Chase Manhattan selects NCR to automate more than 500 retail branches.DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1996--Chase Manhattan Bank has awarded a contract to 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. to provide computer systems, application software and integration services in more than 500 Chase retail branches. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the agreement, 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 will provide teller and platform PC workstations, branch servers, branch peripherals, project management, and deployment services to support the new generation of teller and platform functionality. Supporting NCR's branch automation solution are CFI CFI abbr. cost, freight, and insurance ProServices, which provides Encore! Platform Sales application software, and Intellect Electronics, Inc., a provider of next-generation high-security PINpads field upgradeable to the latest "Smart Card" technology. "NCR brings a customer-driven solution that includes the integration of third-party hardware and software products," said Carl Morales, Managing Director of Retail Banking Systems and Operations, Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. . "This comprehensive end-to-end branch solution will reduce costs, increase productivity, and provide a competitive advantage to Chase." "This purchase from Chase is the culmination of efforts by NCR to build a comprehensive branch solution for the US marketplace," said Wolfgang Dalichau, Vice President - Financial Systems Division, NCR. "Our combination of branch hardware, software, and services components were painstakingly selected, designed and integrated to withstand the high standards of major banks like Chase," said Dalichau. NCR will install 10,000 PC workstations at the teller line and at the platform. The workstations selected by Chase are NCR's new Intel Pentium-based NCR 3259 models that will run Microsoft's NT operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. to support the new teller and platform application software. The NCR Branch servers are the new NCR S26 models that will run NT or UNIX operating systems with dual Intel Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. processor system configuration. These 1,100 servers will provide server side support for the teller and platform applications and provide branch resident Oracle database services for sophisticated platform sales activities. CFI ProServices Encore! Sales application software will operate at the platform workstations. "Our application will help Chase to achieve its objectives by increasing sales, improving productivity and lowering delivery costs," said Matt Chapman, Chief Executive Officer, CFI ProServices. "The sophisticated sales functionality of Encore! is the building block for Chase's new customer relationship marketing," said Morales. Chase platform personnel will target market products using the Encore! contact management system fed by the branch Oracle database. CFI ProServices, NCR, and Chase will each provide Systems Engineers to customize Encore! to Chase specification. Of special interest is the PIN pad/card reader for customer identification. This device, which NCR sources from Intellect Electronics, Inc., of San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , is unique in its security features and capability for field upgrade to Smart Card support. "These NCR-Intellect devices will allow Chase to support Smart Card-based customer identification and stored-value transactions in each branch," said Geoff Gander Gander, town (1991 pop. 10,339), NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Gander's airport, an important base in World War II, is a hub for international flights; it also attracts many refugees. It was the site of a Dec. , Vice President, Intellect Ltd., headquartered in Perth, Australia Perth may refer to:
NCR will provide project management, system integration, and roll-out services to deploy this new solution to more than 500 locations. "Our comprehensive project management, integration, staging, and deployment services proved to be a key value-add," said Dalichau. NCR's Financial Systems Group is an industry leader in three primary areas: financial delivery systems including Self-Service, relationship banking data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse solutions and payment system/item processing. These delivery solutions allow financial institutions to reach customers more effectively and to develop more tightly linked relationships through self-service banking, branch automation, call centers and home banking channels. NCR Corporation designs, develops, markets and services information technology products, services, systems and solutions worldwide. NCR is located on the World Wide Web at www.ncr.com. CONTACT: Mark McCall (312) 240-2640 mmccall@edelman.com |
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