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Alogent Ensures Product Quality with New Director

ATLANTA – (August 14, 2001) – Alogent Corp. – a leading developer of payment transaction processing solutions for global financial institutions and remittance processors – today announced the appointment of Keith Reeves as director of quality and methods. 

Alogent COO Ilaria Derr said, “Alogent’s focus on innovation and quality has been the catalyst for our rapid growth and phenomenal expansion. While the company already has a reputation for high-quality software products and for the success of our project integration and customization services, we are gearing up for the next level of growth.  Keith’s focus will be to continue this tradition of excellence as we forge ahead into serving new markets with Sierra xClearing and Sierra Clearing.”

Reeves’ responsibilities include software development methodology, development project administration, configuration control, technical documentation, product and customer qualifications, as well as quality tracking and trend analysis.

“Our payment applications bring innovative and efficient technologies to a bank’s core systems, impacting all of its customers,” added Alogent CEO and founder Brian Geisel. “ Maintaining the sterling quality of all aspects of our solutions from concept to delivery to round the clock support is imperative.  Keith is chartered with ensuring the end to end quality of our product and processes.”

With more than 17 years of technical knowledge in the software industry, Reeves has experience in both large corporations and entrepreneurial environments.  Most recently, he was director of engineering at Novient, Inc.  Prior to that, Reeves was with Clarus Corp. for six years where he held various management positions, including director of quality assurance and assistant vice president of ERP development.  Reeves received a bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in computer science from Clemson University.

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ProfitStars, a division of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., provides best-of-breed solutions that improve the performance of financial institutions of all asset sizes and charters, and diverse corporate entities. These solutions facilitate revenue and growth, risk mitigation and control, and cost control; and complement virtually any core information processing platform. Additional information is available at www.profitstars.com.

About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) is a leading provider of computer systems and ATM/debit card/ACH transaction processing services primarily for financial services organizations. Its technology solutions serve more than 11,800 customers nationwide, and are marketed and supported through three primary brands. Jack Henry Banking(TM) supports banks ranging from de novo to mid-tier institutions with information and transaction processing solutions. Symitar(TM) is the leading provider of information and transaction processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes. ProfitStars(R) provides highly specialized products and services that enable financial institutions of every asset size and charter, and diverse corporate entities to mitigate and control risks, optimize revenue and growth opportunities, and contain costs. Additional information is available at www.jackhenry.com.

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