North Communications and FiTECH Systems Team Up To Provide Self-Service Virtual Banks for Credit Unions
(Business Wire; 09/01/98)

Partnership puts public-access         technology in the hands of credit union 
 members

 North Communications (North), the leader in multi-media self-service 
 touchscreen technology, and FiTECH Systems, a leading provider of data 
 processing solutions for credit unions nationwide, today announced that they 
 will provide virtual banking capabilities for FiTECH's credit union customers.

 Through this partnership, North will offer its TouchTeller FS100 product, the 
 company's "branch-in-a-box," to FiTECH's MANAGER GOLD(tm) customers. MANAGER 
 GOLD is a Windows-based data processing system.

 FiTECH's MANAGER GOLD customers can tap on the screen of TouchTeller FS100 to 
 make any transactions they normally would make at their credit union branch. 
 Users can access TouchTeller FS100 from convenient public locations such as 
 shopping malls, grocery stores and other retail and business locations.

 TouchTeller FS100 brings a live, on-screen customer service representative to 
 the user on demand. It is just like sitting across the desk from the 
 representative, as he or she speaks to the user in stereo sound using full-
 color video, helping members to:

 --       Open accounts

 --       Order checks and make stop payments

 --       Apply for loans

 --       Tap into value-added Internet content and services

 --       Connect to credit union's Intranet

 "At a fraction of the cost of a single bricks-and-mortar branch, multiple self-
 service touchscreens can cover the areas where members work, shop and live," 
 says Rick Rommel, senior vice president of marketing for North. "TouchTeller 
 FS100 enhances the services available to credit union members by offering 
 expanded points-of-presence. TouchTeller FS100 comes to the member for 
 service."

 "We are proud to announce our relationship with North Communications," said 
 Mark Roberson, vice president of sales and marketing for FiTECH Systems. 
 "TouchTeller FS100 is an outstanding remote customer service solution. This 
 welcome enhancement to FiTECH's MANAGER GOLD will enable our clients to reach 
 their credit union members any day, any time, any place. It's the ultimate in 
 virtual banking."

 USA Federal Credit Union of Troy, Mich., is the first FiTECH customer to tap 
 into the technology. USA Federal is one of the largest federally chartered 
 credit unions in the country, serving more than 58,000 members nationwide.

 Based in Marina del Rey, California, North Communications is a designer, 
 manufacturer and operator of transactional kiosk networks for the public and 
 private sectors. The company is known for its award-winning work for more than 
 12 years in government, finance and retail projects both domestically and 
 internationally. You can find more information on the Web at www.infonorth.com.

 FiTECH Systems has specialized in providing credit union data processing 
 solutions since 1977. Beginning with MANAGER and continuing with its current 
 flagship product, MANAGER GOLD, FiTECH offers a complete range of on-line and 
 in-house services to credit unions. MANAGER GOLD is a Windows-based data 
 processing system that offers credit unions user-friendly, graphical on-line 
 delivery. It features components vital for credit union automation including: 
 advanced cross selling and sales tracking, signature and photo identification, 
 on-line help, integrated loan origination and general ledger accounting. You 
 can find more information on the Web at www.fitech.com.