ABN AMRO Selects Curious Networks To Mobilize Financial Applications
CHICAGO—May 7, 2001 — Curious Networks, a leading provider of mobile-enablement software,
today announces that ABN AMRO Information Technology Services Company Inc. (AAITSC) has
selected Continuum to provide its U.S. customers mobile access to a select set of financial
services applications. Through Curious Networks’ Continuum presentation server, ABN AMRO can
now offer real-time access to personal financial information through the user’s choice of
Internet-enabled devices.
Starting later this month, a pilot group of ABN AMRO mortgage customers will have access
to the first in a series of mobile financial applications allowing them to interact with
mortgage account information, including payment history, due dates, escrow and tax disbursements. ABN AMRO plans to expand this service to its more than 1 million mortgage account holders.
“Today’s sophisticated bank users want convenient access to financial information at any
time and through any device. Curious Networks’ Continuum gives us the power to build and
deliver next-generation mobile applications regardless of the user’s device,” says Matthais
Autrata, senior vice president of AAITSC. “Continuum clearly stood apart from other software
products because of its ability to seamlessly integrate with our existing IT systems, while
providing us the scalability and performance we require.”
ABN AMRO also anticipates that providing mobile access to banking information will
increase customer satisfaction and retention while ultimately reducing customer service
costs.
“Curious Networks is thrilled to be partnering with ABN AMRO in their mobile
initiatives,” says David Cutler, CEO of Curious Networks. “ABN AMRO’s commitment to
customer service and innovation combined with Curious Networks’ leading mobile technologies
helps place it at the forefront of mobile banking.”
ABN AMRO Information Technology Service Company (AAITSC) supports the information
technology needs of ABN AMRO in North America, primarily through Domestic Banking
Operations and the Technology Infrastructure and Operations Group.
AAITSC is a unit of ABN AMRO North America, Inc. which is headquartered in
Chicago and has USD 183 billion in assets and more than 19,000 employees with offices
serving wholesale clients in 13 cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Major North
American affiliates include ABN AMRO Incorporated, ABN AMRO Asset Management (USA) LLC,
LaSalle Bank in Chicago, and Standard Federal Bank and Michigan National Bank in Michigan.
Curious Networks enables companies to deliver customized business, employee,
and consumer- centric applications across the widest range of Internet devices. The
company’s flagship product, Continuum, a high-performing, scalable presentation server
and development platform, allows businesses to build next-generation applications that
users can access when they want, how they want, and where they want—simply by using their
PCs, mobile or standard phones, personal digital assistants and other emerging Internet
appliances.
Curious Networks’ platform interoperates with all industry standards including XML,
WML, HDML, VoiceXML, and J2ME. Using MAXML, a breakthrough multi-channel markup language
based on interaction-oriented development, the Curious Networks Continuum product delivers
unparalleled usability, protection from costly future development, and complete scalability.
For additional information about Curious Networks, visit
www.curiousnetworks.com.
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