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MagTek Awarded MasterCard Terminal
Quality Management Certification |
Carson, CA – June 8,
2006 –
MagTek®, a global leader in
electronic payments technology,
announced today that they have been
awarded the certification of
Terminal Quality Management label
from MasterCard® for quality
assurance. The certification
indicates that MagTek adheres to
stringent quality management
standards for products and services.
The MasterCard Auditing Standards
were established by MasterCard to
offer as a guide for organizations
that want to better serve their
clients.
After conducting a comprehensive
audit, MasterCard awarded the
certification based on its
evaluation of operations, focusing
on the organization's product
design, manufacturing, measurement
control systems software and
firmware development, inquiry
tracking system, document control
and various other processes.
MagTek’s quality management system
embodies the principles and
philosophies of Continuous
Improvement; it is modeled on the
formal structure of ISO-9001:2000,
the Quality Management Systems Model
for excellence in design,
development, production,
installation, and servicing. MagTek
serves customers in the retail,
financial, healthcare and OEM
sectors globally. Major customers
include some of the word’s top
financial institutions, acquirers,
processors and resellers.
“MasterCard graded MagTek as one of
the “top ranking’ companies they
have audited” said Hamid Manesh,
Quality Assurance Manager, MagTek,
Inc. "This certification validates
our standards for high quality
products and services which meet or
exceed customer and regulatory
requirements.”
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About MagTek
Since 1972, MagTek has been a world
leader in electronic transaction
technology, from magnetic stripe
card readers and writers to
high-accuracy MICR check readers and
scanners, secure PIN issuance and
cardholder verification systems. The
company's products and components
are in use today at point-of-sale
(POS) and back-office locations in
thousands of companies around the
world; incorporated into kiosks and
ATMs, banking customer service
terminals, custom retail POS
terminals, and restaurant and
hospitality equipment. MagTek is
based in Carson, California and has
sales offices throughout the United
States, Europe, and Asia, with
independent distributors in over 40
countries.
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