SparkBase Certifies Gift & Loyalty Processing on Hypercom Optimum M4230

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.. – Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) and SparkBase today announced that SparkBase has Class A-certified its Gift and Loyalty processing application on Hypercom’s Optimum M4230 mobile payment terminal for the retail and restaurant markets. The high-performance, PCI-PED-approved terminal features long-range GPRS with dial back-up, the industry’s top security certification, 32-bit multi-application processing for maximum transaction speed and 24MB memory that is two to three times larger than similar products to accommodate value-added applications such as the SparkBase ISO Brandable gift and loyalty software.

“The Optimum M4230 terminal is truly in a class by itself,” said Doug Hardman, CEO, SparkBase. “We always try to make sure our ISOs have the latest and greatest terminals to private label to their merchants, but the wireless market is very under served. This terminal has the feature set they have been asking for, and a price point that merchants are comfortable with.”

The certification enables gift, loyalty, and community rewards transactions on the Optimum M4230 to be conducted from virtually anywhere on the SparkBase Network.

"The M4230 is our lead mobile product in the US and SparkBase’s Class A certification strengthens our ability to gain market share in the burgeoning mobile sector,” said Bernie Frey, Vice President, North American Sales, Hypercom Corporation. “Mobile terminals previously sold in North America for the most part have been less than effective. With the M4230, we bring merchants a sensible and reliable product that they can use with complete confidence to grow their business.”