Press Releases

December 10, 2002

LEVEL FOUR APPOINTS JAN REES AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Jan Rees joins dynamic ATM software firm, reinforcing its commitment to business expansion

London, UK, 10 December 2002 — Level Four Software, a leading provider of best-of-breed ATM test and development software, today announced the appointment of Jan Rees as business development manager. Rees will help progress Level Four’s growing business, targeting banks wishing to add new functionality to their existing ATM networks and building alliances with key industry associations and industry-leading developers and vendors.

Rees has over 14 years experience in providing software solutions to the retail banking sector. Formerly a projects director at Logica, Rees was responsible for implementing consumer banking channel solutions, such as branch banking platforms, to customers in the Middle East and Asia. Part of his role at Level Four will focus on developing overseas market opportunities.

Rees has widespread knowledge of the ATM and EFTPOS (electronic funds transfer at point of sale) switching and payments industry gained through system integration projects using products such as S2's ON/2 and Mosaic's Postilion platform. A key milestone in his career was the delivery of the United Arab Emirates National EFT Payment Switch in 1995. Rees comments, “The success of this prestigious project was key to consolidating Logica’s position as a primary source of payments solution expertise and in opening up further opportunities in the Middle East region.”

Rees believes that Level Four has the right products at the right time to grow a substantial business in the ATM marketplace, citing this as a key reason for joining the company. “Level Four is responding to the actual needs of customers at a time of radical change within a relatively mature market. The imminent widespread introduction of EMV compliant smart cards means that banks need solutions to help them migrate their ATM networks. Level Four has the right tools and a team of highly talented individuals to execute this effectively.”

“Jan has extensive operational experience in implementing software integration projects around the world, bringing invaluable knowledge to assist our aggressive growth plans. I am confident that Jan will be able to build on our success in the market and help us realise our vision of becoming a major provider of ATM test and development tools across EMEA,” comments Martin Macmillan, CEO, Level Four.

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 enables financial institutions to offer relevant, personalised and interactive functionality to customers through their existing ATM networks. Level Four also offer a component to aid banks in the preparation for the imminent introduction of new EMV smart cards. EMV FastTrack enables banks to thoroughly test ATM software before deployment, ensuring a smooth transition for customers.

 



About Level Four

Level Four’s integrated BRIDGE suite of open ATM software products have been developed to address the needs of ATM deployers seeking to maximise their investment in the ATM channel. BRIDGE is targeted at banks and ATM deployers who are running, or seeking to run, a modern ATM network based on the industry-wide CEN/XFS open standard. As a true holistic offering, BRIDGE recognises the needs of ATM deployers in the areas of installation, testing and monitoring as well as run-time ATM software.

Since 1995, Level Four has built an impressive global customer base of banks and payments processors including, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, National Bank of Dubai, Rabobank, LINK and Standard Bank of South Africa. Headquartered in Dunfermline, Scotland, Level Four also has offices in Dubai and Charlotte NC.


For further information contact:

Martin Macmillan
Level Four Software Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1383 720 118

E-mail: martin@levelfour.com

Hotwire PR
Alexandra Kedward
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7608 4633
E-mail: alexandra.kedward@hotwirepr.com





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