Business Services Industry

Fujitsu Includes Eiconcards in Series 8000 Family of Automated Teller Machines

Business Wire, Sept 11, 2001

Business & High-Tech Editors

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001

Eicon Networks Corporation, a worldwide provider of secure Internet connectivity products, today announced that Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. is exclusively using Eiconcard C21 wide-area network interface cards to provide secure and reliable connectivity between its Series 8000(TM) family of automated-teller machines (ATMs) and banks' X.25 telecommunications networks in North America.

Fujitsu, one of the industry's leading ATM manufacturers, selected the Eiconcard C21 for its durability, reliability and low field-failure rate. In addition, support for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000, the operating system upon which the Series 8000 ATM is based, was also a critical factor in Fujitsu's selection of the Eiconcard C21.

"We selected Eicon's C21 WAN cards to ensure fail-safe network connectivity for our line of Web-enabled Series 8000 ATMs," said Neill F. Collins, Fujitsu's vice president of financial systems sales. "Eicon's excellent reputation and track record as a strong global manufacturer of highly reliable WAN solutions have led us to once again purchase Eiconcards, which we had previously used to deliver network connectivity for our Series 7000(TM) ATMs."

X.25 networks provides services to millions of people every day, as many common applications and devices - ATMs, credit-card authorization systems and airline reservation systems - rely on it as their means of transporting data because it is a reliable transport mechanism. X.25 is known as a reliable service because it guarantees that data is delivered in the same order it was transmitted and is available in almost every part of the world.

"This deal continues to expand our market share in the X.25 WAN communications arena," said Norbert Cazabat, Eicon's senior director of sales for the Americas. "It also further strengthens our relationship with Fujitsu, whose leadership in providing transaction systems for the retail and financial industries remains unmatched."

About Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.

Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702), a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. The company specializes in IT lifecycle solutions for the retail and financial systems markets. The company has almost 30 years experience in providing hardware/software solutions and services for retail point-of-sale (POS), specialized mobile computing and automated-teller-machine (ATM) applications. Its customer relationship management (CRM) solutions enable Fujitsu customers to build high-value, personalized relationships with consumers.

Web site: www.ftxs.fujitsu.com

About Eicon Networks

Eicon Networks is a worldwide provider of secure Internet connectivity products. The company's portfolio includes a full range of products for connecting PCs and network servers to the Internet and corporate networks, as well as secure communications and media gateways for voice over IP and unified messaging. Eicon distributes, markets and supports its products in more than 80 countries through a network of channel partners, telecommunication companies (telcos), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Information about Eicon Networks is available at www.eicon.com. Eicon Networks is a business unit of i-data international a-s. More information about i-data can be found at www.i-datac.com.

Eicon and Eiconcards are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Eicon Networks Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their owners.

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