Alpha
Micro Components Ltd the independent franchised distributor of
electronic components, has supplied the Lantronix XPort® for
Tellermate's new T-iX weight-based cash counting system. The
Tellermate Group (www.tellermate.com), a
leading provider of money counting machines and cash management
systems, selected the XPort from Alpha Micro for the T-iX system's
serial to Ethernet backbone to ensure that it provides a speedy,
secure and reliable network for its customers.
Driven by demand for faster and more accurate cash management
information, the T-iX range is the next stage of connected and
networked money counters and builds on the success of the popular
TY+ range. The TY+ is used across the globe by organisations
including Barclays, Boots, HSBC, Disney, Alton Towers, and
McDonalds. The T-iX offers a larger feature set, including more
advanced connectivity to customers' cash office systems, enhanced
user interface including the market's largest screen and design
features to resist impacts and liquid ingress.
Christos Papakyriacou, Managing Director of Alpha Micro
Components, said: "With the launch of the T-iX system,
Tellermate is able to offer its varied base of international
clients a flexible range of cash management solutions. The secure
Ethernet connectivity gained through the use of the Lantronix XPort
has allowed Tellermate to ensure that it provides its customers
with the speed and accuracy they demand".
Alpha Micro Components (www.alphamicro.net) and Tellermate have
worked together since 2003, when Tellermate chose Alpha Micro to
supply the FT232B from Future Technology Devices Ltd (FTDI) for its
TY range of money counters. Following the success of this
partnership and Alpha Micro's close relationship with Lantronix,
Tellermate chose to continue their affiliation when they began
using the Lantronix' CoBox in its TY range.
The organisations' partnership expanded the following year when
Alpha Micro began providing the Lantronix XPort for Tellermate's
new TY+ range. The XPort was chosen because it was seen as the best
solution thanks to its compact size and ability to web enable
virtually any device with serial capability. By incorporating XPort
within the product's design, Tellermate was able to offer serial to
Ethernet networking capability as a standard feature which would
allow its customers to access and control the cash counting
machines over the Internet.
John Pilkington, General Manager of Engineering and Operations
for Tellermate, commented: "We have developed a very successful
relationship with Alpha Micro. The combination of its high-end
electronic component ranges and in-house design expertise has
allowed us to expand our customer offerings confident in the
knowledge that we will be getting highly reliable solutions with
the technical support our clients demand."
To facilitate the cash management process, the TY+ and T-iX
ranges offer Ethernet access. This improved connectivity reduces
manual reporting and eliminates errors in data entry, therefore
saving time and increasing record accuracy. This is especially
beneficial for multi-branch operations, ensuring visibility of cash
levels and discrepancies by providing timely cash data for
reconciliation and discrepancy reporting.
Pilkington added: "When we were developing the TY+ range,
the machine's board was designed so that a simple drop in serial to
Ethernet solution could be utilised. After years of success with
the CoBox, it was a natural progression to the XPort as it offered
a faster solution and smaller footprint, whilst still providing
excellent security and reliability. Alpha Micro's design and
engineering teams offered us specially written software that helped
us smooth our customers' transition to the XPort after a number of
successful years utilising the CoBox."
Christos Papakyriacou, Managing Director of Alpha Micro
Components, said: "The XPort® offered Tellermate the most
flexible solution - physically small, low cost and a speedy
development cycle. It has a proven track record as an efficient,
easy to fit device for making equipment enabling network."
Alpha Micro's design-based approach to distribution and in-depth
product knowledge includes a team of in-house design engineers that
work at integrating components from the franchised product lines
into board-level designs, therefore adding real value to the
solutions on offer and providing customers with products that
exactly meet their varied and demanding requirements.
