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Vista Partners Initiates Coverage on USA Technologies MALVERN, PA, March 31, 2006 - USA Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: USAT) announced today that Vista Partners, an independent equity research firm, has initiated coverage. Vista Partners provides independent, equity research for institutional and individual investors, with a focus on publicly traded small cap companies with a market capitalization between $5 million and $250 million. Ross Silver and Jeremy Thum of Vista Partners issued the report. The report is available on the Vista Partners website, or via a PDF download.

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