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Carreker
Corporation Press Release - January
7, 2003
CARREKER
AND METAVANTE ANNOUNCE iCom AGREEMENT
Agreement
to Provide Regional and Community
Banks with Proven, Profit-Enhancing
Cash Inventory Management Technology
DALLAS
and MILWAUKEE (January 7, 2003) — Carreker Corporation
(Nasdaq: CANIE), a leading provider of technology and
consulting solutions for the financial industry, and
Metavante Corporation, the financial technology subsidiary
of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), today
announced an agreement under which Carreker will license
its Integrated Cash Operations Modules™ (iCom)
software to Metavante. Metavante will offer and distribute
the iCom solution to its financial institution clients
in the first quarter of 2003.
“Our clients are increasingly
concerned about potential inefficiencies
and customer dissatisfaction resulting
from ineffective cash inventory management,” said
Jamie Geschke, senior vice president
and general manager, Metavante Financial
Technology Services. “Through
our relationship with Carreker, community
banks can realize the benefits of
iCom’s advanced cash management
capabilities as part of their standard
monthly outsourcing service.”
Carreker’s Internet-enabled,
enterprise wide iCom solution helps
banks and their service providers
effectively manage cash levels for
branches, ATMs, vaults, and third-party
cash depots. According to Brian Evetts,
managing director of Carreker’s
Cash & Logistics solutions, “iCom
ties each element of the cash network
together, giving operators the ability
to optimize their cash supply chain
from end-to-end. iCom users have
historically been able to reduce
overall cash inventories by 20-40
percent, while improving transportation
schedules, lowering cash handling
costs, and increasing the overall
productivity and efficiency of the
cash inventory management process.”
iCom is a scalable ASP-supported
technology, making it a cost-effective
tool for any size institution. iCom,
along with Carreker’s ReserveLink™ and
FraudLink PC™ solutions, has
been exclusively endorsed by the
American Bankers Association as a
solution that helps banks, particularly
mid-sized and community banks, improve
profitability to compete more effectively
in today’s marketplace.
J. D. (Denny) Carreker, chairman
and CEO of Carreker Corporation,
said, “More than 500 regional
and community banks outsource core
operational and management functions
to Metavante. By making iCom readily
available to these institutions,
we are significantly expanding the
market potential and vertical reach
of our Cash & Logistics solutions.”
Metavante already offers Carreker’s
ReserveLink, FraudLink On-Us™,
and FraudLink Deposit™ solutions
as part of a comprehensive, integrated
suite of technology services, and
it is the first company licensed
to resell Carreker’s iCom solution.
About Metavante Corporation
To improve the financial experience
for more than 5,100 clients – including
the largest 20 banks in the United
States – and their thousands
of customers, Metavante Corporation
delivers virtually all of the technology
that an organization needs to offer
financial services. Metavante offers
financial technology solutions that
drive customer relationship management,
electronic banking, electronic funds
transfer and card solutions, electronic
presentment and payment, financial
technology services, and wealth management.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis.,
Metavante is wholly owned by Marshall & Ilsley
Corporation. For more information
see www.metavante.com.
About Carreker Corporation
Carreker Corporation improves earnings
for financial institutions around
the world. The Company’s integrated
consulting and software solutions
are designed to increase clients’ revenues
and reduce their expenses, while
improving security and increasing
the value of their customer relationships.
Carreker provides products and services
to more than 250 clients in the United
States, Canada, the United Kingdom,
Ireland, Australia, and South Africa.
Clients include the full range of
community, regional and large banks,
among them more than 75 of the largest
100 banks in the United States. Headquartered
in Dallas, Texas since 1978, Carreker
Corporation also has offices located
around the world including London,
Toronto, and Sydney. For more information,
visit www.carreker.com.
Forward Looking Statement -
Except for historical information,
the statements in this release,
including statements regarding
future financial performance, the
market for our products and services,
and the value of our new contract
signings, are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. These statements
are subject to numerous risks and
uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially,
including but not limited to economic,
competitive, governmental and technological
factors affecting our operations,
markets, services, products and
prices. For information concerning
these risks and uncertainties,
see our most recent Form 10-K.
We assume no obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except
as may be required by law.
Carreker
Corporation Contacts:
Ann
Cain, Senior Vice President,
Director, Strategic Communications
972 371-1748 PH (Dallas)
972 458-2567 FX
Email: acain@carreker.com
Vickie
Gorton, Senior Vice President,
Director, Investor Relations
972 371-1601 PH (Dallas)
972 458-2567 FX
Email: vgorton@carreker.com
Metavante
Contact:
Chip
Swearngan, Director,
Investor and Public Relations
414-357-3688
PH (Milwaukee)
414-362-1782 FX
Email: chip.swearngan@metavante.com
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