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SCOTTSDALE, AZ, October 9, 2008 (AllPayNews.com) – Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) and Apriva today announced that Apriva has certified Hypercom’s high performance Optimum T4210 (dial) and T4220 (Ethernet with dial) PCI PED-approved card payment terminals on the Apriva Intelligent Gateway.

The certification enables credit, debit, gift, loyalty and check transactions on Hypercom’s Optimum terminals for retail, restaurant and quick service environments using Apriva’s Intelligent Gateway, which is certified with all major merchant processors in North America. Apriva will offer a number of value-added services for the Hypercom terminals, including online reporting, order processing, terminal real-time provisioning and comprehensive customer management. Hypercom will join Apriva’s Certified Secure program with the introduction of the Optimum terminals.

“Hypercom’s new Optimum devices deliver wide-ranging functionality and top of the line security to the retail countertop. We are pleased to be a part of Hypercom’s ongoing efforts to provide the most secure products available to their customers,” said Bill Clark, Executive Vice President, Apriva.

“Apriva’s Class A certification strengthens our ability to quickly put these products into the hands of more customers, and underscores the growing universal demand for innovative, high security payment products,” said Bernie Frey, Vice President of North America Sales, Hypercom Corporation.

Hypercom’s T4200 platform features six powerful, multi-application terminals with a consistent “look and feel,” based on the same user-friendly and space-saving ergonomics. The Apriva Class A certified terminals feature dial-only, and Ethernet with dial backup connectivity, and have proven to be a success with leading banks, retailers and independent sales organizations globally.

For additional information on Hypercom’s Optimum T4200 platform, please visit: http://www.hypercom.com/products/countertop.asp.

About Apriva (www.apriva.com)

Founded in 1999, Apriva is the leading wireless solution provider integrating the hardware, software and network infrastructure required to develop and deploy high-performance, high-reliability solutions in the Point of Sale (POS) and Secure Mobile Messaging markets. Apriva offers end-to-end solutions for Point of Sale that make it easy and cost-effective to develop, deploy and maintain highly secure and reliable business critical mobile applications. For additional information on Apriva’s Certified Secure Program please visit https://www.apriva.com. Apriva – Proving the Possibilities.

About Hypercom (www.hypercom.com)

Global payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation delivers a full suite of high security, end-to-end electronic payment products and services. The Company's solutions address the high security electronic transaction needs of banks and other financial institutions, processors, large scale retailers, smaller merchants, quick service restaurants, and users in the transportation, petroleum, healthcare, prepaid, unattended and many other markets. Hypercom solutions enable businesses in more than 100 countries to securely expand their revenues and profits. With its acquisition of Thales e-Transactions business earlier this year, Hypercom became the second largest provider of electronic payment solutions and services in Western Europe, and solidified its position as the third largest provider globally.

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