2010/03/16 - St. Louis, MO -
Debitek Magnetic Stripe Readers Discontinued by Heartland Payment Let ITC Systems help you. Please contact us through our web site http://www.itcsystems.com using the Live Chat button or email us at sales@itcsystems.com or call us at 800-263-0208.
Heartland has announced
that the Debitek legacy stored value magnetic striped product line is
discontinued and will not be supported as of March 31st 2010. This
announcement may have left many customers that use this system unable to
continue should there be a failure of a reader in their system. In other
words, if one reader stops working, there may no longer be the choice to go to
Heartland for a replacement.
There is a solution however, and that is to contact ITC Systems for replacement
readers that are compatible with the Debitek card format. For years ITC
Systems has stood at the forefront of the stored value magnetic stripe
technology. Over time, the company has supplied these types of readers for many
card formats including; XCP, ICS, ACT, ACDI, Danyl and Debitek. Our
readers are leading edge technology and have many features that you look for in
today’s fast paced technological world.
ITC Systems can swap out your Debitek system, using the same card currently in
the hands of your many users and enhance the format to become the most secure
stored value magnetic stripe on the market today. Why be forced to expend
the funds and resources to re-card your total population when you have an
alternative that will save you the time, effort and money.
Or instead of swapping the whole system out, ITC Systems can simply add
our readers to your current Debitek fleet and replace them slowly over time as
they fail. What an amazing opportunity and one that doesn’t require the
complete change of an installed system that is currently operational.
ITC Systems will supply compatible readers for the following applications; MDB
Vending, Copier/MFD’s, Gang Laundry Controllers, Cash to Card, Card dispensers
and Card Encoders.
Heartland is offering their smart card solution as a swap out. Smart chip
cards can be 4 to 6 times as expensive as the magnetic stripe cards that you
currently are buying — and you will have to buy all new hardware on top of
that!
Below is a quote from Heartland announcing the discontinuation of the Debitek
stored value magnetic stripe line of products.
“On March
31, 2010 the Magnetic Stripe product line will be officially discontinued.
As of this date, Heartland MicroPayments will no longer provide phone,
depot, or onsite support for these products.” —Melody Walker,
Customer Service Manager (March 2, 2010)

