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Ducont nominated Finalist at the Microsoft EMEA RAD Awards 2004!

Ducont's Mobile Bill Presentment and Payments (MBPP) solution has been nominated Finalist at the Microsoft EMEA RAD Awards 2004 under the 'Best Use of .NET Technology' category. This award will recognize the best use of Microsoft .NET technologies such as the .NET Framework, .NET Enterprise Servers and Visual Studio.NET.

About MBPP

Utility companies, banks and consumers do not have an appropriate 'anytime anywhere' platform that provides an opportunity to transact/trade in small to medium utility payments. There is a need for a payment mechanism that will allow the mobile user community to make utility payments on the move even for small values.

Ducont's Mobile Bill Presentment and Payments is the ideal solution to address these issues and promote mobile commerce using the latest wireless technology.

The bilingual (Arabic and English) solution enhances delivery and transaction capabilities, thus improving the relationship between customers, banks and utility companies. Consumers can securely and conveniently pay through their mobile phones or over the Internet.

Ducont has developed this product for linking the financial institutions and the retailers to a common platform. It relies on the use of the Internet and wireless (SMS, WAP, GPRS and PDA) channels. Customers would be alerted on the pending bills against them through SMS. They can then initiate the payment transaction based on their choice of the device (PC, phone or kiosk). The transaction integration is secure and seamless between the utility company and the banks.

About the Awards

The Microsoft EMEA RAD (retail application development) Awards are now in their 5th year and have become established as one of the leading events in the retail technology calendar.

Since its inception, the RAD Awards programme has been designed to recognise and honour the independent software vendors (ISVs) and retailer IT departments who make the best use of Microsoft technology to provide business value to retail organisations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).