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Hypercom Corporation Appoints Jane Evans to Its Board of Directors

Business Wire, July 19, 2000

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PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2000

Hypercom Corporation (NYSE:HYC) today announced the appointment of Jane Evans to its board of directors. This brings to four the number of non-employee directors serving on Hypercom's six-member board.

Ms. Evans, 55, is a nationally recognized retailing, consumer marketing and telecommunications executive. She is president and CEO of Arizona-based Gamut Interactive, the first electronic wallet for the mass market, and has held senior management positions with US West Communications, Interpacific Retail Group, Montgomery Securities, General Mills and Fingerhut.

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"Ms. Evans extensive background and her experience in the consumer and retail spaces as well as her marketing savvy will be a real asset to Hypercom's board of directors," said George Wallner, president and CEO, Hypercom Corporation. "We are delighted she has joined Hypercom's board." Ms. Evans is a member of the Board of Directors of Philip Morris Companies, Inc, Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Kaufman & Broad Home Corporation. She has previously served as a director of The Equitable, Edison Bros. Stores, Inc, and the LPGA.

Ms. Evans was named "Number One Woman on Seventh Avenue" by The New York Times (1982), one of "Corporate America's Top Woman Executives" by Savvy Magazine (1983), and "Woman of the Year" by the Financial Woman's Association of New York (1986). She was also named one of the "All Time Ten Outstanding Working Women" by Glamour Magazine (1984), and one of "America's Ten Most Wanted Managers" by Fortune Magazine (1986).

Ms. Evans is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. She has also studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology and at L'Universite d'Aix-Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, France.

Hypercom Corporation (NYSE:HYC) is a global provider of end-to-end electronic payment solutions, including card payment systems, peripherals, network products, software and e-commerce payment solutions that add value at the point-of-sale for consumers, merchants and acquirers.

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Hypercom(R) markets its products in more than 70 countries through a global network of affiliates and offices in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Venezuela. Hypercom's Internet address is www.hypercom.com.

Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although management of Hypercom believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include industry, competitive and technological changes; risks associated with international operations and foreign currency fluctuations; the composition, timing and size of orders from and shipments to major customers; inventory obsolescence; market acceptance of new products and other risks detailed from time to time in Hypercom's SEC reports, including the company's most recent Form 10-K and subsequent 10Q.

Note to Editors: Hypercom is a registered trademark of Hypercom Corporation. All other products or services mentioned in this document are trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks or registered service marks of their respective owners.

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Hypercom Corporation Appoints Jane Evans to Its Board of Directors

Business Wire, July 19, 2000

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