LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ATM Marketplace, a site dedicated to the financial self-service industry and a sister to Kiosk Marketplace and Self-Service World, has launched a guide that takes an in-depth look at multivendor ATM software in the United States and throughout the world.
The 53-page report, entitled "ATM software: Awakening the ATM channel," was written by ATM Marketplace editor Tracy Kitten in partnership with Edinburgh, Scotland-based KAL, an independent financial self-service and branch software provider.
Deployers, as they shift their ATM operating systems from OS/2 to Windows, are realizing new opportunities for their ATM channels. No longer locked to one original equipment manufacturer for software, today's open-OS environment is offering new opportunities.
"Although the industry has spent a long time talking about the shift to Windows, most of the United States' ATMs still run on OS/2," Kitten said. "That, however, is quickly changing. And, as it does, financial institutions are learning that they have more options available to them where software is concerned."
Industry consolidation has played a significant role in that revelation, Kitten said. As FIs have merged and/or been acquired, ATM networks have become blended. In fact, finding an ATM network that compromises machines from a sole hardware vendor is a rarity in today's market place.
Today's ATM networks are diverse, but open standards are allowing deployers to operate their blended networks on single platforms using multivendor software.
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