SHS Informationssysteme AG:First Data International implements GUARDEAN at Dresdner Bank

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Munich, 04 May 2006 – First Data International is using the credit risk
software GUARDEAN from solution provider SHS Informationssysteme AG for
decisions in the area of Dresdner Bank´s credit card prospect business.
First Data International is a leading provider of electronic commerce and
payment solutions for financial institutions and merchants around the world
and, with its subsidiary TeleCash, one of the leading providers of cashless
payment systems in Germany.
GUARDEAN supports First Data in the application process and application
scoring for Dresdner Bank´s credit card with fuel bonus product. The system
enables checks on the creditworthiness of individuals within seconds,
followed by automatic acceptance or refusal of the application.
Within the First Data project, the integration of GUARDEAN supports fast
and efficient handling of credit card applications and access and data
transfer for validity enquiries from and to the credit agencies via the SHS
Agency Gateway.
Sven Zink, Head of Operations at First Data International in Nuremberg,
explains: “SHS has been a strong partner for First Data even though the
time-frame for implementation was very tight”. Mr Zink acknowledges the
value of the agency connection via the SHS Agency Gateway, adding: “This
facility enables our client to manage its credit agencies in a very
flexible way”.
“We are pleased about the co-operation with First Data”, says Dirk Roesing,
Chairman of the Management Board of SHS AG. “With clients like First Data
and other international financial service providers, SHS continues to
expand its expertise in the credit card business as one of the most
important market segments in the financial services industry”, Roesing
adds.

SHS Informationssysteme AG with headquarter in Munich is quoted in the
Prime Standard at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is represented with
subsidiaries also in Spain and Switzerland. As provider of complete
solutions which range from consulting to system integration, SHS focuses on
the management of client risk and client scoring for companies with a wide
client basis. In 2004, the company generated 32 million € from services. 
Clients of SHS are BMW Financial Services, Toyota Kreditbank, Ingram Micro,
Crédit Agricole, T-Mobile, T-Online, SüdLeasing, Telefónica, amena,
Barclaycard as well as further internationally operating companies from the
automotive, telecommunication and financial services industry. Further
information under www.shs.de


SHS Informationssysteme AG
Jens Dauner
Tel.: +49 – 89 – 747257-43
e-mail: marketing@shs.de 

HOSCHKE & CONSORTEN Public Relations GmbH
Christof Kaplanek
Tel.: +49 – 40 – 369050-38
e-mail: c.kaplanek@hoschke.de



DGAP 04.05.2006 
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language:     English
company:      SHS Informationssysteme AG
              Fraunhoferstraße 12
              82152 Martinsried bei München Deutschland
phone:        +49-(0)89-747-257-0
fax:          +49-(0)89-747-257-10
email:        investor.relations@shs.de
WWW:          www.shs.de
ISIN:         DE0005072409
WKN:          507240
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stockmarkets: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
 
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