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Paragon partners with Smartsoft for complete EMV solution

September 29, 2008

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Paragon Application Systems, provider of electronic payment and EMV simulation, configuration and testing solutions, has partnered with SmartSoft Information Technologies, which provides EMV solutions. Paragon Application Systems will resell SmartSoft-IT solutions in North and South America.

According to a news release, SmartSoft-IT offers software solutions for EMV-card issuance, card personalization and EMV processing changes for devices. Paragon Application Systems offers test tools to simulate the entire online EMV transaction including cards, devices, hosts, issuers, acquirers and switches. Together these solutions offer a complete package for EMV — from EMV card personalization and issuance through online testing.

Paragon Application Systems and SmartSoft-IT will be demonstrating their solutions for EMV , Oct. 8- 9 at ACT Canada's Cardware '08 Conference in ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂKitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

"Based on our EMV implementation experience, it is clear that customers are in need of a complete end-to-end solution to successfully navigate the migration to EMV," said Jim Perry, vice president of sales and marketing for Paragon Application Systems. "By partnering with SmartSoft-IT to sell, service and support their solutions in North and South America, we're able to offer customers a proven, cost-effective single-source solution to manage all aspects of the EMV life-cycle."