An Post upgrades to web-based, distributed messaging and content management solution
 

Ireland's national postal service reinforces commitment to Escher Group's counter automation solution with upgrade to WebRiposte™

Boston, Mass. - May 1, 2003 - An Post will be upgrading its postal solution by acquiring Escher Group's WebRiposte™ for its counter automation system. For An Post, WebRiposte provides a clear migration path toward multi-channel applications. These applications can run seamlessly alongside existing Riposte® applications, but more importantly, they can be deployed beyond counter automation networks into other parts of the enterprise, and even into customer and partner organizations.

WebRiposte is built upon the core-messaging infrastructure that has been deployed in the Riposte product line. With WebRiposte, customers maintain the benefits of a high-volume, fault-tolerant, distributed, transaction-processing platform while gaining support for open standards and a full set of XML-messaging and content delivery services.

"It was an easy decision. Since the launch of our Riposte-based counter automation system 10 years ago, we have achieved unprecedented volume increases for our counters business," said Eamonn Ryan, managing director of Post's Transaction Services. "We are confident that WebRiposte will provide the secure, reliable, cost-effective platform we need in order to continue this momentum as we embark on future automation projects."

An Post has been a customer of Escher Group since 1993, when it implemented Riposte throughout its retail network to automate post offices and link remote branches with central headquarters. In addition to providing mail services, An Post acts as a community hub by offering savings and investment products and processing utility and welfare payments, passports, and licenses. It is currently extending its service offerings to include banking, other financial services, and gift vouchers. 
 

About Escher Group, Limited

Escher Group Limited is a leading provider of distributed transaction processing and data management solutions and services. The company offers a business-to-business XML-based transaction management environment, used in thousands of locations worldwide. Since its introduction in 1993, Riposte®, Escher's flagship messaging solution, has grown to become the market leader in post office counter automation.

Trademarks: WebRiposte and Riposte are trademarks or registered trademarks of Escher Group, Limited in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

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