DEBITEK AND HORIZON SOFTWARE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND RESELLER AGREEMENT
(Atlanta, GA) – Ingenico Corp., a subsidiary of Ingenico S.A., announced that Debitek, a subsidiary of Ingenico Corp., and Horizon Software International, Inc. of Loganville, GA, have agreed to a strategic partnership in which each company will resell each others respective solutions. Horizon Software International is a food services management software provider with over 8,000 installations nationwide. Debitek is a leader in electronic cash systems, serving the needs of academic campus, corporate, correctional facility and laundry service providers.
Horizon’s web-based product, BOSSCentral, manages inventory, procurement, distribution, production, menu planning and point-of-sale data for institutional food departments in schools, colleges, universities, corporations, restaurants and healthcare organizations.
Debitek offers smart card and magnetic stripe systems designed and developed to improve convenience and save time for its customers as well as their customers. Debitek’s MoneyClip is a comprehensive electronic cash system for campuses and cafeterias that replaces currency with stored value cards in vending machines, copiers, laundry rooms, pay for print areas, and dining area cash registers.
Bob Williamson, President and CEO of Horizon Software International stated, “I am pleased to form a business alliance with Debitek. Debitek has the same commitment to customer service as Horizon, and their cashless solution for vending, copiers, printers, etc. fits nicely with our own products and enables us to offer our customers a much more comprehensive system.”
“Combining the two company’s solution offerings positions Horizon to leverage Debitek’s electronic cash systems in the K-12 school market. In turn, Debitek is now able to provide a comprehensive point-of-sale solution, as well as Horizon’s BOSSCentral in the campus, corporate and correctional facility markets”, stated Larry Hauser, vice president and general manager of Debitek. Hauser added, “Horizon and Debitek’s combined solution offerings and our joint commitment to customer satisfaction will produce tremendous benefits to each company’s customers.”
About Horizon Software
Horizon Software International is a food services management software provider that has more over 8,000 installations nationwide. Horizon’s Web-based product BOSSCentral manages inventory, procurement, distribution, production, menu planning and point-of-sale data for institutional food departments in schools, colleges, universities, corporations, restaurants and healthcare organizations.
About Debitek
Debitek has been a leader in the electronic cash industry for over 15 years. Debitek has been providing innovative electronic cash systems for academic institutions, correctional facilities, corporate campuses, hospitals, laundries and libraries. Debitek offers smart card and magnetic stripe systems designed and developed to improve convenience and save time for its customers as well as their customers. For more information on Debitek, visit its web site at www.debitek.com.
About Ingenico
Ingenico S.A. of France is the leading provider of secure transaction products and smart card solutions with subsidiaries and partnerships all over the world and customers in over 70 countries. Its subsidiary, Ingenico Corp., provides hardware, software and services to the ever-expanding transaction needs of the North American marketplace, which demands quality, flexible and robust payment solutions. Our solutions include the EMVco approved Elite terminal family with integrated smart card readers that are built upon Unicapt, a proven and robust architecture for optimum application portability and secure multi-application acceptance. See www.ingenico-us.com for more information.
For further information:
Larry Hauser, President and CEO, Debitek, (423) 894-6177
Bob Williamson, Vice President and General Manager, Horizon Software International