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(PR Wires) PRW: ATS Money Systems, Inc., Announces New ATS-6000 Electro PRW: ATS Money Systems, Inc., Announces New ATS-6000 Electronic Currency Counting Scale ENGLEWOOD, N.J., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ATS Money Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: ATSM) today announced a new product for the retail store cash office -- the ATS-6000 Electronic Currency Counting Scale. The ATS-6000 is the first in a series of new models for release in 1999 and is available for immediate delivery. The new ATS-6000 scale accurately and quickly counts bills, coins, coupons and gift certificates, on a single machine, utilizing a unique weighing technology that replaces up to three conventional machines. The new ATS-6000 series includes improved ergonomics, more powerful cash office programs and improved communications. Typical applications include register audits, starting fund set-up, bank deposit preparation, bank change order verification and safe audits. The ATS-6000 provides advanced communications with upload and download capabilities allowing the machines to be managed centrally as well as update central sales audit systems. The ATS-6000 may be used in a stand-alone configuration, interfaced with a printer for an instant audit trail, or integrated to custom cash office software. User programmable functions enable the scale to be easily set-up locally, or from central sites to meet specific counting procedures. Mr. James H. Halpin, Executive Vice President of ATS Money Systems, Inc., commented, "This new, improved scale technology will enable ATS to further accelerate and expand recent gains we have made in the grocery, fast food and convenience store markets as well as in our traditional markets of department store, home improvement centers and discount department stores." Retailers using this scale will benefit from notable labor savings and reduced counting errors, as well as a return on investment in less than a year, in most cases. The new ATS-6000 improved communication capabilities allows retailers to manage and integrate the cash office scale with other store systems maximizing and protecting their investment. The communications download functions include the capability to download from central sites, new set-up or denominations such as the upcoming NEW DOLLAR COIN. The ATS-6000 is designed for retail businesses that process cash, including supermarkets, fast food restaurants, convenience stores, specialty stores, home improvement centers, drug stores and department stores. A partial list of companies currently utilizing ATS retail cash management solutions includes: The Kroger Company, Nash Finch Company, Wendy's, Arby's, White Castle, Ames Department Stores, Carson Pirie Scott & Co., The Home Depot, Pilot Corporation, Target Stores and T.J. Maxx. ATS Money Systems, Inc., is engaged in the development, sales and service of currency counting systems running on DOS, UNIX, Windows 95 and Windows NT platforms for department and chain store cash offices. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Innovative Electronics, Inc., is a major supplier to the retail marketplace, providing an end-to-end solution that integrates point-of-sale, in-store processing and host applications in a distributed computing network. Statements made in this Press Release, other than those concerning historical financial information should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are made based on management's belief as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including among others, those identified in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. A copy of such Annual Report is obtainable from the EDGAR database Internet web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http:/www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm. Additional factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include general economic conditions, economic conditions in the industries in which the Company's customers compete, a determination by the Company's customers to prolong the test cycles of the company's equipment, software and software support services and a determination by the Company's customers to modify or change their underlying computer and cash reporting systems. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to its forward-looking statements that may be made in this Press Release to reflect events for circumstances occurring after the date of this Press Release or to reflect the occurrence of other unanticipated events. /CONTACT: Gerard F. Murphy, President and CEO of ATS Money Systems, Inc., 201-894-1700, or fax, 201-894-0958/ 11:38 EDT *** end of story *** |
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