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Hypercom Bolsters Its High Security Product Portfolio in Germany
Hypercom Corp. announced that its 32-bit multi-application Optimum T4200 and M4200 countertop and mobile transaction terminals are officially approved as compliant with the current EMV POS terminal specification from the Central Credit Committee (Zentraler Kreditausschuss - ZKA) in Germany.
The approval covers the Optimum T4200 terminals with options for ISDN, IP and GPRS connectivity, as well as the M4240 Bluetooth and M4230 GPRS mobile models, all with integrated smart card readers.
With ZKA approval, Hypercom noted, it strengthens its position as a major provider of payment and digital transaction solutions to the German market.
"The Central Credit Committee's approval allows the large scale deployment of our highly popular Optimum product range," said Christian Jurs, Vice President of Sales, Hypercom Germany. "With the addition of these terminals we give customers more of a choice and more options with reliable high security solutions that can be deployed in any end user scenario regardless of communications needs."
According to the company, the Optimum countertop and mobile series has received PCI PED security
approval, MasterCard Worldwide Payment Terminal Security approval for IP and wireless communication, and EMV Level 1 & 2 certifications for chip card transactions. All models share the same platform, user interface
and software toolkit to maximize efficiency, application portability and offer customers a broad range of options to serve any market need. Additionally, Hypercom's Artema software now runs on the Optimum T4200 and M4200 family of terminals.