Automatic safes and multi-safes for the banks, casino and various service providers

The banks and large companies are constantly expanding, establish many of small subsidiaries. Usually it is very difficult to separate one service they provide from another and ascribe them to the separate departments. Such separation costs a lot, demands new premises with specialized equipment and additional personnel. In order to avoid this, the personnel of the banks or another financial institution usually work shoulder to shoulder at the same premises. The best solution for the work not to be cohesioned and for the cash, the cashers work with, to be saved properly is to use the specialized safes. Last autumn Lithuanian company Penkiø kontinentø bankinës technologijos, UAB (BS/2) started trading in modern "Wincor Nixdorf" safes, which are intended for the banks, the supermarkets, cash-boxes, and other organisations, which work with cash and securities. Automatic safes New automatic safes "ProCash BBA" from "Wincor Nixdorf" differ from the other safes as they have got an integrated computer inside them, what automates the cashier’s work and guarantees security. Specialized software "Smart Safe" developed and produced by BS/2 is installed in those computers. It ensures secure cashier’s identification. The safe is used as an electronic depository, where the cash can be stored for a long time, and be given to the cashier, when needed. The cashier is responsible for only those money, which he has taken form the safe. When ordinary safes are used, the casher may never be sure the cash will not disappear from the safe, while he or she is away. The casher puts an electronic signature to confirm all the queries, which he or she sends to the safe. This operation is performed using "eToken" e-keys from "Aladdin". Thus, the cash is given out only when the cryptographic system, which is installed into the safe, verifies if the e-signature is valid. This relieves the casher of the part of responsibility and places it on the depository. In actual fact this reminds technology of encashment, which is well-knows to the banks. Furthermore, using such a technology, expenses of the encashment are reduced. Working with usual safes, daily at the beginning of the workday puts the cashier money into the safe, and at the end of the workday, he or she takes them out, thus performing a double encashment. In an automatic safes money is safe, and the encashment is performed only when there is a need in additional money. Safes may contain 6-8 cash cassettes with 2500 –3500 of denominations in each. The safes may perfectly be used by banks and institutions, which pay out cash (the casino for ex.). One of the requirements such institutions demand is as less money as possible on the working or any other easily accessible place. Using these safes the cashier withdraws money only at the moment he or she needs to pay out it to the client. In the casino the safe may even be turned with front side to the client, thus the client could take the money himself or herself after the cashier opens it. These automatic safes were presented at the following exhibitions "Infobalt", "Wincor World", "CeBIT" (articles are in the Lithuanian language). There they attracted a lot of interresants. Multi-safes Besides the automatic safes of "Wincor Nixdorf", BS/2 also offers multi-safes. The multi-safes may perform more functions than the automatic ones, thus they may perfectly store not only cash but securities or payment cards as well. Up to 16 employees can use the multi-safe and each of them may be given different user rights. For example, one employee may have an access to only that section of the safe, in which payment cards of the new clients are stored. Another may have an access to the section with the cash. The third employee - to the section with securities. The depository section of the safe is particular, as the users may be given different access rights for this section. For ex., one employee may only put the cash or the documents there, but may not take them out of there. And another may be given the permission both to put and to take out the cash and the documents (in this case the section is opened wider) Each employee has got his or her e-key with the PIN code, which give him the right to access all sections of the safe or only part of them. No other employee can perform any operations with the safe until the previous one who performed some operations closes the session. For example, an employee performs an operation with the safe and then he or she leaves the place for an urgent telephone call and locks the safe with he his or her e-key; at this time another employee tries to unlock the safe, but the safe shows that the previous user has nor ended the work yet and will not open. While working with one of the sections of the safe, it is also impossible to work with another section at the same time. All operations performed with the safes are fixed in an electronic register. Thus, in case of misunderstanding, it is easy to verify who, when and what operation performed. Another important for security feature of the safe is the period of time it is unlocked. The period of time a certain section of the safe is unlocked may be specified. For the section, which contains more money, its is useful to specify longer opening time (possible opening time – 3 sec – 1 h). This may safe from robbery – even the employee will not be able to open the safe faster that it is was specified. The safe may be connected to the signalling system of the bank or other organisation. The signalling system may be activated by opening the specified section of the safe or by pressing the button. Not only the banks or cash-boxes may successfully use the multi-safes, but also the firms, which give out cash, receive taxes (ex., companies providing postal or telecommunication service). An organisation may also acquire several multi-safes of different destination. For example, the first safe may be used for the storage of securities and money, and another safe may store personal accessories of the employee. An employee may be given the right to access both the safes with one e-key. No additional problems arise even if the key get lost. That’s because the lock is not needed to be changed. An employee is simply given a new key, and the old one is blocked. The multi-safes have already been acknowledged at the international exhibition "InterBank 2000" where they were given "Grand Prix" award. *** Both automatic safes and multi-safes may be assembled according to the clients’ needs. More than 70 various configurations are possible. Width and height as well as number of sections may be chosen. Times go buy – customary safes with the ordinary keys seem to be no more safe. The safes with e-keys, which are protected by PIN codes and an electronic register will protect from any misunderstandings. The multi-safes and automatic safes perfectly supplement each other. For example, an organisation may use the automatic safe to pay out cash and the multi-safe for the storage of taxes received and of important documents. More about the safes and banking self-service equipment read at the web site of BS/2 www.bs2.lt.