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FIRST DATA SELECTS VENTUS NETWORKS FOR SECURE FINANCIAL DATA
WIRELESS TRANSPORT SERVICES
Norwalk, CT – August 24, 2006 First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), headquartered in
Greenwood Village, CO, has been sending money safely, securely, and reliably, since their
flagship subsidiary Western Union Financial Services, Inc. pioneered electronic money transfers
in 1871. FDC, the leading Fortune 500 Financial Data Services Company, with over $10 billion
in assets, has been instrumental in every development involving the electronic transfer of money.
FDC was the first processor of both VISAŽ and MasterCardŽ bank-issued credit cards in 1976, the
first to link banks through the original ATM network (1981) and the first to form partnerships
that created the earliest Internet portals. FDC continues to make history as a primary driver in
the e-revolution, focused on the emerging technology that will create the future of e-commerce.
Under the terms of this agreement, Ventus Networks will provide secure, managed, wireless
connectivity for routing financial transactions for FDC’s extensive off-premises ATM system.
This single source solution for wireless transport includes monitoring, maintenance and
management services. Ventus is recognized as the one of the largest providers of wireless
transport for financial institutions, and sets the pace for implementing proven new technologies.
With the Ventus infrastructure for wireless connections, FDC will have the desired reliable,
high-speed delivery demanded by the marketplace.
About First Data Corporation
First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions
for businesses worldwide. Serving 4.6 million merchant locations, 1,700 card issuers and their
customers, First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people
and businesses around the world to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment.
The company's portfolio of services and solutions includes merchant transaction processing
services; credit, debit, private-label, gift, payroll and other prepaid card offerings; fraud
protection and authentication solutions; electronic check acceptance services through TeleCheck;
as well as Internet commerce and mobile solutions. The company's STAR Network offers PIN-secured
debit acceptance at 1.9 million ATM and retail locations. (firstdata.com.)
About Ventus Networks
Ventus Networks, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, provides advanced global wireless and
broadband telecommunication networks including a suite of managed service solutions and hardware
alternatives, for a variety of industries. Ventus Networks’ secure high-speed wireless transport
solution operates in conjunction with TCP/IP and legacy protocols, enabling any remote device to
communicate through a single network scheme. The network runs as part of a virtual private
network (VPN) that is enhanced by Triple DES encryption with IPSec tunneling and x.509 key
exchange.
With the combined power of the largest wireless IP network, Ventus provides comprehensive,
large-scale, rapidly deployed network connections virtually anywhere, with connection speeds of
up to 1.8MBs – a significant improvement over preceding technologies. Ventus’ full-service
wireless telecommunications capability integrates seamlessly with existing ATM and POS
technologies.
For more information regarding Ventus Networks and our suite of services, and wireless products,
please visit our web site at www.ventusnetworks.com ,
e-mail info@ventusnetworks.com, or speak
to one of our specialists: 1.866.576.0457.
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