ATLANTA, April 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Gas & Electric Credit Union of Fort Dodge, Iowa, is the first credit union to use CuServ(TM) Evolution-ASP, a new hosted core processing solution from Harland Financial Solutions, Inc.
Harland Financial Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH), designed CuServ Evolution-ASP for smaller credit unions. It features a Windows(R)-based teller platform that includes item processing, loans, deposits, payroll and an integrated general ledger. A robust report writer and image ID capability are also available, along with optional features for Internet banking, telephone banking, credit bureau reporting and optical disk storage.
CuServ Evolution-ASP is delivered through Harland's Enterprise Service Center (ESC) in Des Moines, Iowa, which provides complete data protection, uninterrupted service and technical expertise 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"Outsourcing our data processing provides us with all the functionality our credit union needs and allows us to focus on serving our members rather than managing the system internally," said Trudy Koppen, manager of Gas & Electric Credit Union, Postal Employees Credit Union and Frontier Credit Union. "We plan on moving our other two credit unions to the ASP delivery as soon as possible."
Harland Financial Solutions currently provides core processing to more than 660 credit unions nationwide, either through the comprehensive ULTRADATA(R) System, which is available in both in-house and service bureau environments, or through the CuServ Evolution data processing system, which is available in in-house and ASP environments.
"The rollout of CuServ Evolution-ASP enables those credit unions that are not interested or able to manage an in-house system the freedom to rely on our expertise to do it for them. All a credit union needs is a PC and a High Speed Internet connection," said Bob Demeter, director of operations for Harland Financial Solutions' CuServ business.
About Harland Financial Solutions
Harland Financial Solutions (www.harlandfinancialsolutions.com) supplies software and services to thousands of financial institutions of all sizes, offering its solutions in both an in-house and service bureau environment. Harland Financial Solutions is a leader in deposit & loan origination, platform, teller, call-center, mortgage, business intelligence, core systems, check imaging, item processing, document management, customer relationship management, and compliance training software.
About Harland
Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company (NYSE: JH) (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 (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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