In 1997 Harper, senior vice president for Watermark Group, co-founded the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA). The association's first conference, "Winning With Off-premise ATMs," was held in Orlando, Fla. in February 2000. The ATMIA has since grown to add international chapters and will host five conferences in four countries in 2002.

Fryrear and Harper created ATMmagazine.com in May of '98. The site quickly grew as members of the ATM industry flocked to the new medium catering to their needs. It soon became the leading online trade publication and attracted many advertisers and readers from around the world.

In mid-July of 2000 Harper and other ATMIA board members created the ATM Advertising Council, which has received support from such organizations as NCR, Diebold, Triton and PNC Bank. This group will act as ATMIA's voice in the expanding ATM advertising sector, providing guidance and standards as needed.

In November 1999, WaterMark Group was named a winner in the Inc. magazine "Best of the Small-business Web" contest. Soon after, Fryrear and Haper began planning a larger company focused on providing industry news and information through targeted Web sites.

To help launch this new company, Dick Good was hired as chief executive officer. Good led a private offering that prepared NetWorld for growth into new industries. Under Good's guidance, NetWorld has since added Web sites focused on kiosks, pizza and church, while expanding the company's staff to more than 20.

The Management Team

Founded on Feb. 1, 2000, NetWorld Alliance immediately assumed ownership and operations of ATMmagazine.com. On Sept. 15, 2000, the company introduced ATMmarketplace.com as the industry's newest information and e-commerce resource.

NetWorld purchased kiosks.org in October 2000, and launched KIOSKmarketplace.com in January 2001. It organized the kiosks.org Association in 2001, hosting an organizational meeting in April. In November 2001, NetWorld launched PizzaMarketplace.com. In March 2002, NetWorld formed Church Central LLC with the Rainer Group, a church consulting organization, and launched ChurchCentral.com in May 2002.

NetWorld's officers include Alan Fryrear, chairman; Dick Good, chief executive officer; Tom Harper, president; Bob Fincher, executive vice president for sales.

Before founding WaterMark Group in 1995, Fryrear spent 20 years with Duplex Products and later worked 10 years in NCR's Systemedia division. He has more than 30 years' experience in the print communication industry, including custom ATM receipt printing, supplies and bank forms management programs.

In 1999, Dick Good completed a 15-year tenure as president and chief operating officer of NTS Corp., a national residential and commercial real estate development company. Prior to that, Good was first vice president of Third National Bank in Nashville, Tenn. He held several sales, marketing, planning and management positions during 15 years at IBM.

Tom Harper, who joined Watermark Group in 1996 as senior vice president, has led NetWorld's innovative Web development efforts and the company's expansion into new industries. He is a co-founder of both the ATM Industry Association and the ATM Advertising Council, and is the publisher in the company's Church Central venture.

Bob Fincher, former owner of a Web development firm in Tampa, Fla., oversees all sales efforts for NetWorld. He is a former ATM industry consultant, and spent nearly 20 years leading sales efforts for Maytag and Jenn-Air appliances. Fincher owned one of the most successful independent distributorships in the Maytag organization.