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Hypercom's Annual Payment Industry Luminary Award Goes to Visionary and Founder George Wallner; 25 Years of Industry Firsts, Leadership, New Technologies, Innovations and Vision are Testaments to George Wallner's Status as Payment Technology Icon.

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Hypercom Corporation today awarded the global technology leader's 2003 Payment Industry Luminary Award to Hypercom founder George Wallner for his extensive, groundbreaking and far reaching contributions to the advancement of the global electronic transaction industry.

Mr. Wallner is regarded globally as the principal visionary behind the development of many of today's electronic transaction technologies. He has been cited as one of the individuals with significant influence on the future of smart cards. His insight and knowledge of technology and the marketplace have contributed to the evolution of the industry, and propelled Hypercom's landmark offerings, including the smart, fast and easy-use card payment terminals, data transmission technology and transaction networking products that are today used by major financial institutions, payment processors and retailers worldwide.

Today more than six million Hypercom card payment terminals handle over 10 billion transactions annually for retailers and financial institutions worldwide -- and are recognized as the fastest, most secure, easy to use and effective on the market. So too Hypercom's networking technology, including the company's widely-used NAC and MegaNAC dial access controllers, which support...