Argentina's Banco Galicia Invests in Complete NCR Package -- Personas ATMs, APTRA(TM) Software, Services and Existing Teradata(R) Warehouse; Latest Order Enhances ATM Availability and Continues Replacement of Aging Competitor Units.DAYTON, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. -- Banco Galicia y Buenos Aires S Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. .A., a leading private bank in Argentina, is partnering with NCR Corporation (company) NCR Corporation - Electronics company mainly active in the midrange server market. NCR was founded 1884 as National Cash Register Company. It joint the computer industry in th 1950s. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers ) in expanding its automated teller machine automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. (ATM) channel availability and functionality. The order includes 200 NCR Personas ATMs, NCR's industry-leading APTRA APTRA Asociación de Periodistas de La Televisión Y Radiofonia Argentinas (Argentina) APTRA Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California & Nevada (TM) multivendor software, and complete installation and maintenance services. This is NCR's second recent order with Banco Galicia and one of the largest single contracts for NCR in Argentina. Banco Galicia purchased more than 70 NCR ATMs in 2005 and intends to use this new order to continue its deployment of NCR Personas ATMs to replace older, non-NCR units. Banco Galicia is also a leading customer of Teradata, a division of NCR, using a Teradata(R) data warehouse to efficiently analyze and segment target clients. Miguel Pena, chief information officer and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Banco Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A., said, "We were impressed with NCR's ability to meet both our service and quality needs, while also delivering a solid value proposition that ensures our investment meets today's requirements while also offering opportunity for future enhancements. Our established relationship with Teradata also helped in recognizing the opportunities available with NCR's APTRA platform." He added, "NCR has been a supplier of this bank for many years, but I'd say that rather than suppliers, they have been one of the most important technology partners in the bank's 100 years of history. What sets NCR apart is their knowledge of the industry and of our business. They understand the issues of a company like ours. And the Teradata data warehouse has been, is, and will always be a key tool for our business." Michael O'Laughlin, vice president of NCR in Caribbean and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , said, "We are very pleased to partner with Banco Galicia to ensure the utmost availability of the bank's ATM channel, driven by our extensive services capabilities, quality hardware offers and Windows-based APTRA software platform. APTRA is a tried and tested architecture chosen by the majority of the world's financial institutions using a Windows platform. Given the bank already taps into a Teradata data warehouse, they have even greater opportunity to uniquely differentiate Banco Galicia in the market by personalizing each customer's banking experience." About Banco Galicia Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires (Banco Galicia) is one of the most important private banks of Argentina. It was founded in 1905 and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005. Through more than 400 sites in Argentina, the bank offers loans to a client base primarily of businesses and individuals. It also provides consumer, corporate and investment banking; insurance; risk management; and credit and debit cards. Banco Galicia has 2.5 million accounts (credit plus debit), and a current deposit share of 8 percent. More information can be found at http://www.bancogalicia.com.ar. About NCR Corporation NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's Teradata(R) data warehouses, ATMs, retail systems, self-service solutions and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) that maximizes the value of customer interactions and helps organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 28,200 people worldwide. NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. |
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