtech Corp., has signed a four- year network installation and maintenance services contract with Verifone Inc.

Worldserv will provide a variety of support services for Digital Xpress, Verifone's transaction package for middle-market merchants that utilizes ISDN - integrated services digital network - telephone technology.

Worldserv will contribute 2,500 installations, network implementation, field maintenance, and help-desk services, helping Verifone to cut down on the complexity that limited the technology in the past.

"Working together, we'll make it easier for retailers to achieve the speed, reliability, and efficiency benefits that ISDN can bring to their point of sale operations," said Verifone vice president Greg Lewis.

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