TSYS Wins Unitech Systems' Excellence in Information Integrity Award
Award Reaffirms TSYS' Dedication to Data Authenticity
Columbus, Ga., September 16, 2003 - TSYS® was named the overall winner of the Excellence in Information Integrity (EII) Award, co-sponsored by Unitech Systems, Inc.® and the Information Integrity Coalition, for the second year. TSYS was also selected as the category winner for Innovation and Improved Customer Satisfaction, two of the five overall criteria upon which the award is based. TSYS is the first company to win this award twice since its inception in 1995.
Michael Thibault, Director, Application Systems, represented TSYS at the annual awards banquet held this year in Chicago, Ill., in conjunction with the Unitech Systems User Conference 2003, September 15 -16. TSYS, a leading global electronic payments processor, received the award for its commitment to the methods, processes and procedures the company uses to protect its data integrity.
"Our panel of judges reviewed the 2003 award applications, and TSYS excelled in all of the award criteria: Leadership, Innovation, Profitability, Quality Improvements and Improved Customer Satisfaction," said Madhavan Nayar, founder and Company Leader of Unitech Systems. "We were very pleased to present TSYS with the Overall Excellence in Information Integrity award for the second year in a row, and look forward to seeing their leadership in Information Integrity® influence other companies and their industry in the future."
"At TSYS, maintaining data integrity is a guiding principle upon which our company was founded and one that we deliver every day," said Thibault. "I am delighted to accept this award on behalf of the thousands of TSYS team members across the globe who, each day, deliver unparalleled service and technology, and make the complex nature of the electronic payments business look easy."
TSYS joins an impressive group of previous Excellence in Information Integrity Award winners, including Acxiom Corporation, American Express, PNC Bank and Sprint.
As Director of Applications Programming, Thibault manages several programming groups including a group dedicated to Data Integrity. Today, Thibault, a 17-year TSYS veteran, will speak at the Unitech Information Integrity Conference on TSYS' experience as a repeat EII award winner.
About Unitech Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1982, Unitech Systems, Inc. is a global company specializing in providing Information Integrity Software and Solutions. The company helps organizations detect and resolve information errors before they affect their business or customers. Unitech Systems serves hundreds of customers including 70 percent of the top ten life insurance companies in the U.S., 85 percent of FORTUNE 500 ranked long distance carriers, and 80 percent of the top ten financial services companies worldwide. Unitech Systems maintains its home office in Naperville, Ill., has more than ten regional offices across the U.S., and three worldwide affiliates. Visit Unitech Systems on the Web at www.unitechsys.com. For more information, call +1.630.505.1800.
About TSYS
TSYS (NYSE: TSS) (www.tsys.com) brings integrity and innovation to the world of electronic payments as the integral link between buyers and sellers in this rapidly evolving universe. With more than 264 million accounts on file, TSYS makes it possible for millions of consumers to use their credit, debit, stored value, commercial, smart and retail cards anytime, anywhere through any medium or portal. TSYS offers a full range of acquiring and issuing services from accepting and settling electronic payments for goods and services to designing, administering and fulfilling loyalty programs to credit applications, bankruptcy management and collection services. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS serves companies on 3 continents representing 16 currencies and seven languages. TSYS maintains operations in Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the United Kingdom and is an 81-percent owned subsidiary of Synovus (NYSE: "SNV") (www.synovus.com), number nine on FORTUNE magazine's list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2003. For more information, contact news@tsys.com.
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