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Paragon Demonstrates EMV Testing at EBUG Conference

May 18, 2004

Paragon Application Systems is demonstrating EMV support in Paragon's ATM configuration tool, ConfigBuilder(TM), and in its simulators, ATMulator(TM) and FASTest(TM), at the EBUG conference in Barcelona Spain.

With these products, users can:

• Develop ATM states and design ATM screens needed for EMV transactions,
• Create virtual ICCs (Integrated Circuit Cards, also known as "chip cards" or "Smart Cards") to be used instead of actual test cards during simulations,
• Exercise EMV states and screens by processing EMV transactions on any PC with a simulated ATM, and
• Thoroughly test EMV transaction processing by their host system.

EBUG (Europe Middle East & Africa BASE24 User Group) is an independent organization whose primary role is to promote communication between users of ACI Worldwide's products and ACI. All licensed users of ACI's products in EMEA are eligible for EBUG membership. ACI Worldwide is a TSA company (NASDAQ: TSAI).

The EBUG conference is scheduled from Tuesday, May 18th, to Friday, May 21st, at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, Spain.

About Paragon Application Systems
More than 150 financial institutions in 15 countries use Paragon's productivity empowering software to improve quality and reduce time-to-market.  From its founding in 1994, Paragon has dedicated its efforts to providing ATM and EFT professionals with tools to improve the reach and quality of their institution's transactions. The Paragon tools configure ATMs for graphics and audio, simulate ATMs including Triple DES (TDES) and fault testing, and perform regression testing for ATM and ISO 8583 transactions. Other Paragon offerings measure and test system capacity and performance, and provide Web-enabled QA, regression, and development testing to remote users worldwide. Paragon's broad customer base includes interchanges, such as NYCE, Star Systems (ConcordEFS), PROSA, Transacty Slovakia, a.s. and Shazam; processors, such as Genpass Technologies, Metavante, Total System Services and Fiserv; and banks, such as BB&T Corporation, Bank of Hawaii, and Citibank.  Since 1998, Paragon has been a member of the Diebold Partner Information Xchange and an NCR Strategic Business Partner, and counts both Diebold and NCR among its customers. Paragon has been a member of the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum since 2002 and the MasterCard Vendor Program (MVP) since 2003. Visit Paragon Application Systems at www.parappsys.com.

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