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Automated Systems America signs with TNS

October 13, 2005

RESTON, Va. - Transaction Network Services Inc., provider of business-critical network and data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, announced in a news release that Automated Systems America Inc. (ASAI) has selected TNS' ATMLink product to provide a managed virtual private network service. The Glendale, Calif.-based ATM and electronic kiosk processor has signed a three-year agreement with TNS.

TNS' ATMLink service - broadband data transaction support that works with any ATM, dial-up, legacy protocol or Internet protocol - will support 4,200 dedicated access DSL sites, which include hospitality, gaming and quick service restaurants.

ATMLink will be provided to ASAI and BOINK!, their kiosk manufacturer partner. With ASAI providing the ATM service via their full-service switch product line Datastream, and BOINK! providing the technical ability to dispense both cash and tickets from kiosks, the pair have secured a contract with a major hospitality chain. In 2006, the partners will place self-service check-in kiosks at more than 2,200 locations across the country that will provide hotel guests with room assignments and encoded room keys, along with the ability to withdraw cash. TNS' role as the VPN service provider marks the company's entry into a new vertical market.