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INETCO Systems Provides GPRS Connectivity to North American ATMs

November 27, 2005

INETCO Systems Ltd. (August 10, 2005) – A provider of ATM and POS connectivity solutions is pleased to announce the results of a recently conducted wireless ATM trial with Calypso Canada. INETCO's Vista, a terminal adapter which provides a solution for connecting dial and leased line ATM's to IP and wireless networks, connected a Calypso leased line ATM to a wireless GPRS network. Providing wireless connectivity to leased line ATMs, which in this case are Datapac 3201 lines, will substantially lower communication costs. "The success of this trial paves the way to offer a wireless service for the thousands of Datapac 3201 enabled ATMs that are still deployed" says Doug Epp, General Manager of Calypso Canada.

The first known trial of ATM transactions over a GPRS network in North America comes after extensive trials in Australia and New Zealand. This extensive testing has led to a solution optimized for GPRS. Vista doesn't suffer from dropouts that can occur with modem only solutions on GPRS networks. Vista is proving to be ideal for taking advantage of the lower cost of GPRS networks, while still providing the management and reliability typically associated with a leased line network.