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BAI RD: GMT partners with Talaris to increase efficiencies in FI branches

November 11, 2009

GMT Corp., a provider of enterprise workforce management and performance optimization solutions, and Talaris, a provider of teller cash automation equipment, have partnered to improve branch efficiencies.

The announcement was made during last week's BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo in Boston.

According to a news release, the agreement enables both companies to jointly market their solutions to banks and credit unions. Both companies say the partnership represents a first: Never before have an enterprise workforce management provider and a cash-handling company collaborated to help FIs realize the simultaneous benefits of integrating teller cash automation with workforce optimization technology.

GMT's workforce optimization solution, GMT Planet, is designed to help an FI ensure it is adequately and appropriately staffed so that that it can realize service-level objectives, while reducing customer wait times. Talaris' teller cash automation solutions work to improve the efficiency of cash handling in the branch, freeing staff to concentrate on cross-selling and relationship-building activities.

"We are very excited to add Talaris to our growing list of influential worldwide partners," said Simon Angove, chief executive of GMT. "Talaris has a rich history of improving customer service and reducing operational costs. GMT's partnership with Talaris will provide our customers with the ability to continually measure and report on the operational benefits they receive through their investment of teller cash automation, while providing the means to ensure each branch is appropriately staffed and can yield maximum benefits for the bank and its customers."

Banks and credit unions worldwide report significant operational benefits through their use of GMT Planet, including increased sales conversion rates, lower branch operating costs, reduced customer wait times and improved customer satisfaction. Additionally, GMT Planet provides comprehensive features that support essential workforce- and performance-management processes, including capacity modeling, accurate workload forecasting, intelligent scheduling and intra-day management.

"The responsibility to use branch resources strategically is paramount, especially as financial institutions are increasingly challenged to trim overhead as much as possible. The only way branches will be able to reach such efficiencies is by putting the best teller staff to work using an optimal combination of cash-automation and workforce-management technologies," said Chris Reagan, president of Talaris.