Products: Optimum T4100 and Optimum M2100 Terminals Company: Hypercom Corp.

Keeping up with all the payment options available on the market today means merchants need the right tool for the job-no easy task, considering all the choices there are in business types and equipment. Hypercom Corp. has introduced two terminals to give both brick and mortar merchants and mobile merchants access to high speed transactions-and help them boost profits.

Each terminal is compact and powerful enough to deliver integrated multi-application performances. The high-speed terminals are the latest releases in Hypercom's line of 32-bit POS card payment terminals introduced in the last five months.

They offer ISOs/MLSs and their customers plug and play set-up, intuitive operations, and multiple profit-building applications for revenue generating opportunities.

The Optimum T4100 is a countertop terminal that lets merchants offer their customers a range of payment options and services. These include credit/debit processing; value-added, revenue-generating services such as gift cards, cash and promotion/loyalty programs; prepaid services; age and ID verification; and payroll or government check cashing.

The T4100 features in-mold decorating technology, allowing retailers to customize the terminals with their own distinctive branding and colors, which reinforces customer recognition and impressions at the point of transaction. The T4100 builds on the key features found in Hypercom's T7Plus terminal, with the addition of Intel Xscale technology to enhance the terminal's functionality. An Intel PXA255 processor lets the device run fast, but consumes little power.

On the compliance front, it supports the entire set of DES requirements, including 3DES Master Session and 3DES DUKPT.

A few of the terminal's other features include magnetic stripe and smart card readers; a high contrast LED backlit display; One-Touch short-cut keys; a 35-key full keyboard or optional 19-key keyboard; Ethernet connectivity and built-in modem for back-up, standard 200 MHz processing speed and multiple high-speed communications options.

For printing receipts, the T4100 has the first drop-in paper loading capability in the card payment industry; it prints a fast 18 lines-per-second and is virtually jam-free.

For mobile merchants who need the same speed, low processing fees and security offered by countertop terminals, the wireless handheld Optimum M2100 features the same design as the T4100. Merchants whose businesses are not in fixed locations will appreciate the speed and simplicity of electronic payments this terminal provides.

The M2100 supports Bluetooth, GPRS and GSM wireless technologies; the GSM version is designed to offer an "always online" communication link to shorten transaction processing times.

The wireless handheld terminal has a long-life battery that processes up to 100 transactions and an "always-on" GPRS wireless modem to ensure fast transaction turnarounds.

It features 32 bit architecture, a vertical magnetic stripe reader, smart card reader and high contrast LED backlit display and keyboard keys.

The M2100 is now in certification with all major gateways.

Hypercom Corp. 2851 Kathleen Road Phoenix, Ariz. 85053 877-HYPERCOM www.hypercom.com