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Carreker
Corporation Press Release - April
29, 2003
CARREKER AND GIESECKE & DEVRIENT
ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
Companies to Deliver Premium
Vault and Cash Management Solutions
to Global Financial Industry
DALLAS and MUNICH (April 29, 2003) — Carreker
Corporation (Nasdaq: CANIE) and Giesecke & Devrient
GmbH (G&D) today announced a
strategic alliance to strengthen
both companies’ market positions
and product offerings in the field
of cash automation and inventory
management. Carreker, a leading provider
of technology and consulting solutions
for the financial industry, delivers
cutting-edge cash supply chain solutions
to financial institutions and service
providers on five continents. G&D,
a Munich-based security and technology
group with 150 years of tradition,
is the worldwide leading supplier
of banknote processing systems.
According to Steve Reber, president
of Giesecke & Devrient America,
Inc., “The cash handling management
space has never been more active.
Banks around the world are increasingly
pressured to standardize, automate,
and/or outsource components of the
cash supply chain to drive efficiencies
and reduce expenses. Our alliance
with Carreker serves their needs
both strategically and from a solutions
standpoint.”
Brian Evetts, managing director
of Carreker’s Cash & Logistics
solutions, said, “How banks
manage their cash inventories is
greatly affected by the shifting
role of many central banks, the trend
toward shared services and outsourcing,
as well as banks’ strategic
choices. Under these circumstances,
commercial banks place a great deal
of value on providers who bring them
best-in-class, affordable cash solutions,
and this alliance augments our ability
to do so.”
As part of the agreement, Carreker
and G&D are consolidating their
overlapping cash supply chain solutions.
For vault operations, G&D’s
Compasscm will
be the companies’ preferred
solution. For cash inventory management,
Carreker’s iCom™ will
be the preferred solution. Both companies
will also offer Carreker’s
Cash Supply Chain Consulting Services
and eiManager™ software,
designed to improve ATM management
efficiency and availability, rounding
out a premier suite of solutions
and services for vault, branch, and
ATM network optimization. Similarly,
they will offer G&D’s currency-processing
hardware, which provides automation
and efficiencies in centralized cash
operations. As part of the agreement,
the companies will also collaborate
on research and development, as well
as potential opportunities in shared
services in the cash supply chain.
Hans Wolfgang Kunz, member of the
board and group executive of the
Giesecke & Devrient Group, said, “By
partnering with Carreker, whose cash
solutions complement ours, we can
deliver a robust solution to banks
at a critical time in their decision
process. We foresee a common vision
for a full suite of world-class technologies
and best practices consulting services
that improve the overall profitability
of our clients’ cash handling
operations.”
J.D. (Denny) Carreker, chairman
and chief executive officer of Carreker
Corporation, said, “Through
our affiliation with G&D, a dominant
player in cash management and electronic
payment technologies, we become the
preferred providers in the critical
space of overall cash management.
This alliance is an international
validation of our current solutions
and the foundation of new solutions
and business ventures for driving
our global growth.”
About Giesecke & Devrient
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D),
based in Munich, Germany, is an international
technology group with subsidiaries
and joint ventures throughout the
world. In fiscal 2001 the group employed
some 6,500 people and generated a
revenue of € 1.12 billion. Founded
in Leipzig in 1852, G&D began
as a printer of securities, soon
specializing in banknote production.
The company has been developing solutions
and complete systems for automatic
currency processing since 1970. Today
G&D is also a technology leader
in smart cards, and a solutions provider
in the fields of telecommunications,
electronic payments, transportation,
health, ID and Internet security.
Additional information about the
G&D Group can be found at www.gi-de.com.
To learn more about G&D’s
cash products and services, visit
http://www.gdai.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, continental Europe, Australia,
New Zealand, 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. Additional
information about Carreker’s
cash solutions and services can be
found at www.carreker.com/main/solutions/cash/cash_ove.htm.
Forward Looking Statement -
Except for historical information,
the statements in this release,
including statements regarding
the Company’s restatement
of its financial statements, the
timing of its SEC filings and the
Company’s continued listing
on Nasdaq, 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 the risks and uncertainties
associated with the restatement
(which could include material changes
in the Company’s financial
statements, and volatility in the
Company’s common stock price)
and related litigation, as well
as the risks and uncertainties
arising out of economic, competitive,
governmental and technological
factors affecting the Company’s
operations, markets, services,
products and prices. For further
information concerning certain
of these risks and uncertainties,
see under the caption “Business – Risk
Factors” in the Company’s
most recent Form 10-K for the year
ended January 31, 2003. 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.
Giesecke & Devrient
Contact:
Mark K. Stelzer, Director
Marketing/Communication
Currency Automation and Services
+49-89-4119-8082 PH (Germany)
+49-89-4119-8624 FX
E-mail: mark.stelzer@de.gi-de.com |
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Carreker
Corporation Contacts:
Ann
Cain, Senior Vice President,
Director, Strategic Communications
and Public Relations
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
Lisa Jackson,
Marketing and PR, International
+44 (0) 20 7469 1628 PH (London)
+44 (0) 20 7283 5806 FX
Email: ljackson@carreker.com
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