New Partnership to Position TransFirst, eLevel As Early Leaders In Emerging Government Market.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2002 Companies Combined Services To Help Meet Increasing Customer Demand for More Interactive Government Services TransFirst, a leading 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. and payment technologies provider, and eLevel Inc., a leading provider of Web-enabled business solutions, today announced they have formed a strategic alliance to provide e-commerce transaction processing services to users of eLevel's proprietary eGovernment application, CityCentric(TM). The alliance paves the way for TransFirst and its wholly-owned subsidiary DPI (Dots Per Inch) The measurement of the resolution of display and printing systems. A typical CRT screen provides 96 dpi, which provides 9,216 dots per square inch (96x96). Flat panel displays from 110 to 200 dpi have also been developed. 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 , which specializes in e-commerce and other card-not-present transaction processing solutions, to establish themselves in the emerging government market, further enhancing their leadership in the transaction processing industry. "We are very excited about the opportunity presented with the eLevel Strategic Alliance," said Thomas Rouse, TransFirst's chief executive. "Earlier this year, we announced an aggressive growth plan targeting vertical and emerging markets, such as health, card-not-present, and e-government services. By bundling our services with eLevel's eGovernment application, this alliance allows us to quickly penetrate the growing government market and further achieve specific company growth objectives." In addition to providing significant inroads inroads Noun, pl make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings inroads npl to make inroads into [+ for TransFirst into the emerging eGovernment market, the alliance will enable eLevel to offer users of CityCentric(TM) a turnkey e-business solution that will meet increasing customer demands for more interactive government services. Furthermore, the integrated Web application and transaction processing proposal will streamline the bidding process for governmental organizations ranging from small rural cities to entire counties and states that are taking steps to leverage e-business benefits for citizens and government workers. "eLevel's CityCentric(TM) eGovernment solution has grown stronger with the addition of the DPI Merchant Service's credit card processing," said Craig Norris Craig Norris is a Canadian rock singer and radio personality. He is the lead singer for The Kramdens, and is also a host on CBC Radio 3, including the network's weekly record chart show The R3-30. External links
Although government has been slow to join the retail world in e-business -- a year 2000 study from Brown University that surveyed 1,813 U.S. government Web sites found only 3 percent were set up to accept credit cards for online services -- significant progress is being made in moving a variety of government services online. Driven in part by consumer demand and in part by federal regulation (the Government Paperwork Elimination Act The Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA, Pub.L. 105-277) requires that, when practicable, Federal agencies use electronic forms, electronic filing, and electronic signatures to conduct official business with the public by 2003. of 1998 requires government entities to offer electronic services/transactions as an alternative to paper by October 2003), it is becoming more commonplace for citizens to be able to do such things as pay parking and traffic fines, property and income taxes, and city utility bills online. 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. a Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
"The timing of this alliance puts us ahead of the curve and positions both TransFirst and eLevel to quickly tap into this high growth market while maintaining both companies' commitment to exceptional customer service and to providing value-added services for their customers," said Bob Troyer, president of DPI's Merchant Services. "The eGovernment market is a significant growth opportunity for both TransFirst and eLevel Inc., and I believe we will be great partners in this market." About eLevel and CityCentric eLevel is a technology firm that specializes in Web-based application See Web application. development and is based in Plano, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. . eLevel designs and develops applications for Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Business-to-Employee and eGovernment solutions. eLevel is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. CityCentric(TM) is eLevel's eGovernment Web portal See portal. application that centralizes communications between constituents and city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . Most cities have a plethora of disparate business applications that run on a multitude of operating systems and hardware. CityCentric(TM) communicates and translates the data from the legacy systems into information that can be presented in a universally accepted format, HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. . CityCentric(TM) runs on Microsoft(R) .NET server applications and uses XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Web services to talk with backend systems. eLevel, Inc. can be reached at 972/980-7660. http://www.elevel.com. About TransFirst TransFirst, a premier provider of transaction processing services and payment technologies, was founded in 1995 by the senior management of one of the top 25 payment processing companies in the nation. Built on a foundation of personal service, customer commitment and flexible pricing, TransFirst offers a broad range of transaction processing and payment technologies to merchants, financial institutions and ISOs in a range of industries and emerging vertical markets. Based in Dallas with operations in Superior, Colo., Kansas City, and Omaha, Neb., TransFirst serves more than 450 community banks and 46,000 merchant customers nationwide. TransFirst can be reached at 800/745-2659 or at www.transfirst.net. |
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