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KAL wins Nationwide Building Society
contract for ATM and Branch Teller software
| 02 March 2004 - Press Release |
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Edinburgh, UK - KAL is pleased to announce that it
has been selected to supply multi-channel, multi-vendor software
for Nationwide Building Society's 2,300 ATMs and 6,000 branch
teller stations as part of Nationwide's Technology Self-Service
Banking (TSSB) Open Software Initiative.
Nationwide's Open Software Initiative aims to rationalise
common business functionality across all of its customer channels
including teller, ATMs, call centres and on-line banking.
The project goals include enhancing customer service and unlocking
the massive potential of its self-service and branch network.
In helping Nationwide to achieve these goals, KAL was a clear
choice.
For its ATM network, Nationwide have chosen Kalignite NDC
which will allow a single solution to be deployed across the
entire Nationwide ATM estate of NCR and Wincor Nixdorf machines.
Kalignite NDC will replace Nationwide's existing solution
consisting of NCR's Aptra and Wincor Nixdorf's ProCash software.
It includes 3DES and EMV capability running on the Kalignite
Software Platform for its ATMs. For teller systems, Nationwide
will develop its own application using the Kalignite Software
Platform for Branch. A common software platform across multiple
channels means reusable skill sets in its Technical Development
team.
Nationwide has adopted a "best of breed" sourcing policy
in terms of both hardware and software. Francis Walsh, divisional
director of IT, Nationwide Building Society said "Nationwide
is very excited about selecting Kalignite. It allows us to
realise the enormous potential in our ATM and teller networks
with excellent enhancements to our customer service. With
both multi-vendor and multi-channel capabilities, and a dynamic
like-minded company behind the solution, we decided that Kalignite
was a clear winner for us."
"Nationwide conducted a thorough analysis of the available
software options," said Aravinda Korala, the CEO of KAL. "In
addition to a detailed RFP process, they invited the finalists
to participate in a multi-vendor proof-of-concept in their
ATM laboratory. We are delighted to have been selected as
a result of that process".
About Nationwide
Nationwide are now the UK's fifth largest mortgage lender and
ninth largest retail banking, saving and lending organisation
by asset size. More significantly, they are the largest building
society in the world.
With headquarters in Swindon and a second major administrative
centre at Northampton, Nationwide now offer a broad range
of retail financial services. Mortgages, savings, current
accounts, life assurance and investment products, personal
loans and household insurance are all available from the Nationwide
Group. Nationwide is a mutually owned organization. This means
it belongs to it's members and is run for their benefit. It's
mutual status that makes Nationwide different to the banks.
Further details can be found at www.nationwide.co.uk.
About KAL
KAL is a leading provider of open, multi-vendor software for
Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), kiosks and branch banking
systems. KAL's flagship product suite is Kalignite. Kalignite
enables the creation of hardware independent applications built
upon open standards such as XFS and EMV with full support for
web technologies such as HTML, TCP/IP, and XML. KAL software
solutions provide unparalleled functionality, maximum flexibility,
mission critical robustness, and security.
KAL guarantees that Kalignite-based software will run on
systems manufactured by ATM manufacturers from every region
of the world offering our customers the largest choice of
hardware. Kalignite is fully integrated and tested on hardware
from 23 ATM vendors worldwide.
For more information on KAL, please contact Steve Hensley
in the US on (937)748-0599 or Aravinda Korala in the UK at
+44 131 659 4900. Alternatively, e-mail us at info@kal.com
or visit our website: www.kal.com.
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