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About WPNI
Washingtonpost. Axess AG is a developer
and marketer of access control products, POS solutions, software and
Smart card technology.

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There can be no
assurance that the transaction will close. Forward-looking statements are based
on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements
are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from those
presently anticipated.gov/ to review Rapidtron's latest
filings.

As ethnomethodologists claim, it is important to understand that Ethnomethodology is not a methodology but a social science.

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For more
information, go to http://www .

Rapidtron and AXESS AG to Begin Negotiations for Combining the Two Companies

The benefits for the proposed merger are considerable for both
companies.rapidtron.com

Forward-looking statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These risks include the possibility that
Rapidtron or AXESS will not satisfy their contingencies and will not
complete the transaction, and that even if the transaction is closed,
the combination of their respective business and technologies will
not result in new businesses.

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com. The
company is headquartered in Arlington, VA. Technorati tracks over sixteen
million blogs, making it possible for you to find out what people on the
Internet are saying about you, your company, your products, your competitors ,
your politics, or other areas of interest -- all in real time. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California ,
Rapidtron is currently providing its Smart card-access control
systems to Copper Mountain (Colorado ) and Park City Mountain Resort
(Utah), the new Tamarack Resort (Idaho) and its bar code system to UC
Berkeley, UCLA and several leading fitness clubs, with over 180
systems shipped to date.com or visit the Company's
website at www. Securities + Exchange
Commission's website at www.

It contains specific studies of conversation, called Conversation Analysis (by Harvey Sacks), focusing among other topics on turn-taking sequences.

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com executive editor, Jim Brady, said, "News is not static."

The companies expect to enter into a definitive agreement within
the next 120 days and close the transaction by July 31, 2005. More information about Rapidtron may be
obtained at www.

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com.com, Slate, BudgetTravelOnline .

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com content. This partnership with Technorati lets the users
in on that conversation by delivering the most interesting and lively
discussions about washingtonpost.com content from some of the best and most
popular blogs on the web. We
salute them for recognizing the potential of blogs as a valuable contribution
to the public discourse. It also eliminates potential
distribution conflicts with new markets that it is establishing in
countries other than those covered in its current agreement with
AXESS. They have now won every major contract in
Europe for the past several seasons, further validating their
innovation and performance over other suppliers. Rapidtron is the exclusive North American
distributor for AXESS AG, an Austrian corporation.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Rapidtron , Inc.

John Creel-President

For more information, contact Brad Long - Investor Relations at
(800) 913-8588 or at brad@rapidtron.

Rapidtron, Inc.

What is ethnomethodology?
Ethnomethodology is an autonomous social science.

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News Editors

COSTA MESA, Calif. The increased profitability will allow us to be
even more competitive through additional research and development.

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washingtonpost.com Partners with Technorati to Deliver Content and Comments from Blogs

For the past five years, Rapidtron has been
working under an exclusive distribution agreement with AXESS to market
their products and technology in North America.

With the combined profits , the single entity would provide
capital for increased research and development, allowing for more
rapid growth in software and hardware development, and exploration of
new technologies.com or the U.

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ARLINGTON, Va.
The service will search millions of blogs for postings and feature links
to the most blogged about articles and the liveliest web discussions on
washingtonpost.
Technorati, founded in San Francisco in 2002, is the leading authority on
what's going on in the world of blogging.

About AXESS

AXESS, formed in 1998, is one of the leading access control
companies that designs, develops and markets turnstiles with Smart
card and bar code readers, POS equipment and software, Smart cards
and bar code tickets and related systems. AXESS is a pioneer in Smart
card technology and has produced a family of products and services
that allow for cashless transactions for greatly reduced costs and
significantly increased efficiency and revenue for their clients,
including hands-free entry for winter resorts.

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, washingtonpost.----Rapidtron, Inc. Rapidtron was first listed on the OTCBB
(RPDT.OB) in May 2003.

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Ethnomethodology is based on the fine description of interactions.

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com
articles and editorials from around the blogosphere.
"This partnership is part of our ongoing initiative to embrace and respond
to the many dynamic ways that users consume and participate in news and
information over the Internet," said Caroline Little, publisher and CEO of
washingtonpost.
With the help of the web, interesting stories immediately become part of a
broader national conversation. Its mission is to develop the
company's editorial products and businesses on the Internet and across all
electronic content delivery platforms.

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washingtonpost .

John Creel, Rapidtron CEO stated, "By bringing AXESS and
Rapidtron together, there will be major economies in combining
management with reduction of overhead and selling costs, resulting in
better pricing and greater profitability."

Wolfram Kocznar, AXESS CEO stated, "The combination of the
companies will provide a significant strategic advantage as we
compete for projects. AXESS is also having its
best year, winning the biggest contract ever awarded for winter
resort access systems - Super Ski Dolomitti, a consortium of resorts
in Italy with over 1,500 gates and readers - as well as a similar
contract in Scandinavia.

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AXESS has installed
over 3,500 Smart access gates and 2,500 point-of-sale systems to
transit companies and resorts in Europe. Any statements that express
or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations ,
beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future
events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may
be forward-looking statements.

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Sifry, founder and CEO of Technorati, said "We're pleased to be
working with washingtonpost. Rapidtron proposes to pursue a business
combination between AXESS and Rapidtron USA (collectively, the
"Proposed Transaction ").

About Rapidtron

Rapidtron is one of the leading Smart card-access control
companies in the United States, serving universities, fitness clubs,
resorts and amusement parks.

Its name comes from the concept of ethnomethods, standing for methods that actors use to accomplish their everyday tasks (and which ethnomethodologists study).

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"
David L.com in leading the way toward expanding the
interaction between the public and those who make and report the news.com.rapidtron.

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com today announced
that it has partnered with blog search company Technorati to offer its readers
the opportunity to view comments and opinions about washingtonpost. The two
companies will continue to work according to their existing agreement
during the due diligence period and prior to closing.

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The transaction is contingent upon both parties completing due
diligence and negotiating a definitive agreement over the next 120
days, and upon Rapidtron raising an additional $2 million of debt
and/or equity financing prior to September 30, 2005.

Rapidtron will continue to be traded on the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board (OTCBB).S.

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Newsweek Interactive is the online publishing subsidiary of
The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). WPNI's flagship products include
washingtonpost.com, and Newsweek.
("Rapidtron" ) (OTCBB:RPDT) announced that after signing of a Letter of
Intent with AXESS AG ("AXESS") in February , they have moved forward
towards negotiating a definitive agreement. It will allow Rapidtron to have more control over product
development and market penetration.

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About Technorati, Inc.

AXESS is an Austrian
company based in Salzburg, Austria. (OTC Bulletin Board:RPDT)

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