ATLANTA, Nov. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH), today announced that Gulf Employees Credit Union (Gulf ECU) of Groves, Texas, has selected the ULTRADATA(r) System for its future technology needs.
Established in 1939, Gulf ECU serves the residents of Jefferson, Hardin and Orange Counties. With more than 26,000 members and $150 million in assets, the credit union maintains an administrative office in Groves, a branch location in Beaumont, and a large ATM network. Gulf ECU will convert to the new system on August 3, 2004.
"The technology choices from Harland Financial Solutions, combined with the efficiencies and additional functionality the ULTRADATA System brings, will help us serve and grow our membership," said Hal Coffman, Gulf ECU's president and chief executive officer. "We look forward to the new services we'll be able to provide to our members with this strategic partnership and the depth of products offered by the John H. Harland Company."
Gulf ECU has purchased the ULTRADATA core system with the jBASE(r) database management system and mvQuery(TM) report writer. In addition, the credit union will be using the ULTRADATA System's complete integrated suite of front and back office products that include teller, member service, automated loan processing, collections, accounting, privilege pay overdraft protection, ATM/POS/Debit/Credit Card transaction processing, the Ultra-Acces(r) internet banking system and Ultra-Voice(r) telephone banking solution. To perform in-depth member analysis, Gulf ECU has also chosen to implement the ULTRADATA System's entire business intelligence suite for financial, transaction, and loan risk analysis.
Member sales & service levels at the credit union will be advanced through their use of Harland Financial Solutions' industry leading Touche(r) Customer Relationship Management solution. In addition, the credit union plans to expand its use of Harland Checks by utilizing the company's sophisticated internet based check ordering system, checks.center(r), which is tightly integrated with the ULTRADATA System.
"We continue our momentum with the addition of Gulf ECU to the Harland Financial Solutions family," said Jim Berthelsen, senior vice president and general manager of Harland Financial Solutions' Credit Union Core Systems Group. "We look forward to assisting the credit union with its growth strategies through the wide range of products and services we're able to provide it from Harland."
Touche, ULTRADATA, Ultra-Access and Ultra-Voice are registered trademarks of Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. checks.center is a registered trademark of John H. Harland Company. All other brands and products or services are trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners, may be registered, and should be treated appropriately.
About Gulf Employees Credit Union
Gulf Employees Credit Union serves over 26,000 members, with more than $150 million in assets, a branch location in Beaumont, and a large ATM network. For over 60 years, they have consistently provided quality and secure financial services to members. Their commitment is to provide personalized, caring service to their members. For more information, visit http://www.gecu.org.
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 both paper and electronic-based services and systems for the collection, management and interpretation of data to the financial, commercial and educational markets.
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