Blue Ribbon Vending places a great value on Research and Development, especially in technological advances in the vending industry. This emphasis in R&D has resulted in the ability to accept debit and credit cards at our machines, in addition to the web-based communication of our machines to a desktop at our offices. This communication via the internet provides all information important to maximizing machine sales, including: product inventory levels, money acceptance problems with dollar bills or coins, power problems, and password controlled client access to machine information for periodic review.