Comdata and Fiscal Complete Marketing Alliance for Integrated POS/Back Office System.BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Comdata Corporation, a leading provider of payment systems for the transportation and retail industries, announced today the completion of a marketing agreement with Fiscal Systems, a provider of integrated back-office and point-of-sale systems for travel centers, to market Fiscal's Trav Star 1 system. Trav Star 1, which will be marketed by Comdata with some additional features under the OmniDesq brand(TM), is a totally integrated, real-time point-of-sale system that ties all of a merchant's revenue centers--fuel, restaurant, general merchandise and more--into one seamless POS-to-back office solution, including touch-screen and POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale scanning technology, inventory control, employee scheduling, a loyalty program and more. Comdata will add its Comchek(R), SmartFuel(TM) and FDIS FDIS Final Draft International Standard (ISO) FDIS Frequency Domain Interference Suppressor (GPS user equipment) FDIS Fast Frequency Distribution Based Interpolation Search Algorithm for Sorted Arrays transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. capabilities to create the OmniDesq product. "With this alliance, Comdata and Fiscal have given the industry the most comprehensive, cost-saving POS and back-office system in the industry," Scott Wombold, senior vice president and general manager of Comdata's Merchant Services Merchant services is the name given in the United States to a broad category of financial services intended for use by businesses. In its most specific use, it usually refers to the service that enables a business to accept a transaction payment by use of the customer's credit or Division, said. "Fiscal's POS system has all the bells and whistles A slang English term for exceptional features in some product. In the computer field, it typically refers to functions in software that may be greatly appreciated by some users, even though they may not be necessary most of the time. a merchant needs to make fuel and other purchases simple for the customer. With the features we're adding to create OmniDesq--Comchek, SmartFuel and FDIS--we think we have the optimal solution for merchants." Comdata will continue to offer its Trendar(R) fuel point-of-sale equipment for merchants who need a fuel-desk-only solution. As with all Comdata products, the company will support OmniDesq with 24-hour customer service. "Fiscal has developed the most comprehensive POS and back-office system in the trucking industry," Kevin Struthers, Fiscal executive vice president, said. "It seamlessly ties all systems within a merchant's facility together into one system ands gives merchants the equipment they need at point of sale to enhance their sales and marketing activity. Our alliance with Comdata 'dots the i' by including Comchek and other transactions. Plus, their customer service is unsurpassed in this industry and will be a tremendous asset for our customers." Development is being finalized but the companies anticipate being in the marketplace with the new offering in the fall. About Fiscal Systems, Inc. For more than 20 years, Fiscal Systems, Inc. has been helping retailers serve customers then capture, manage and act upon the resulting transaction information. Fiscal Systems' mission is to solve operational challenges by employing appropriate technology to create real bottom line value. The innovative portfolio of solutions integrates hardware and software to connect management, staff, customers and business processes so operations are more accurate and efficient. The solutions also make it easier and faster to add or modify systems, functions and business processes to keep up with an ever changing marketplace. Privately held, Fiscal Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Madison, Al. About Comdata Corporation Comdata(R) Corporation (www.comdata.com) is a leading business-to-business issuer and processor of payment cards, primarily in the retail and transportation industries. Comdata's range of products and services include fleet, fuel, purchasing, T&E, payroll/reimbursement, EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes , gift and loyalty cards and processing. A full-service merchant processor, Comdata's platforms support both its proprietary card networks as well as processing for any card tender a merchant may accept. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., Comdata employs more than 1,500 people nationally and internationally. Comdata is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Minneapolis-based Ceridian Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CEN CEN - Conseil Européen pour la Normalisation. A body coordinating standardisation activities in the EEC and EFTA countries. ). About Ceridian Ceridian Corporation (NYSE:CEN) is an information services See Information Systems. company serving businesses and employees 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. , Canada and Europe. Ceridian is one of the top human resources outsourcing companies in each of its markets, and offers a broad range of human resource services, including payroll, benefits administration, tax compliance, HR information systems and employee advisory programs. Through its Comdata subsidiary, Ceridian is a major payment processor and issuer of credit cards, debit cards and stored value cards, primarily for the trucking and retail industries in the United States. www.ceridian.com |
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