Carreker
Corporation Press Release - June
24, 2003
CARREKER CORPORATION RELEASES
IMAGE INSPECTOR™ SOFTWARE
SOLUTION TO ASSURE CHECK IMAGE
QUALITY
First Application in Quality
Assurance Suite to Facilitate
Direct Image Exchange by Detecting,
Flagging, and Repairing Images
for All Capture Devices
DALLAS (June 24, 2003) — Carreker
Corporation (Nasdaq: CANI), a leading
provider of technology and consulting
solutions for the financial industry,
today announced the release of
Image Inspector™ software,
the first application in its Quality
Assurance suite for check image
quality.
Image Inspector™ software
uses image recognition technology
and sophisticated detection algorithms,
developed by Carreker, to analyze
captured check images and flag
and repair suspect items for quality
deficiencies beyond those provided
by manufacturers of check image
camera hardware. It is an open
system, designed to inspect images
from any capture system, and it
runs on standard Windows® platforms.
The quality deficiencies flagged
by the system include: missing
or unreadable payee lines and amounts,
missing image segments (for example,
the back of a check), unreadable
images (including gel pen writing),
images that are too dark or too
light, and bad tracking numbers
that may indicate an out-of-synch
condition. Image Inspector™ software
enables image repair through workflow
software that tracks the location
of the original document and enables
the operator to rescan on better
resolution equipment, manipulating
the image to arrive at a qualified
result.
Image Inspector™ software
is a critical enabling technology
for facilitating direct image exchange
among banks and image archive providers.
Banks that capture check images
can deploy Image Inspector™ software
before the images are archived
or transmitted to another bank
or a customer. Archive providers
can use Image Inspector™ software
to verify the quality of images
they receive from their user banks.
Mary Hockridge, senior vice president
for Carreker’s Image Capture,
Storage, and Exchange Group, said, “A
number of trends have combined
to put a premium on the quality
of images. Check 21 legislation
will stimulate direct image exchange,
ultimately replacing paper checks
as the primary instrument of presentment.
Banks are making greater use of
image-based products as a means
of competitively distinguishing
their offerings, and they are increasingly
dependent on images for a greater
number of functions like fraud
detection, exceptions, research,
adjustments, and returns.”
John Carreker, president of Carreker’s
Global Payments Technologies, said, “Our
clients tell us that as more banks
enter the image environment and
image usage and retrieval rates
climb the integrity of the image
archive has to be assured, no matter
the source of the image, the operating
environment, the capture and scanning
devices used, or the use to which
the image will be put. We believe
Image Inspector™ software
will set the industry standard
for quality assurance of check
images.”
Approximately 50 percent of U.S.
check processing volume is being
imaged and committed to image archives,
and that rate is expected to increase
to 90 percent within a few years,
according to a survey by Global
Concepts Inc. Approximately 50
percent of check images archived
today are stored by Carreker applications,
either at individual banks or in
shared archives.
This initial release of Carreker’s
Quality Assurance Suite handles
images captured via CPCS or stored
in Carreker’s central image
repository application. Subsequent
releases will inspect images from
additional sources like teller
files, ATMs, lockbox, image exchange,
and other third-party check and
payment image capture systems.
Image Inspector™ software
is the latest of Carreker’s
check image applications, which
include capture, archive, exceptions,
adjustments, returns, CD ROM, statements,
online viewing, and fraud detection.
J. D. (Denny) Carreker, chairman
and CEO of Carreker Corporation,
said, “As the company with
the largest footprint in image
technology for banks, we understand
the importance of filling the image
quality assurance gap for our clients.
We believe the market’s interest
in this product validates the investment
we continue to make in providing
leading edge image processing technology
that helps banks retain and expand
their payments business.”
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.
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.