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CCB expands deployment of Kalignite
multi-vendor ATM software
February, 2006 - Press Release
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - China Construction Bank
(CCB) has now deployed the Kalignite Platform multi-vendor
software to over 6000* Automated Teller
Machines (ATMs) in its China-wide network.
KAL's development partner in China, Shenzen Zijin, is the
supplier of the ATM application which is built on the Kalignite
Platform. The Kalignite Platform has enabled CCB to deploy
Zijin's application across its diverse ATM estate.
Basing Zijin's application on the Kalignite Platform significantly
reduced the cost of application development, lowered maintenance
costs and improved the speed of deployment of software enhancements
across the ATM network.
The decision to base the ATM software on the Kalignite Platform
was finalized early in 2004 and within a few months it was
being deployed. The Kalignite-based software is now running
on ATMs manufactured by NCR, Diebold, Wincor and Hitachi.
The Hitachi ATMs are cash recycling ATMs with full support
for recycling functionality from Zijin's multi-vendor software
application.
"There is now wide acceptance in China for multi-vendor ATM
software" said Aravinda Korala, CEO of KAL. "With their Kalignite
software solution, CCB can choose any model and type of ATM
that best suits each deployment, independent of hardware vendor.
KAL's Kalignite Platform is unique in that it provides CCB
complete freedom to select ATMs from over 25 different manufacturers."
CCB is the largest bank in China (source: "The Banker",
July 2004), with an extensive network of more than 20,000
branches and over 300,000 employees.
About KAL
KAL is the leading provider of multi-vendor software for
Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). For more information about
KAL, please visit our website: www.kal.com.
*The total number of ATMs running KAL
software is now more than 10,000 (February, 2007).
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