Quatech is the leading supplier of device networking and connectivity products to financial
institutions, serving five of the top 10 U.S. banks and many others around the world. We understand the
challenges of banking systems that are being redefined as banks combine
and ATMs and drive-thrus (among others) join traditional teller stations as standard transaction points.
The
high-power PCs required to run these new systems often have much shorter
life cycles than the peripheral devices used with them. Though banking
systems are implemented using a broad range of hardware and software platforms,
they all have one shared requirement--a need for a large number of
serial ports to connect essential devices at the teller station or ATM
such as:
- pin
pads
- card
readers/MSRs
- signature
pads
- cash
drawers/dispensers
- passbook
printers
- receipt
printers
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Quatech serial adapters
are the most reliable way to leverage legacy equipment in banking
systems.
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The newer PCs required for these applications often have an insufficient
number of serial ports for the peripheral devices used with them. And it can be
prohibitively expensive to replace those legacy banking peripherals (that still
function perfectly well) with new USB-based devices. Serial port expansion
is the most cost-effective way to upgrade these systems.
What is the most reliable way to leverage legacy equipment? Quatech device connectivity solutions, including PCI and Universal PCI Serial Boards and USB Serial Adapters,
are ideal for adding RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 serial ports to teller-station PCs because
they supply up to 8 independent serial ports via a single interface point (USB port or PCI/UPCI slot). Furthermore, Quatech Serial PCI Boards,
available in standard PCI or Universal PCI configurations in both traditional
and MD1 Low Profile PCI formats, are seamless solutions for desktop and
Thin Client systems. Our
small-footprint Embedded USB Serial Adapters are ideal for ATMs and other
remote banking stations because they can be easily incorporated into any
enclosure without any re-engineering of hardware design or application
software. Another popular banking system option is to use a
network enabled solution that connects multiple teller-station peripherals
to a single back-office PC or server. Quatech Ethernet
Serial Device Servers are easy to implement virtual COM port solutions
that provide the high-speed connectivity required for customer-centric
transactions, and the ability to enable remote connectivity without changes
to application software packages designed to communicate only through
a serial port.
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| BANKING PERSPECTIVES ARTICLE |
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Serial Connectivity for Banking Systems--Perspectives Article
written by Quatech President/CEO Steve Runkel for Bank Technology News (5/2004)
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This article describes how delivering preferred services at bank branches
drives the need to affordably connect technology, and how leveraging legacy
equipment in a banking environment can cost-effectively enable system upgrades
and enhance system performance.
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