NCR, the world's leading ATM provider, announced  an alliance of its wholly owned subsidiary, NCR EasyPoint LLC, with Australian-based wireless-technology company, Symstream Technology Group Ltd.

The NCR EasyPoint ATMs with the wireless connectivity option will initially be deployed in developing countries that have extensive Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) voice networks, but limited data networks. The alliance will focus first on opportunities in Indonesia, India and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region.

The combined solution will allow merchants to send transactions to their financial-services provider without needing to connect to a fixed-line communications network. The NCR-Symstream solution allows faster, reliable ATM services across a broader geographic network and frees merchant customers from dependency on the availability of sophisticated and costly fixed-line networks.

"The integration of Symstream II with NCR's EasyPoint ATMs will provide the market with a faster 'one-stop shop' approach to what has, historically, been a complex and difficult solution to provide," explained Symstream Managing Director Michael Neistat. "The quality of the NCR brand, the strength of their distribution, support and technology, combined with our world-leading wireless technology, will overcome many of the current barriers-to-entry in this market segment, particularly in developing countries."