Judge sends NCR, KAL to arbitrator

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

April 10, 2006

Nearly a year and a half after Dayton, Ohio's NCR Corp. sued multivendor software provider Korala Associates Ltd. (KAL) for copyright infringement, a federal…

In the ATM paradigm, software rules

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

The move to Windows is forcing hardware providers to change their thinking, and it's pushing some FIs to realize the ATM's full potential.

CCB expands deployment of Kalignite ATM software

March 2, 2006

EDINBURGH, England - China Construction Bank, the largest bank in China, deployed KAL's Kalignite multivendor software platform to more than 6,000 ATMs in its…

NCR accuses software developer of copyright infringement

January 11, 2005

A copyright infringement case filed by NCR Corp. highlights the often incestuous nature of the ATM business, in which a company's competitors are also…

KAL intros TDES upgrade package for ATMs

November 9, 2004

CINCINNATI - Software developer KAL is introducing Kalignite Upgrades, which it says provide low-cost, plug-in solutions for upgrading a bank's ATM estate. One…

China Construction Bank to use KAL software for ATMs

August 11, 2004

EDINBURGH, UK - China Construction Bank (CCB) has selected KAL's Kalignite as the multi-vendor software platform for its ATM network.

Operational improvements driving move to Windows

June 15, 2004

Streamlining ATM operations, not adding functionality, appears to be the main driver behind the migration away from an OS/2 ATM operating system to Microsoft…

Small FIs, big ATM ideas

Is bigger better when it comes to introducing new ATM technologies? Maybe not, say some smaller financial institutions.

UK's Nationwide selects KAL for multi-channel software initiative

March 3, 2004

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom - KAL has been selected to supply multi-channel, multi-vendor software for Nationwide Building Society's 2,300 ATMs and 6,000 branch…

KAL, EWI partner to deliver prepaid services at ATMs

February 2, 2004

SAN DIEGO, Calif. and EDINBURGH, UK - EWI Prepaid, a provider of advanced prepaid services and technologies, has formed a strategic partnership with KAL, an…

Oki using KAL's software in cash recycling ATM

August 25, 2003

BEIJING -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. of Japan has selected KAL's XFS-compliant Kalignite software for its new ATM model, the ATM21S, a machine with cash…

Wide

Until recently, choosing ATM software couldn't have been simpler -- because hardware and software always came in a proprietary package deal. But that's…

Ace uses KAL software for automated check cashing

January 30, 2003

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom -- Ace Cash Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:AACE), a Texas-based check-cashing chain, recently deployed more than 270 self-service machines…

Fujitsu, KAL collaborate on open-standards software

October 30, 2002

TOKYO -- ATM manufacturer Fujitsu Limited and middleware developer KAL are jointly developing ATM banking software based on the new IFX protocol. The solution…

KAL intros Kalignite for Branch

October 17, 2002

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Software developer KAL, the developer of the Kalignite middleware which faciliates development of Web-enabled applications for ATMs and…

KAL says shipments of its software exceed 8,000

September 24, 2002

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- KAL says that total shipments of its flagship Kalignite platform, a Microsoft Windows-based software suite that provides a framework for…

Former NCR exec joins KAL board

July 29, 2002

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Former NCR UK managing director and chairman Malcolm Roberts has been named to the board of directors of Scottish ATM and kiosk software…

Opening Windows at the ATM

May 7, 2002

Thanks largely to a marketing juggernaut by Microsoft, Windows has been the dominant operating system on desktop PCs for nearly a decade. Yet the door into the…

KAL has record sales of Windows-based software

January 22, 2002

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- KAL announced record sales figures for the year 2000 of web-enabled, multi-vendor software for self-service machines (ATMs and kiosks…

Who's who: Aravinda Korala

January 8, 2002

Those who work with Aravinda Korala know that his passion for excellence might mean an odd-hours phone call from the KAL CEO, who has quietly created a global…