ATLANTA, July 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Harland Financial Solutions and FPS Gold have formed a strategic partnership to provide banks with a more efficient means of accessing and storing customer information. Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH), and FPS GOLD has been a processor of banking records for more than 42 years.
Harland Financial Solutions' Active:View(r) Content Management system automates activities associated with report and document imaging, archival, cross-referencing, and retrieval. This system supports a variety of content including documents, statements and reports that can be viewed in a comprehensive format by both financial institutions and their customers. Additionally, it facilitates image-based check clearing through the Federal Reserve banking system to comply with government-mandated Check 21 requirements.
Using Harland Financial Solutions' enterprise content management system, FPS GOLD banking customers can warehouse data in a single, long-term archive that is easily accessible. The solution utilizes state-of-the-art searching and indexing functions to minimize the amount of time needed to find and access customer data.
"We're really excited about this partnership which enables us to combine several great products into one package for our customers," said Steve Carter, senior vice president of FPS GOLD. "Harland Financial Solutions has done a lot with its enterprise content management solutions to integrate them seamlessly with our product to create an affordable and versatile system."
One such product is Harland Financial Solutions' hardware and software offering for Check 21. It enables banks to effortlessly capture and send electronic cash letters to the Federal Reserve using FedLine(r) Web PC and the FedForward Service. The solution automatically converts clearing transit items into the required "X9.37" format.
Several customers have already begun using Harland Financial Solutions' enterprise content management solutions in conjunction with the FPS GOLD System. According to Carter, these clients are pleased with the way Harland Financial Solutions' products have streamlined their processes and been integrated into the system.
"We are pleased to be collaborating with FPS GOLD. The seamless integration of our solutions enables customers to realize increased efficiencies and productivity with a customizable enterprise content management system," said Scott Doughty, vice president and general manager, enterprise content management, Harland Financial Solutions.
About FPS GOLD
Since 1964, FPS GOLD (www.fps-gold.com) has been an integral part of the computerized data-processing industry within the banking realm. Decades of experience allow us to offer our clients valuable financial management software. With expertise spanning all areas of core processing, we concentrate specifically on personal and commercial remote banking and cash management services for our banking clientele across the country. The FPS GOLD family of products has been created to offer you ease of use, flexibility, and compatibility for accounting, deposits, loans, commercial lending, training, etc.
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. The company is a leader in core systems, item processing, enterprise content management, branch automation, customer relationship management, business intelligence, origination and document solutions, risk management, compliance training, financial accounting, open documents, mortgage solutions, card programs, electronic funds transfer (EFT), fraud prevention, self service solutions and performance advisory services.
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 and 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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