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| Online Resources & Communications Corporation Receives ITAA*2000 Certification |
Arlington, VA, Jan. 14
The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today announced Online Resources & Communications Corporation of McLean, Virginia, received ITAA*2000 certification. ITAA*2000 is the industry's century date change certification program. The program examines processes and methods used by companies to perform their Year 2000 software conversions.
Online Resources participated in a rigorous evaluation of its approach to date conversion, with extensive analysis in eleven discrete process areas deemed necessary to a successful Year 2000 conversion. Online Resources developed: Online Home Banking & Bill Payment Service, Remittance Service and Web Site Design/Host using certified processes and methods. Certification indicates that Online Resources has the core capabilities needed to address the Year 2000 challenge.
ITAA is the IT industry's leading trade group on the Year 2000 software conversion issue. The ITAA Year 2000 Task Force conducts a full program of Year 2000-related activities, all aimed at helping customers in government and the private sector respond quickly and effectively to the software conversion challenge. A separate white paper, vendor directory, buyer's guide and other materials on the Year 2000 issue are available on the ITAA home page. ITAA also publishes Year 2000 Outlook, a weekly Internet-based newsletter dedicated to coverage of this issue.
The Software Productivity Consortium, Herndon, Va., performs the technical evaluation of program applicants.
ITAA consists of 11,000 direct and affiliate members throughout the U.S. which produce products and services in the IT industry. The Association plays a leading role in public policy issues of concern to the IT industry, including taxes, intellectual property, telecommunications law, encryption, securities litigation reform, and human resources policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start ups to industry leaders in the software, services, systems integration, telecommunications, Internet, and computer consulting fields. Learn more about ITAA and its positions on the issues by connecting to its home page at http://www.itaa.org.
McLean, Va.-based Online Resources & Communications Corporation (www.orcc.com) provides electronic commerce services to financial institutions that "privately brand" them. Online's outsourced solutions enable consumers and small businesses to pay bills, bank and use other financial services via PCs through the Internet or private communications networks, or by telephone or the company's ScreenPhone. Online's patented ATM network-based architecture allows real-time transaction processing with major cost and quality benefits. By merging consumer access, content and the payments infrastructure, Online Resources serves as a network of networks and a one-stop electronic commerce solution. The company, founded in 1989, is privately-held and serves more than 300 financial institutions nationwide.
Contact: Bob Cohen ITAA,
703/284-5333,
bcohen@itaa.org
