dubai, united arab emirates – 29th june 2008 – postilion, a leading provider of software solutions for self-service banking and payments and a division of s1 corporation (nasdaq: sone), today announced that the postilion atm driving solution has been enhanced to allow atm owners and deployers to remotely distribute master security keys to automated teller machines. this capability is available for all four major global atm manufacturers.
master security keys are stored in each atm to ensure the secure processing of transactions. previously, the secure key loading process generally required a site visit by two independent security officers to manually load the keys onto each atm. with the enhanced postilion atm driving solution, this process can now be fully automated and managed from a central remote site. this not only generates cost savings, but also strengthens the level of security, as people can often be the weak link in the security chain.
security key updates can now be made in a controlled environment and they can be made more frequently without incurring additional costs. longer key lengths can also be introduced if supported on the atm. all of these factors enhance the level of security protection offered to atm owners and deployers. importantly, for owners of large atm deployments working with multiple manufacturers and a variety of models, the same process of remote key distribution can now be used for their entire atm estate.
“significant financial savings can be gained through this remote and electronic key distribution process as annual site visits can be eliminated,” said eben esterhuyse, senior product manager for atms and fraud at postilion. “furthermore, availability will increase as atms will be down for less time, thus improving customer service, enhancing revenue earning opportunities, and lowering the total cost of ownership for atm owners and deployers.”
“as an innovative and highly responsible independent atm deployer, we take security extremely seriously,” commented barry skillett, general manager i.t., paypoint. “when the need for remote key distribution was introduced, postilion responded quickly to provide a solution that works with the variety of atm models we support. postilion has provided a cost-effective way for paypoint to continue to maintain the highest levels of card holder security and service.”
