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Nexus earns EMV Level 2 approval

January 9, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla. - Nexus Software Inc., which provides cross-channel client middleware for financial-services delivery, announced at BAI's Retail Delivery Conference & Expo last month that it has earned EMV Level 2 approval for its INvolve EMV Option, also called IEMVTEC 1.0.

"Through industry and customer experience, Nexus Software has gained valuable expertise in how to cost-effectively comply with EMV standards and deploy resulting solutions to self-service and branch systems," said S.J. Williams, general manager for Nexus. "By supplying our EMV-Level-2-type-approved INvolve EMV Option, and being an integrator of EMV-Level-I-type-approved hardware devices via our INvolve XFS middleware, Nexus Software brings additional value to its vendor partners and end customers."

The INvolve EMV Option extends INvolve API with an interface that seamlessly supports application-level as well as device-level EMV kernel operations. Such an approach allows solution providers and financial institutions the ability to choose a variety of chip and PIN architectures within one flexible product

"We will continue to expand the number of specific configurations supported by the INvolve EMV Option to meet our customers Chip and PIN requirements," said Robert Usner, Nexus' director of marketing, product management and quality assurance.

The INvolve family of middleware can be used in single- and multi-channel solution architectures to connect solutions to more than 300 banking-specific devices used with branch-teller workstations, kiosks and ATMs.