First Half 2003 http://www.lexcel.com    800-931-0777 Volume 1 • Issue 1
In this Issue
  1. Newsflash
  • Lexcel’s Network TestSystem:
"Recommended by CO-OP Network"
"Exclusively Endorsed by CU 24"
  • Ready For Release: Triple Des Enabled Network and ATM TestSystems
Featured Products
  2. CapSystem
  3. Chip-Enabled Applications

Lexcel Solutions, Inc. is excited to introduce Lexcel eWire, an informative source for keeping you aware of the continuous technology advancements in our testing products. Lexcel is the pioneer and premier provider of financial transaction testing systems, with 2200 Systems in 79 countries throughout the world. Financial institutions and transaction service providers rely upon Lexcel TestSystems and our proven testing methodologies to continually expand existing functionality and evolving technologies.

For years leading Credit Unions have used Lexcel TestSystems® specifically designed for Credit Union ATM networks.  In fact, Lexcel’s Network TestSystem is recommended by CO-OP Network for pre-certification and is exclusively endorsed by CU 24. International organizations such as Navy Federal Credit Union and regional Credit Unions such as Orange County Federal Credit Union utilize Lexcel for testing-specific functionality to develop application code quickly and accurately, improve their QA process and reduce the amount of time necessary for certification and implementation. Lexcel testing software is designed to assist by providing a stand-alone utility that resides internally at a Credit Union allowing personnel to test 24x7 as required. The system enables Credit Unions to test both Issuer and Acquirer messages.


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Lexcel TestSystems continually provide value to our users. Enhancements are made to support industry standards, such as Triple DES. The Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES) processing method for PIN block encryption and ISO / ATM connections is fully supported by the test system.

Triple DES reduces the likelihood of losses through fraud by making it more difficult to generate sensitive cardholder account data. Lexcel TestSystem users have the ability to send and receive messages in either Single or Triple DES modes for baseline and regression testing. Wizards are incorporated so you can input the key parts, and the keys are automatically generated. This flexibility enables all levels of TestSystem users to receive maximum benefits. top ^
For More Information Please Visit Our Website at http://www.lexcel.com or Call Lexcel at 800-931-0777.

Featured Product: CAPSystem, Stress Testing Your EFT Network   2
Umesh Kulkarni, VP Global Strategic Support, and Rick Goulian, Senior Software Engineer and Product Specialist, celebrate a successful installation of the CapSys Planning System with Geoff Radford EDS-UK.

The Lexcel CAPSystem™ tool gives large and moderate organizations the capability to perform "mission critical" system stress tests, providing mapping of system capacity that can be critical to ensure non-stop processing of customer transactions.

Crank up the Volume

CapSys™ creates a controllable accelerated, rapid-fire progression of validated messages in a specified repeatable format up to and beyond 2000 TPS. The system also presents logging and reporting capabilities for in-depth post-test analysis.

CAPSystem’s advanced functionality measures and reports:

  • Real-time display of response time at specific arrival rates
  • Maximum sustainable arrival rates and queue depths before system degradation
  • Display specific response times for any given transaction
  • Maximum transaction rates over a sustained period for specific applications, line configurations, and/or the total system

For more information on CAPSystem please visit our Website.

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Featured Product: Chip-Enabled Applications   3
Lexcel has implemented a new EMV compliant CHIP Application for the Lexcel TestSystems to extend EMV testing to Level 3 - Network Integration. This new CHIP Application has been verified to the M/Chip 2.1 Select, M/CHIP 2.1 Lite, and M/CHIP 4.0 standards. Other Lexcel CHIP solutions have been used in the United Kingdom since 1995.   Some of the processing features of these CHIP applications include:

  • Accepting and transporting CHIP data
  • Data parsing and validation
  • Cryptography for the generation/validation of cryptograms (MAC, Application Cryptogram Keys, Data Encryption Keys and ICC Dynamic Number Keys)
  • File support for DES / 3DES / RSA / MAC
  • Chip-field parsing in messages and Audit File
  • Chip-specific Error reporting
  • Reporting of Cryptographic exchanges in log file
  • Processing and validation of data delivered to-and-from the Chip processing layer

The flexible architecture of our CHIP Application means client-specific implementations of Level 3 CHIP functionality are seamlessly integrated into our existing platforms. Visit our Website for more information.

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