text: At December 31, 2000 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $7.2 million and working capital of $3.6 million. The Company had $2.1 
  million of restricted cash held as security with respect to cash provided by banks participating in Euro n e t ’s ATM network, to cover guarantees on 
  financial instruments and as deposits with customs officials (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Restricted cash). In addition to 
  the assets held on the balance sheet at December 31, 1999 the Company held re p u rchased notes payable with a face value of 48.4 million 
  Deutsche Marks ($23.3 million as at December 31, 2000 based on a USD to DM rate of 1:2.08) and a fair market value at December 31, 2000 of 
  $9.3 million (See Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Financial instruments). 