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June 19, 2007

LEVEL FOUR PARTNERS WITH AURIGAE TO DELIVER INDEPENDENT ATM TESTING SOLUTIONS TO SPANISH BANKS

Most sophisticated ATM market in Europe to benefit from automated testing

London, 19th June 2007 – Level Four Software, a champion of open standards-based ATM software, today announced that the company has entered a partnership with Aurigae, a Spanish payments systems specialist, to deliver Level Four’s BRIDGE:test solution to banks and ATM processors in Spain. The partnership will provide Spain’s sophisticated ATM market with access to Level Four’s world-leading solution, BRIDGE:test, for the comprehensive and fully-automated testing of ATM software applications. Banks will benefit from being able to deliver enhanced functionality ATM applications to market more quickly and with reduced risk. As part of the partnership, Aurigae will provide sales assistance, implementation and consultancy services for Level Four products in Spain.

The importance of the branch as a delivery channel coupled with consumers’ slow uptake of internet banking means that the ATM is an important revenue-generating channel in Spain. The Spanish market is renowned for being at the forefront of ATM service delivery with the most advanced ATM capabilities of any nation in Europe - for example offering cinema tickets for purchase via ATM machines. Despite the market’s sophisticated services, Spanish banks and ATM deployers currently rely on manual testing of ATM software which is cost, resource and risk intensive. To maintain their competitive edge, Spanish banks are seeking methods to improve ATM functionality and cost savings while managing risk.

Level Four’s partnership with Aurigae is the first time Spanish banks and ATM deployers have been offered an independent automated testing solution. Capitalising on Level Four’s ATM software expertise and Aurigae’s strong knowledge of the local market and existing relationships with banks, the partnership will target banks that wish to offer better customer service and optimise the profitability of their ATM network. The partnership will allow banks in the country to upgrade their out-dated and less reliable manual testing methods currently in place. The migration to automated testing of ATM software will help financial institutions to reap cost savings through improved network efficiency and reduced downtime. The partnership will also enable banks to achieve quicker time to market for additional ATM services, allowing them to competitively differentiate their offering. Level Four’s solution will result in improved internal communications through advanced transaction reporting capabilities and provide an interface for both business and technical users to view a ‘virtual ATM’ on their desktop.

Galia Gómez García, Managing Director at Aurigae said: “Our partnership with Level Four will offer Spanish banks the opportunity to move from laborious manual testing to an automated solution for the first time, optimising the ATM and allowing banks to derive maximum benefits from the channel. The partnership will help us strengthen existing relationships and build new ones, providing additional software and consulting services to the country’s leading banks and ATM deployers. We look forward to supporting BRIDGE:test in Spain and offering financial institutions the ability to continue to be at the forefront of customer service and enhanced functionality at the ATM.”

Ian Kerr, CEO of Level Four, said: "Level Four is entering the Spanish market at a pivotal time in the evolution of the ATM to meet the changing requirements for developing, testing and deploying solutions in the Windows environment. A number of Spanish banks have already shown an interest in the benefits that a relationship between Level Four and Aurigae would provide and are keen to differentiate their services from their competitors. As a key European market, our partnership with Aurigae in Spain is further evidence of Level Four’s global expansion.”

About Aurigae
Aurigae has 15 years of experience as a specialist in payment systems, supported by its presence in the main financial entities in Spain, as well as in other companies from telecommunications and retail sectors. Its activity centres around three main areas: development of turn-key projects, consultancy services in system and application areas, and testing environments. Aurigae’s knowledge of the simulation of transactional banking applications fits perfectly with Level Four’s desire for a specialised partner to help develop its business in Spain.
For more information, please visit: www.aurigae.com

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

Nähere Informationen erhältlich von:

Martin Macmillan
Level Four Software Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1383 720 118
E-mail: martin@levelfour.com

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