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Alaric Systems select Level Four for ATM development and testing
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Lloyds TSB group selects Level Four to prepare its ATM network for EMV
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Abby National selects Level Four in preperation for EMV
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UK's Bank offered short cut to cost effective and secure ATM smart card services
May 01, 2002
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April 15, 2002
Level Four launches new development tools for the ATM channel
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September 02, 2002
ABBY NATIONAL SELECTS LEVEL FOUR IN PREPERATION FOR EMV
Level Four assists Abbey National in developing and testing its network of cash machines to ensure the smooth transition to chip card technologyLondon, 2 September 2002 - Level Four Software, a leading provider of ATM test and development software today announced that Abbey National has deployed its EMV FastTrack tool to assist the migration process of its UK network of ATM machines to become EMV-compliant.
Abbey National is among a handful of UK banks that has worked on a pilot scheme with NCR to certify specifications for ATMs to accept and process smart cards. In conjunction with other testing software provided by Level Four, Abbey National can now automatically test high volumes of EMV chip card transactions quickly and efficiently by simulating its existing ATM environment, thus assuring a smooth rollout in their network.
Abbey National has over 3000 ATM machines in the UK and required a fast and effective way of testing these major upgrades to its entire ATM network with the imminent arrival of EMV smart cards. The bank deployed EMV FastTrack, a set of sophisticated test tools that enable the creation of EMV compatible ATM downloads and full end-to-end transaction testing directly from the chip card, through the ATM and up to the host system.
Using Level Four software, Abbey National staff can view ATM downloads exactly as they would appear on a real ATM and design, configure and test new ATM content from any desktop PC on the network. This allows the bank to fully automate the ATM testing process so that staff no longer have to manually test transactions on real ATMs, which is both costly and time consuming.
Conveniently, Level Four's software is not hard coded or fixed to a certain standard or protocol, so it can easily be updated to meet changing specifications, which has proved invaluable as specifications have changed over time, resulting in only minor modifications to reflect each change.
Andy Sampson, Manager of ATM Systems, Abbey National comments: "Level Four has helped us to understand the complexity of EMV compliance and the potential impact this could have on our business if we are not fully prepared. One of our primary goals is to ensure that we do not inconvenience our customers during the transition. We are confident that by working with Level Four we can deliver improved functionality at the ATM, and provide a reliable service that our customers can count on."
Martin Macmillan, CEO, Level Four comments, "Abbey National is the first UK bank to aggressively adopt our software for EMV compliance, which is a great step for our business. We have empowered Abbey National to bring ATM application development in-house, reducing its timescales and costs and ensuring that its customers are not compromised. We are currently in discussion with other European banks that face the same issues and require assistance in upgrading and testing their ATM networks effectively."
Level Four's primary software technology is the ATM Channel Development Suite - a comprehensive toolkit that allows financial institutions to develop, test and rapidly deploy new content and applications within their ATM delivery channels. The ATM Channel Development Suite also enables financial institutions to offer relevant, personalised and interactive functionality to customers through their existing ATM networks.
Informationen zu Level Four
Level Four ist ein hoch spezialisierter Anbieter von Softwarelösungen für Geldautomaten. Die Lösungen versetzen Banken und Zahlungsabwickler in die Lage, das Gewinnpotential ihrer ATM-Netzwerke umfassend zu erschließen. Seit 1995 hat sich Level Four mit seinem Flaggschiffprodukt ATM Channel Development Suite als führender weltweiter Anbieter von Test- und Entwicklungstools für Geldautomaten etabliert. Nach Einführung der Open-Standard-Technologie und im Einklang mit seiner Verpflichtung zu kontinuierlichen Verbesserungen im Geldautomatensektor hat Level Four im Jahr 2006 begonnen, mit Level Four BRIDGE spezielle On-Board-Software für Geldautomaten zu entwickeln. Das Produkt macht sich Level Fours solides technisches Erbe zunutze und liefert die erste, wirklich verteilte Architekturlösung für den Geldautomatenmarkt. Level Four besitzt einen beeindruckenden Kundenstamm an Banken und Zahlungsabwicklern aus der ganzen Welt, z. B. die Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, die National Bank of Dubai, Rabobank, LINK und die Standard Bank of South Africa. Level Fours Unternehmenszentrale befindet sich in Dunfermline, weitere Niederlassungen sind in Maidenhead, Dubai und Charlotte NC.
Weitere Informationen zu Level Four finden Sie unter www.levelfour.com
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Martin Macmillan
Level Four Software Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1383 720 118
E-mail: martin@levelfour.com
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