Paragon Demonstrates EMV Testing at EBUG Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers EBUG EBUG Echigo BSD Users Group EBUG Electronics Business Users Group Conference RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2004 Paragon Application Systems is demonstrating EMV support in Paragon's ATM configuration tool, ConfigBuilder(TM), and in its simulators, ATMulator(TM) and FASTest(TM), at the EBUG conference in Barcelona Spain. With these products, users can -- Develop ATM states and design ATM screens needed for EMV transactions, -- Create virtual ICCs (Integrated Circuit Cards, also known as "chip cards" or "Smart Cards") to be used instead of actual test cards during simulations, -- Exercise EMV states and screens by processing EMV transactions on any PC with a simulated ATM, and -- Thoroughly test EMV transaction processing by their host system. EBUG (Europe Middle East & Africa BASE24 User Group) is an independent organization whose primary role is to promote communication between users of ACI Worldwide's products and ACI. All licensed users of ACI's products in EMEA are eligible for EBUG membership. ACI Worldwide is a TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). company (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : TSAI). The EBUG conference is scheduled from Tuesday, May 18th, to Friday, May 21st, at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, Spain. About Paragon Application Systems More than 150 financial institutions in 15 countries use Paragon's productivity empowering software to improve quality and reduce time-to-market. From its founding in 1994, Paragon has dedicated its efforts to providing ATM and EFT professionals with tools to improve the reach and quality of their institution's transactions. The Paragon tools configure ATMs for graphics and audio, simulate ATMs including Triple DES (TDES) and fault testing, and perform regression testing for ATM and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 8583 transactions. Other Paragon offerings measure and test system capacity and performance, and provide Web-enabled QA, regression, and development testing to remote users worldwide. Paragon's broad customer base includes interchanges, such as NYCE See New York Cotton Exchange. NYCE See New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE). , Star Systems (ConcordEFS), PROSA PROSA Processing Algorithms PROSA Product Resource Order Staff Approach , Transacty Slovakia, a.s. and Shazam; processors, such as Genpass Technologies, Metavante, Total System Services and Fiserv; and banks, such as BB&T Corporation, Bank of Hawaii Bank of Hawaii, a subsidiary of Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE: BOH), is a regional commercial bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is Hawaii's second oldest bank and its largest locally owned bank in that majority of the voting stockholders reside within the state. , and Citibank. Since 1998, Paragon has been a member of the Diebold Partner Information Xchange and an NCR Strategic Business Partner, and counts both Diebold and NCR among its customers. Paragon has been a member of the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum since 2002 and the MasterCard Vendor Program (MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. ) since 2003. Visit Paragon Application Systems at www.parappsys.com. |
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