Swindon consumers did value use of the card in unattended point-of-sale (U-POS) applications such as for car park tickets, telephones, and a self-photo machine installed in a Swindon post office. But, the Swindon pilot had largely ignored other forms of unattended vending. In July of 1996, MXI announced an agreement with Mars Electronics International "to develop compatible payment products for vending and other U-POS applications". There was considerable variation from country to country, however, in the acceptance of unattended vending.