Hypercom Corporation Annual Report - CiteSeer
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aggressively transitioning into the consumer transaction market by providing processing alternatives like stored value and<br />
prepaid replenishment services for the transportation sector and digital wallet technology as an alternative to cash payments.<br />
• Capitalize on Terminalization Requirements of Emerging Geographic Regions. We plan to continue seeking opportunities to<br />
expand global market share by leveraging our product portfolio and distribution channels in emerging, high-growth regions in<br />
Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America. In addition to expanding into new geographic markets, we will benefit from a<br />
replacement cycle that is ongoing in various geographic regions for a variety of reasons, including valued-added technologies<br />
(signature capture, contactless, multi-application); new security standards (EMV and PCI); and newer communications<br />
technologies (wireless, IP connectivity).<br />
• Focus on Market-Driven Product Development. We plan to continue concentrating our research and development resources<br />
on new products and services that address current and near future requirements of our customers. We plan to focus our<br />
development efforts in the following areas: enhanced security at the terminal and transaction level; advanced communications<br />
technologies such as IP-enabled and wireless terminals; multiple-application; contactless technologies; and products for new<br />
vertical markets such as unattended/integrated kiosks and ATMs. We will continue to work with our customers to ensure our<br />
products meet their needs and technical requirements, and are brought to market in a timely and cost-effective manner.<br />
• Continue to Pursue Recurring Revenue Opportunities. We plan to further identify and pursue opportunities that are<br />
complementary to our existing products to provide recurring revenue, including expanding our services business, which<br />
provides deployment, help-desk, repair and other post-sale services in Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Mexico and<br />
the United Kingdom. We will continue to pursue similar opportunities that will help us enhance our primary business of<br />
terminal manufacturing to a more diversified business model that includes both one-time and recurring revenue streams.<br />
• Consider Strategic Acquisitions and Joint Ventures. We may augment our growth by acquiring complementary businesses,<br />
new products to enhance our core competencies, or new technologies to complement our research and development activities<br />
or enter into additional joint ventures. Any acquisition or joint venture would be intended to broaden our suite of electronic<br />
payment solutions, expand our presence in selected geographies, broaden our customer base, expand recurring revenue<br />
opportunities or increase our penetration of selected channels and vertical markets.<br />
• Clearly delineate our business from that of our customers. During 2009, we have seen our two main competitors execute<br />
strategies that place them in direct competition with some of their customers. We believe that we can gain market share as a<br />
result of these actions. Our marketing message emphasizes that we will respect our customers’ businesses and try to avoid<br />
entering into arrangements that place us in direct competition with customers, unless mutually agreeable.<br />
Product Lines and Services<br />
Our products and services include electronic transaction terminals, peripheral devices, application software, transaction<br />
networking devices, transaction management systems, asset management services, transaction services, and payment solutions. Unless<br />
otherwise noted below, we sell a full range of products and services in the Americas, NEMEA, SEMEA and Asia-Pacific business<br />
segments. We completed the migration from the TeT product set and are moving to a common terminal architecture.<br />
Terminals and Peripherals<br />
We currently offer the following terminal and peripheral products, the sale of which accounted for 74.7%, 73.9%, and 71.3% of<br />
total revenues during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.<br />
• Terminals — includes the Optimum L4150, and L4250—compact, high-performance signature capture and PIN entry card<br />
payment terminals specifically designed for multilane retailers; the Optimum T4200 family—powerful 32-bit desktop<br />
terminals for true multiple applications; the Artema Hybrid, Artema Compact and Artema Desk family of countertop<br />
terminals specifically designed to manage highly secure EMV transactions in markets formerly served by TeT; the Optimum<br />
M4100, M4230 and M4240—mobile terminals that leverage the latest in wireless communication technologies.<br />
• Peripherals — includes printers, PIN pads, check readers, receipt capture devices, biometric, NFC verification devices and<br />
external modems. Our family of durable, high-security PIN pads and card acceptance devices are designed for either indoor or<br />
outdoor use. The products include the Optimum P2100—a PIN pad for integrated retail environments (currently offered only<br />
in our NEMEA and SEMEA segments); the P1300 family—PIN entry devices that meet the latest PCI security standards; the<br />
S9 family—secure PIN pads that include integrated card readers; and the S1200 and S1300—the outdoor components to our<br />
QSR drive-thru solution. The PIN pad product family is augmented with the Artema PIN Hybrid and Artema S10 PIN Pads<br />
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