NCR and ViVOtech Bring Innovative Payment Options to the Table

Software from NCR Subsidiary Compris, with ViVOtech Hardware, Provides Contactless Payment Options at the Drive-Thru, Diner’s Table and Front Counter

2006 International Foodservice Technology (FS/TEC) Exposition
Booth #801
ATLANTA--(www.AllPayNews.com)--Compris Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NCR Corporation and ViVOtech today announced that they have launched contactless payment solutions for the drive-thru, diner’s table and front counter.

Combined with point-of-sale (POS) software from Compris, these solutions provide payment options at a variety of customer touch points. ViVOpay DTm™ is a drive-thru terminal designed to speed up drive-thru lane transactions with fast and convenient contactless and magnetic strip card payments. ViVOpay Dine™ is a portable payment terminal that allows contactless as well as magnetic credit, debit and prepaid card payments to be processed right at the customers’ table. Serving the front counter, ViVOpay 4000™ is a contactless payment device designed to provide seamless, functional integration with existing POS and electronic cash register stations to increase checkout efficiencies and up-selling opportunities.

"We are excited to work with Compris to deliver next generation contactless payments to consumers,” said Mohammad Khan, ViVOtech president and founder. “Together, we are enhancing the payment experience for customers by providing greater speed and convenience, and extending the effectiveness of retail gift and loyalty programs.”

“For over a decade, Compris software solutions have enabled top chains to grow their business through innovation and best-in-class operations,” said Alaa Pasha, president of Compris. “The integration of Compris software with ViVOtech’s contactless payment terminals provides yet another way for restaurateurs to use innovation and technology to build a better business through improved efficiency and quality of service.”

The Compris/ViVOtech solutions will be displayed at the 2006 International Foodservice Technology (FS/TEC) Exposition in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 5-8 (booth #801).

About ViVOtech

ViVOtech (www.vivotech.com) is the market leader in contactless/NFC payment software, transaction management systems and readers. These innovative solutions allow consumers to make contactless payments with radio frequency-enabled credit cards, debit cards, key fobs and NFC-enabled mobile phones. ViVOtech's products are used by some of the most prominent retailers in the United States. Currently, with more than 200,000 units in 18 countries, ViVOtech's products are in use at movie theaters, fast food restaurants (QSR), casual dining establishments, convenience stores, gas stations, drug stores, grocery stores, buses, taxicabs and vending machine locations, enabling a wide variety of businesses to accept contactless/NFC payments. In 2005, ViVOtech received the prestigious Frost & Sullivan technology award for its role in transforming the contactless payment industry, as well as winning the first annual ETA Technology Innovation Award. ViVOtech was recently honored with a MasterCard "Best Vendor Partner Award" as the first vendor to deliver stand-alone contactless readers for MasterCard PayPass customers.

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