Brent Smith Pete Schuddekopf
Cyclone Software Hypercom Corporation
Office: 970-353-4555 602.504.5383
brent@cyclonesoft.com pschuddekopf@hypercom.com
www.fastchecknetwork.com
Cyclone
Software Selects Hypercom’s Transaction Transport
Service for ‘Fastcheck’ Check Verification
and Conversion Network
GREELEY,
CO May 16, 2007 – Cyclone Software
announced today that it has selected Hypercom
Corporation’s (NYSE: HYC) transaction transport
service to extend Cyclone’s nationwide
‘Fastcheck’ check verification and check
conversion network to merchants using dial-up
communications. Cyclone maintains one of the fastest
growing databases of bad check writers nationwide.
“With Hypercom’s high security transaction
transport technology, we can extend our services to the
hundreds of thousands of U.S. merchants still relying
on dial-up communications,” said Cyclone Software
President Mick Phillips. “Those merchants can now
quickly route checks presented for payment to our
verification centers via a simple software download and
toll-free telecommunications.”
“Cyclone Software’s selection of Hypercom
is an endorsement of our value proposition, and another
clear indicator of market demand for an alternative
supplier of dial and IP transaction services,”
said John Andrews, Senior Vice President, Hypercom
Global Customer Service. “Simply put,
Hypercom’s transaction transport capability
offers a combination of performance, price, service and
know-how that can’t be beat.”
Cyclone Software’s Fastcheck Network is a
privately labeled service offered to collection
agencies that has become the nations most popular
verification service nationwide, with over 500 new
check verification merchants locations added per week.
Hypercom’s transaction transport service moved
more than 1.6 billion transactions worldwide in 2006,
representing a 15% increase globally over 2005. The
service is powered by robust, ultra high-density
MegaNAC® Network Access Controllers (NACs)
strategically positioned within the North American
Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) and at
processor data centers. Hypercom’s transaction
transport service supports all POS terminal protocols
at any modem speed up to V.92 and provides
uninterrupted service with no single point of failure,
seamless load balancing, state-of-the-art Web-based
reporting, and simple all-inclusive pricing.
About
Hypercom (www.hypercom.com)
Global
payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation delivers
a full suite of high security, end-to-end electronic
payment products and services. The company’s
solutions address the high security electronic
transaction needs of banks and other financial
institutions, processors, large scale retailers,
smaller merchants, quick service restaurants, and users
in the transportation, healthcare, prepaid, unattended
and many other markets. Hypercom solutions enable
businesses in more than 100 countries to securely
expand their revenues and profits.
About Cyclone Software
Cyclone Software, since
1978, provides proprietary account receivable software,
collection software, and The Fastcheck Network IP based
check verification service for the collection,
financial and check industry. Cyclone’s
products are marketed to over 100,000 locations
nationwide through various sales channels of customers
including collection agencies, independent sales
offices and banks. For more information, please visit
the Web site at www.fastchecknetwork.com
or contact
Brent Smith 970-353-4555.
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