9-11-95. W$Japer: "VeriFone Expected to Announce System For Purchasing Goods on the Internet." VeriFone, Inc., which manufactures terminals through which merchants scan consumers' credit cards for authorization, said it will provide merchants who wish to market goods on the global computer network with a complete set of tools to handle electronic cash, electronic checks and credit-card payments. The system consists of four different products: A consumer would use the software equivalent of a wallet, which could include different forms of payment, such as electronic checks, cash, or credit cards to purchase goods. The consumer would also use a smartcard inserted in a device connected to a PC to verify his identity. The card would also contain other cardholder information and eventually could include electronic cash. Philips and Oracle Plan Electronic Mail Without Use of PCs Philips Electronics NV and Oracle Corp. plan to offer electronic mail without personal computers, using Philips phones that have small display screens and keyboards. Gerrit Schipper, president of Philips Home Services, said the new e-mail service was designed to increase the services' value and appeal to the 70% of U.S. households that don't have PCs. 2 go: VER_tgo (5 kb)