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Nexus Software, CreditCall pair on EMV solution

July 28, 2004

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nexus Software Inc., provider of client middleware for financial services delivery, announced a strategic alliance with cashless payment specialist CreditCall Communications, to create an Europay/Mastercard, Visa (EMV) Level 2 compliant solution for Nexus' Involve middleware line and its 90,000 installations worldwide.

Bristol, U.K.-based CreditCall's EmvX toolkit now supports INvolve and will pursue a rapid path to full EMV compliance for any machines that utilize the INvolve single or cross-channel solution, a news release said. EmvX is based on the CreditCall CardEaseEMV certified smart card transaction-processing engine.

The engine lets financial institutions and payment machine operators to upgrade almost any existing Windows-based payment terminal, whether operating attended or unattended, to accept and process EMV cards, the release said.

"As European financial institutions approach the 2005 EMV deadline and other financial companies around the world begin to adopt the standard, it was important that Nexus work with CreditCall to develop an efficient EMV solution," said Robert Usner, marketing director for Nexus Software, Inc.

"The INvolve family of products and EmvX compliance toolkit together provide a complete EMV-ready platform for any ATM or smart card solution."

INvolve 3.2 is available to existing customers and evaluation versions are also available. EmvX is a free download from CreditCall's EMV Web site.