XAC and Voltage Partner to Provide End-to-End Encryption
Solutions for Payment Card Data Security

XAC Joins Voltage SecureData Open License Program

      (Hsin Chu, Taiwan -- Feb 01, 2010) XAC Automation Corporation (Taiwan NASDAQ: 5490), one
of the world’s leading private label electronic payment system manufacturers, and Voltage Security™,
the global leader in end-to-end data protection, today announced that XAC is implementing an end-to-
end encryption point-of-sale (POS) solution that protects cardholder data at the point of card swipe and
through the payment flow to the payment processor or card brand hand-off. By encrypting data at the
point of sale, XAC solutions with Voltage SecureData™ provide merchants with an end-to-end data
protection solution that significantly reduces the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI
DSS) audit scope and meets or exceeds the recently published Visa Best Practices for Data Field
Encryption.

      XAC chose to join the new Voltage SecureData Open License Program because it lowers the
barrier to implement end-to-end encryption on POS devices, Electronic Cash Registers (ECRs) and
eCommerce Payment platforms.

      “One of our primary goals is to provide our reseller partners with options to deliver highly secure
and affordable data protection to their customers,” said Edmund Chang, Chairman and CEO of XAC.
“We chose to partner with Voltage because of their advanced technology and momentum in signing
new merchants and payment processors,” continued Chang.

   XAC plans to integrate Voltage’s Format-Preserving Encryption™ (Voltage FPE) and Voltage Identity-
Based Encryption™ (Voltage IBE) technologies into its line of Secure Magnetic Stripe Readers (MSRs)
and PIN entry devices. Voltage’s solutions simplify the deployment and administration of encryption
and key management, offering the following advantages:

• Cardholder data is encrypted immediately at point of capture and remains protected end-to-end.
• Key management is simplified – no need to inject keys into devices or manually rotate
  encryption keys.
• End-to-end encryption can be applied across the widest range of form factors.

     XAC’s new devices to be available within 60 days will provide Retail POS Systems with end-to-
end security. With these solutions, the payment card primary account numbers (PANs) and other
sensitive data are encrypted at the merchant’s point-of-sale device. This protection remains enforced
until payment processor or card-brand hand-off.

     “As a global leader in manufacturing payments transaction automation solutions, XAC is widely
recognized as a payment technology innovator and is committed to raising the data security standards
within the electronic payments industry,” said Doug Dwyre, vice president of business development for
Voltage Security.  “By selecting Voltage, XAC is delivering end-to-end security to merchants and their
customers around the world.” continued Dwyre.

     XAC also plans to offer Voltage’s technology as an option in its line of POS desktop and wireless
terminals. According to Chang, “Offering Voltage with XAC’s readily available key modules and payment
platforms will position XAC as the ideal partner for private label end-to-end secured devices.” 

 

About Voltage Security

     Voltage Security, Inc., an enterprise security company, is an encryption innovator and global leader in
end-to-end data protection. Voltage solutions, based on next generation cryptography, provide end-to-
end encryption, tokenization, masking and stateless key management for protecting valuable, regulated
and sensitive information based on policy. Voltage products enable reduction in PCI audit scope with
rapid implementation and the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry through the use of award-
winning cryptographic solutions, including Voltage Identity-Based Encryption™ (IBE) and a new break-
through innovation: Format-Preserving Encryption™ (FPE). Offerings include Voltage SecureMail™,
Voltage SecureData™, Voltage SecureFile™ and the Voltage Security Network™ (VSN), an on-demand
managed service for the extended business network. 

    As a service to the industry and general public, the company maintains the Voltage Data Breach Index
and Map which is continuously updated with global data breach information: www.voltage.com/data-
breach.  The Company has been issued several patents based upon breakthrough research in
mathematics and cryptographic systems. Customers include Global 1000 companies in banking, retail,
insurance, energy, healthcare and government. To learn more about Voltage customers and sign up for
the customer news letter please visit www.voltage.com/customers.
 

Media Contacts:
Julie McHenry
Communications Insight, LLC
+1 650-504-6655 (m)
julie@comminsight.com

OR
Paula Dunne
Contos Dunne Communications
+1 408-776-1400 (o)
+1 408-893-8750 (m)
paula@contosdunne.com

 

About XAC Automation Corp. 

    Founded in 1993, XAC is a leading R&D/Manufacturing company focused on transaction automation
devices. XAC develops key component modules and engineers secure platforms that are leveraged
to design custom solutions for its partners and customers. Today, XAC's technology is found in: cost-
effective POS terminals, high-end countertop payment devices, Electronic Cash Registers (ECRs),
wireless 'pay-at-the-table' devices, multi-lane consumer activated terminals, outdoor payment
terminals, PIN pads, Smartcard peripherals, RFID readers, gaming machines, cashless ATMs,
kiosks, and countless other solutions. With a flexible and efficient manufacturing infrastructure, 'in-
house' key components, modules, and technical design expertise, XAC delivers cost effective, high-
quality solutions to its customers proving that XAC is a partner you can trust!

    To learn more about XAC please visit http://www.xac.com.tw

Media Contact for XAC
Lily Kuo
Channel manager
+886-35772738 ext 8114
lily_kuo@xac.com.tw

 

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