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Jack Fullen
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Corporate Profile
Founded in 2003 and based in Atlanta, GA, Beacon Software is a privately held company that designs, builds and installs cost-effective Internet banking solutions for Community Banks and Credit Unions. Through a comprehensive turn-key hardware and software solution that is installed and run in the financial institution, a robust set of banking services can be delivered to retail and business customers via the Internet. Community financial institutions are now afforded a fixed-cost alternative they can control and own and finally achieve the unfulfilled promise of lower cost transactions being effectively delivered via the Internet.

Principles/Bios
With years of industry experience, industry insight, industry leadership and proven entrepreneurial excellence, Beacon Software has built a team that understands how to support the needs of community banks and credit unions. Leading these efforts is:

October 15, 2009   |  News Release

Live Chat Added to Online Banking Platform for Community Financial Institutions
MARIETTA, Georgia - Beacon Software, a Georgia company specializing in online banking services and software targeted to community financial institutions, announced today that it has added a comprehensive Live Chat capability to their popular Compass Internet Banking Platform .
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May 5, 2009   |  News Release

iPay Technologies Partners with Beacon Software
Elizabethtown, KY - iPay Technologies, the leading online bill pay provider for financial institutions, today announced a strategic bill-payment alliance with Beacon Software, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. iPay Technologies will provide best in class online bill payment and small business products to Beacon’s community bank and credit union customers throughout the U.S.
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November 24, 2008   |  News Release

Beacon Software Strengthens Multi-Factor Authentication Protocol
Marietta, GA - Beacon Software CEO, Jack Fullen announced today that the online banking company has added significant new enhancements to its multi-factor authentication protocol through a new technology alliance with GlobalCrypto. “Our new partnership will allow Beacon to use GlobalCrypto’s unique embedded cryptographic information in a digital image and exchange pieces of that image between a user and the application. This will provide Beacon’s community bank customers an even higher level of strong authentication and a ‘best in class’ solution”, Fullen said.
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November 16, 2007   |  News Release

Southern Financial Systems Acquires Beacon Software, Inc.
Marietta, GA - Southern Financial Systems, Inc. a Lakeland, Georgia financial services company announced today the acquisition of Atlanta- based Beacon Software, Inc. In making the announcement, Southern Financial President and CEO, Chastain Wardlaw said, “We are very excited about the addition of Beacon Software to our company. Beacon’s Compass Internet Banking Platform compliments our existing suite of banking products. Community banks nationwide have chosen Beacon to provide their customers with a world-class internet banking solution and Beacon’s technical expertise and strong competitive advantage will better position Southern Financial Systems as a full-service provider of banking products and services to our customers in the community banking segment”, Wardlaw said.
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August 30, 2007   |  News Release

Beacon Software Announces Technology Alliance with Intuit’s Quicken® and QuickBooks®
Marietta, GA - In order to further enhance its retail and business internet banking platform, Beacon Software, Inc. today announced a technology alliance with Intuit, Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) that allows Beacon’s community financial institution customers to down load current banking account information into Quicken Personal Finance Software and QuickBooks Business Finance Software automatically, eliminating the need for consumer and business customers to manually enter transaction data.
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September 7, 2006   |  News Release

Beacon Software Adds ACH Origination to Internet Banking
Marietta, GA - Beacon Software, Inc., announced the release today of an upgraded version of it’s popular online cash management module. This upgrade to the Compass Internet Banking ™ platform, named Business Banker Plus, adds ACH origination functionality to the other cash management tools available in the standard version of Business Banker.
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March 28, 2006   |  News Release

Beacon Software to Add Multi-Factor Authentication Feature
Atlanta, GA - Beacon Software, Inc., a leading provider of internet banking technology for community financial institutions announced today that it will introduce additional authentication security features for its Compass Internet Banking ™ platform with its upcoming release, scheduled for May, 2006.
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March 10, 2006   |  News Release

Bankers Data Services, Inc. Announces Internet and Telephone Banking for Community Banks
Atlanta, GA - Beacon Software, Inc., a provider of in-house internet banking applications for community financial institutions announced that Bankers Data Services, Inc. has selected Beacon's Compass Internet Banking ™ platform and Telephone Banking Module as its enterprise-wide processing platform to provide internet and telephone banking services to their community bank customers.
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January 20, 2006   |  News Release

Beacon Software Promotes Hughes to Vice President, Development
Atlanta, GA - Beacon Software, Inc., a leading provider of internet banking applications for community banks and credit unions has announced the promotion of Michelle Hughes as Vice President, Development, effective January 20, 2006.
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May 11, 2005   |  News Release

eBank Systems Introduces Internet Banking
Atlanta, GA - Atlanta-based Beacon Software, Inc. , a national developer of in-house Internet banking applications for community financial institutions, announced the licensing agreement with eBank Systems for Beacon's enterprise-wide Compass Internet Banking ™ platform.
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November 9, 2004   |  News Release

Perimeter Internetworking Announces Partnership with Beacon Software
Trumbull, CT - Perimeter Internetworking, a leading provider of managed network and security services for community financial institutions, announced Beacon Software as their newest partner.
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November 6, 2003
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October 31, 2003
"Why Small Banks Have Failed to Reap Full Benefits of the Web"
American Banker
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