STRATEGIC PARTNERS
February 21, 2002
HERNDON, Va. -- PSINet's Transaction Services division (Nasdaq: PSIX), will provide dial-up IP services for @tmLink, an ATM management software which, when linked to ATMs, allows remote monitoring and administration of the machines.
Designed for the dial-up ATM market, @tmLink will allow ATMs to receive downloaded graphics through a Web server, as well as send maintenance messages via e-mail, back to the terminal's caretaker, when the machine is low in cash or out of paper. Using the Internet, the maintenance messages can be sent to a personal computer, fax machine or mobile phone.
Strategic Software Solutions Ltd, in Scotland, designed the proprietary software for use in NCR's MCD and LCD ATMs. @tmLink's e-mail messages will be sent over PSINet's Internet-optimized global IP network. @tmLink is the first marriage of the Transaction Services division's ATM services with PSINet's global IP technology.
"This service is a great example of how we can integrate our existing ATM services with IP technology," said Ron Moore, PSINet vice president-ATM Technologies. "Transaction Network Services lead the industry in providing innovative, cost-effective dial-up ATM services; now, as PSINet's Transaction Services division, we're moving at a rapid pace to integrate IP-based services."
Alex Ogilvie, director of Strategic Software Solutions, said PSINet is "appropriate and focused" to handle messages for the dial-up ATM market, because of its knowledge of the ATM industry, global coverage, easy access and reliability.
"This is a value-added service that we're sure our customers will desire," said Neal Schwartz, NCR's vice president, Convenience Banking for Retail Locations. "Having the online ability to easily add advertising messages is a revenue-earning proposition. Coupled with need-prompted reporting of an ATM's operational status, @tmLink will truly make the MCD the smart choice for a large number of machines deployed in small retail sites."
Detailed information on @tmLink including registration and pricing information can be found here.
