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Summit Information Systems Opens Operations Centre in Vancouver Area(Canada Newswire English Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Attention Business Editors Next Generation Centre to Deliver Expert Services to iSpectrum Banking System Clients Across Canada BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, October 5 /CNW/ - Summit Information Systems, a business unit of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) and the technology partner for leading-edge Canadian credit unions, today announced its next generation data and operations centre is open and fully operational in Burnaby, British Columbia. The centre establishes a new milestone in a more than 25-year history in the industry and demonstrates the Summit commitment to serving the credit unions of Canada. Staffed by a veteran Canadian team of industry experts with more than 250 years of collective credit union industry experience, the centre supports the advanced iSpectrum banking system for Canadian credit unions. Specialized training and educational programs, consulting services, product development, implementation, and integration assistance with best-of-breed solutions from Fiserv will be provided through the centre. "Our staff represents the cream-of-the-crop from the Canadian credit union industry, with expertise in every level of credit union operations, product design, service bureau operations and business process re-engineering," said Clive Raher, director of the Summit Burnaby operation centre. "We know the regulatory and competitive issues Canadian credit unions face. As a team, we work with our clients to deliver the quality solutions that enable their businesses to function efficiently, increase profitability and compete more effectively." "Our commitment to the continued success of credit unions in Canada is evident with the establishment of our next generation centre in Burnaby," said Kevin Sparks, president of Summit, a part of Fiserv Solutions of Canada, Inc. "The expertise of our staff and the quality of our facility demonstrate our ongoing commitment to providing the personalized service Canadian credit unions should expect from their technology partner." About iSpectrum iSpectrum, an enterprise-wide and completely browser-based solution, is the most open and flexible banking system available for credit unions today. The powerful, yet affordable blade server platform supported by iSpectrum can easily scale from the smallest to the largest institutions. iSpectrum architecture provides for total hardware redundancy, maximizing availability and is the only credit union platform that offers real-time, continuous operations. Hardware can be configured with no single point of failure for true 24/7 operation. iSpectrum utilizes the Oracle(R) relational database engine. About Summit Information Systems Summit Information Systems, a part of Fiserv Solutions of Canada, Inc. and based in Burnaby, BC, provides Canadian credit unions with advanced Summit and Fiserv technology solutions through in-house, service bureau or resource managed solutions. Summit products include iSpectrum for Canadian credit unions and Spectrum(R) for the U.S. market. Since 1980, Summit has focused on developing and delivering technology innovations and solutions that enable credit unions to cultivate member relationships and compete more effectively. For more information on Summit and iSpectrum, visit www.summitsite.com. About Fiserv Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a Fortune 500 company, provides information management systems and services to the financial and insurance industries. Leading services include transaction processing, outsourcing, business process outsourcing (BPO), software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 18,000 clients worldwide and is the leading provider of core processing solutions for U.S. banks, credit unions and thrifts. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the financial services industry worldwide in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 FinTech 100 surveys. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported more than $4.4 billion in total revenue for 2006. For more information, please visit www.fiserv.com. Summit Information Systems Christine Pearsall Vice President Marketing 800-937-7500, ext 6388 [email protected] or Fiserv Lori Stafford Assistant Vice President Corp. External Comm. 262-879-5130 [email protected] Copyright 2007 Canada Newswire Ltd. All Rights Reserved. |