19th November 2003 

Thyron Systems, the specialist provider of terminals and applications for secure mobile transactions, today announced the launch of two new products at Cartes 2003 in Paris. . 

Thyron will be showcasing its new products designed to meet the increasingly demanding requirements of the global card processing market.

Thyron’s flagship product for 2004 is the PayCell® MPT500; a hand held portable transaction terminal that supports multiple card interfaces and delivers transactions across the widest range of wireless communications networks possible. These include GSM / GPRS / Wireless LAN and even Blue Tooth. It has an exceptional battery life and has been designed to support the demand for increased levels of transaction security without compromising speed.

Another new product being showcased at the event is the POSMate 100; an innovative and fully Secure PIN Entry Device (PED) designed for CHIP and PIN verification at a retailer based integrated Point of Sale. It meets Visa ‘global’ Pin Entry Device, offline security specifications and is EMV 2000 level 1 and 2 compliant.

"This reconfirms Thyron’s ongoing focus and commitment to manufacturing innovative mobile/portable devices that enable organisations to take the point of transaction to the client and not rely on the client to come to the point of transaction." states Nigel Cullum, Sales and Marketing manager for Thyron Systems. "The new MPT500 in particular provides such a wide diversity of both wide as well as local area wireless networking capability, that we are already receiving a high level of interest from a number of key vertical market sectors".