Press Release
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27 February 2004 |
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LINK System Availability Excellence Rewarded by Global Industry Association Award
LINK Interchange Network Ltd, the transaction management company that operates the UK’s ATM Network, has had its excellence in service availability recognised by being highly commended in the ‘ITUG Availability Awards’, one of the transaction processing industry's most influential events. |
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LINK was awarded joint runner up, with MasterCard International, at the annual ITUG NonStop Availability Awards held in San Jose, California during October 2003.
ITUG, The International HP NonStop Users Group, awards those organisations that deliver the highest system availability. LINK's systems - the hardware and software that provides electronic transaction switching for the LINK ATM Network - reported overall switch availability of 100 percent during the ITUG reporting period.
Steve Garlick, Head of Systems Engineering at LINK, said: “The LINK ATM network plays a critical role within the UK payments infrastructure. This award reflects the total emphasis that LINK places on delivering the highest possible levels of processing reliability, security, and service availability to our customers."
The global award is significant as entrants are judged on criteria including system and network availability, change/problem management practices, and service delivery to end-user customers. The American electronic payments organisation, NYCE Corporation, was named as its overall winner.
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Information for Editors
LINK Interchange Network Ltd provides electronic transaction management services
on behalf of the UK's largest financial institutions and other commercial organisations.
LINK manages the LINK ATM network, the world's busiest shared ATM network with
over 47,000 cash machines deployed and over 95 million LINK-enabled cards in
issue. LINK also manages transactions for the basic bank accounts that form part
of the Post Office's universal banking services programme and has implemented
an ATM prepay topup service on behalf of mobile phone operators. LINK's outsourcing
division, ATMOS, is Europe's leading provider of outsourced transaction management
services. LINK is pursuing opportunities to use its proven, secure and reliable
network infrastructure to support a new generation of transaction management
services, including overseas developments.
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Press Enquiries:
LINK Press Office
Tel: John Pinniger or Tom Smith, 07050 052934
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