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BANKWARE
AND DAVIS BANCORP ANNOUNCE DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES PARTNERSHIP
BankWare’s Central US Clients Now Have Rapid
Access to Emergency Facilities
Barrington,
IL and Birmingham, AL (April 22, 2003) –
Davis Bancorp, a Barrington, IL-based provider of risk management
services, including disaster recovery services, and BankWare, a
Birmingham-based provider of browser-based check imaging solutions,
announced today that they are partnering to provide disaster recovery
services.
Under the agreement, Davis will offer emergency services via its
Chicago recovery center for BankWare’s full suite of ImageCentre check
imaging and remittance imaging solutions, thus ensuring that ImageCentre
users in the Midwest can operate without interruption in case of a
disaster.
Davis
Bancorp’s state-of-the-art item processing disaster recovery facility
is fully equipped with the latest in technology, offering redundancy to
accommodate simultaneous disaster recovery operations. Current equipment
includes NCR proof encoders, BancTec and NCR sorters with image
capability, high-speed printers, workstations, and advanced
communications capabilities.
Davis also offers a full compliment of disaster recovery
services, including disaster plan preparation and review, facilities for
proof encoding/keying, cash letter preparation, inclearing processing,
data communications, annual testing and certification, and door-to-door
courier services in the northern Illinois area.
Ideally
suited for recovery solutions, Davis is located near all the major
expressways, offering convenient access to major correspondent banks,
the Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago’s major airports, and downtown
Chicago. Full-time operational support is available 24 hours a day, and
7 days a week.
“We
are pleased to be able to offer our services to BankWare’s Midwestern
clients by adding the ImageCentre suite of check and remittance imaging
solutions to the platforms we support,” said J.R. Davis, President,
Davis Bancorp.
“Since opening our disaster recovery facilities our goal has
been to provide large and small banks with everything they need to
continue doing business in the event of an emergency.
This partnership in particular allows us to enhance our support
of the risk-management activities of banks in our region.”
“For
more than 50 years Davis Bancorp has been a proven and trusted risk
management partner to the banking industry, and we look forward to
continuing that tradition,” said Bob Darty, principal of BankWare.
“This partnership provides our clients located in the Central US with
a convenient, reliable, and more geographically-advantageous location
for disaster recovery services. As our customer base continues to
experience tremendous growth in the Central US, this partnership is
about providing our clients with the best possible service in a critical
time of need.”
The
partnership with Davis compliments BankWare’s current disaster
recovery services offered from their Birmingham, AL-based corporate
headquarters. BankWare provides comprehensive recovery services for core
processing and item imaging, including annual testing and certification.
About
Davis Bancorp
For
more than fifty years, family-owned Davis Bancorp has been providing its
clients with vital security services. The company offers clients a wide
range of bank security and transportation services including scheduled
couriers, armored transportation, coin and cash processing, security
officers, microfilm sales and processing, disaster recovery item
processing, and investigation. For more information about Davis
Bancorp's services, please call Linda Lenard, Executive Vice President
for Planning and Development, 847- 998-9000 x4468 or visit www.davishotsite.com.
About
BankWare
BankWare
was formed in 1982 and is a privately held company. In 1991, BankWare
developed the industry’s first Image Proof of Deposit system, which
today is utilized by more than 600 financial institutions throughout the
US and internationally. BankWare also provides platform automation to
more than 200 financial institutions throughout the US. BankWare can be
found on the World Wide Web at www.bankware.net.
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