Beyond Kiosks Selects BancTec Multi-Vendor Services to Provide Deployment and Maintenance Solutions

DALLAS, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- BancTec Inc., a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, announced today that its Multi-Vendor Services division has been selected by Beyond Kiosks, a subsidiary of Kiosk Group, Inc., to deliver deployment and maintenance services on the company's custom manufactured, self-service kiosks.  Based near Washington, D.C., Kiosk Group has been providing kiosk software and hardware solutions since 1981.

"We have been at the leading edge of developing unique and interesting transactional kiosks, sales exhibits, training programs and other self-service stations for many years, but needed a strong deployment and maintenance partner to ensure our entire offering meets the highest standards of our customers," said Mike James, president of Kiosk Group.  "BancTec has a nationwide team of highly-skilled personnel who will be able to provide the services we need, and their aggressive cost structure ensures that we can deliver these services at a rate our customers will find appealing.  We look forward to the opportunities our respective strengths will be able to generate together."

"The self-service kiosk market continues to grow rapidly, requiring extensive installation and support services from companies such as BancTec," said Terry Holash, vice president, Americas Multi-Vendor Services, BancTec.  "The Kiosk Group's Beyond Kiosks subsidiary continues to build new markets in kiosks, as well as digital signs and design and programming.  We look forward to working with them to deliver services that match the strength of their hardware solutions, and creating a total customer experience that is second to none."

The multi-year agreement includes initial installation as well as post-warranty support services.  BancTec's service footprint extends nationwide, thus Beyond Kiosks will be able to reach customers wherever they are located.  

About BancTec

BancTec helps clients around the world simplify the process of managing their information.  Founded in 1972, the company provides a wide range of solutions for automating complex, high-volume and data-intensive business processes for clients in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, government, services and utilities industries.  BancTec's offerings include business solutions, business process outsourcing, and infrastructure services.  With headquarters in Dallas, BancTec serves clients in 50 countries.  For more information on how BancTec can help you optimize information management, visit www.banctec.com or call 1-800-BANCTEC.

About Kiosk Group, Inc.

The Kiosk Group, Inc. is a Maryland-based company serving national and international clients and specializing in media-based applications.  The staff at Kiosk Group has developed hundreds of new media programs for interpretive exhibits, transactional kiosks, sales exhibits, and training programs for over 20 years. Their personal style of communication plus their unequaled knowledge of production make a combination that leading companies, associations and government agencies have trusted and called on -- time and time again.  Beyond Kiosks is a subsidiary of the Kiosk Group, Inc.  More information on the company can be found at www.beyondkiosks.com or by calling 888-569-5467.

Forward-Looking Statements: All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts are "forward-looking statements" describing BancTec's objectives, targets, plans, strategies, costs, anticipated capital expenditures and expected cost savings.  These statements represent BancTec's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company's control. These factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.  For a written description of these factors, see the section titled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2007.   The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update these forward-looking statements whether as a result of subsequent events or otherwise except as required by law.  

SOURCE BancTec Inc.