ORLANDO, June 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH), announced today that on Friday, June 4, 2004, its annual Connections User's Group Conference ended with the largest attendance in the company's history.
More than 1,600 attendees participated in the opening session, during which they were addressed by Frank Abagnale, a consultant acknowledged as one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, identity theft and embezzlement. Abagnale, whose life was characterized in the best-selling book and motion picture "Catch Me if You Can," shared his life's story with the attendees, and also addressed how financial institutions can advise their customers regarding how to protect themselves from fraud and identity theft. Later in the week, the group was addressed by representatives from IBM, Tower Group, Cornerstone Advisors, Alex Sheshunoff Management Associated and Thredgold Economic Associates.
This year's Connections was unique because it included users of all of Harland Financial Solutions' products and customers from each of the organization's business units.
"Our firm uses a number of Harland solutions and having the product experts representing each of these solutions truly enhanced the value of the conference," said Steven Kunkel, vice president of National Penn Bank.
The Connections Conference is an annual event hosted by Harland Financial Solutions for the thousands of financial institutions which use the firm's products as an opportunity for these organizations to benefit from and share their experiences with those of their peers. Attendees also included some 70 strategic partners represented by more than 160 of their people, members of leading industry media and industry analysts.
Connections also provides Harland Financial Solutions the opportunity to meet with clients regarding products requirements and to solidify the firm's relationships with its customers and partners.
About Harland Financial Solutions
Harland Financial Solutions (http://www.harlandfinancialsolutions.com) supplies software and services to thousands of financial institutions of all sizes. Harland Financial Solutions is a leader in deposit & loan origination, platform, teller, call-center, mortgage, business intelligence, core systems, customer relationship management systems, and compliance training software.
About Harland
Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH) (http://www.harland.net) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "JH." Harland is a leading provider of software and printed products to the financial institution market. Harland's software solutions include, deposit & loan origination, platform, teller, call-center, mortgage, business intelligence, core systems, and customer relationship management systems. Harland's printed products offerings include checks, direct marketing and financial forms. Scantron Corporation (http://www.scantron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading provider of software services and systems for the collection, management and interpretation of data to the financial, commercial and educational markets.
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