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Carreker
Corporation Press Release - May
3, 2000
Carreker
Corporation Announces Intent To
Acquire X-Port Software Enterprises
(DALLAS,
May 3, 2000) - Carreker Corporation*
(NASDAQ: CANI), a leading provider
of e-finance enabling solutions
to the financial industry, today
announced its plans to acquire
X-Port Software Enterprises of
Toronto, Canada.
X-Port
is a global provider of centralized
cash processing technology through
its Vault Management Software that
supplies banks and armored carriers
with "real-time" cash transaction
processing . X-Port's industry-leading
technology also provides an e-commerce,
cash-handling capability among
banks, depository customers and
armored carriers. X-Port's products
currently are installed at Scotia
Bank, INTRIA Items Inc., and Dunbar,
businesses that currently process
$1 to $1.5 billion in cash on a
daily basis.
The
proposed acquisition reinforces
Carreker's commitment to becoming
the world leader in currency management
technology and services, according
to J.D. "Denny" Carreker, President
and Chief Executive Officer of
Carreker.
"This
strategic acquisition will solidify
Carreker’s position as the
world-wide, leader in e-finance
enabled cash handling technologies.
We are spearheading an industry-wide
effort to re-engineer the way banks,
retailers, and armored carriers
conduct the multi-billion dollar
cash handling business in the U.S.,
U.K., Canada, and Australia," Carreker
said. Whether cash processing is
performed internally by banks or
outsourced to third party vendors,
Carreker's web-based products provide
cash handling solutions that integrate
software, hardware, and communication
technologies to automate the manually
intense processing environment
that exists today.
X-Port
President David J. Kelly predicts
dramatic cost savings for clients
through the shared knowledge gained
as a result of the proposed acquisition.
"We
see an exciting opportunity to
leverage Carreker's worldwide armored
carrier and banking relationships
to market our 'best-of-breed' cash
processing technologies. The synergies
between our companies and products
can create a unique, integrated,
value-added solution that can enable
our clients to reduce cash handling
expenses by 25 to 50 percent," Kelly
said.
Royce
Brown, Carreker's Vice Chairman,
sees additional synergies between
X-Port and Carreker's other recent
acquisitions of AIS, an ATM fault
management and communications provider,
and The McHale Group, a transportation
consulting firm. Brown comments: "Combined
with our recent investments in
other leading cash handling software
and industry expertise, the proposed
X-Port acquisition represents the
last stitch in a well-woven tapestry
of cash related products and services.
The cash handling business is entering
a paradigm shift similar to what
the banking industry experienced
with check processing in the early
80's," Brown said.
Jim
McHale, Carreker Senior Vice President
and Managing Director of the Currency
Management Group, said the proposed
acquisition will enable Carreker
to provide a complete suite of
currency management technologies
and services to the industry. "Our
company's objective is to provide
our banking customers with an end-to-end,
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
solution that will automate the
processing, tracking, reconciling,
monitoring, and reporting of the
cash product," McHale said.
*About
Carreker Corporation – Carreker
Corporation, currently known
as Carreker-Antinori, Inc., has
recommended to shareholders that
the corporate name be changed
at the next annual meeting. The
company is a leading provider
of e-finance enabling solutions
allowing banks to increase revenue
and/or reduce costs, while leveraging
institutions’ existing
core competencies in order to
realize their e-commerce potential.
The Company's offerings include
revenue enhancement, payment
systems, and e-business solutions.
The Company's customers include
170 financial institutions in
the United States, Canada, United
Kingdom, Ireland and Australia,
including 70 of the largest 100
banks in the United States. For
more information about Carreker-Antinori,
please visit our Web site at
www.carreker.com.com.
SOURCE
Carreker Corporation
CONTACT:
Terry Gage of Carreker Corporation,
EVP & CFO, 972-371-1454,
fax:972-458-2567.
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