CHICAGO — TEKchand LLC, a supplier of server-side, Web-based software applications for ATM management, has launched a new ATM appliance model for content-management on ATMs and self-service kiosks — ATMContentPro.
According to a news release, the new appliance model provides an all-in-one solution for remote management of screen and receipt marketing on ATMs and kiosks from multiple vendors, and TEKchand says ATMContentPro is the first in a series of appliance-based products specifically designed for ATM deployers with fewer than 50 terminals.
The appliance model means that support for the entire solution, hardware, software and application is consolidated within a single company for simplified maintenance, TEKchand says. The appliance comprises hardware, operating software, application software, firewalls and database functionality, all preloaded and locked down to create a secure architecture that's ready to implement on a client's network.
"We've taken the pain out of a complex integration process by delivering a secure server appliance preconfigured with our core application and accepted ATM industry security standards," said Rajeev Bahri, managing director of TEKchand. "This makes our appliance model easy to purchase, implement, use and, most of all, afford, for organizations with even the smallest ATM deployment base."
ATMContentPro is a preconfigured appliance delivering TEKchand's flagship application, ATMContent Manager, which allows users to design, schedule, modify, implement and dynamically control screen graphics, receipt and marketing messaging on ATMs, regardless of the manufacturer or operating software.
"Since our core benefit of an agnostic solution that can manage multivendor ATM hardware remains intact with ATMContentPro, clients can choose what they feel is the best hardware or terminal software, both now and in the future, and still have a common marketing and management solution for this important customer touchpoint," Bahri said. "This is the first introduction of TEKchand's new appliance-based approach, which will expand in 2009 to include our entire product suite, especially PCI-compliant cardholder preferences."
TEKchand says it has been able to reduce the cost of delivery for ATMContentPro by using open standards to deliver ATM-management capabilities that many smaller organizations want, but thought too expensive.
