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| {{Infobox company
| | #REDIRECT [[KAL (Korala Associates Limited)]] |
| |company_name = KAL
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| |company_logo = [[File:KAL_(Korala_Associates_Limited)_logo.jpg|200px]]
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| |company_type = Private
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| |foundation = 1989
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| |location_city = [[Edinburgh|Edinburgh, Scotland]]
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| |location_country = [[United Kingdom]]
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| |key_people = Aravinda Korala
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| |industry = [[Software|ATM software]]
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| |products = Kalignite Software Platform, K3A-Kalignite Advanced ATM Application, Kalignite NDC Application, KTC - Kalignite Terminal Controller, RTM
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| |slogan = ''Take back control of your ATM network''
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| |homepage = [http://www.kal.com www.kal.com]
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| '''KAL''' is a company specialising in [[List of companies involved with ATMs|ATM software]] for bank ATMs, self-service kiosks, and bank branch networks. All KAL products are multivendor, Windows-compliant and conform to the industry XFS standard.<ref>http://www.kal.com/</ref> KAL is recognised as the world's leading independent multivendor ATM software company.<ref>http://www.atmmarketplace.com/article/127761/Global-research-confirms-KAL-s-position-as-leading-independent-multivendor-software-provider</ref> KAL supplies its software to major global banks including China Construction Bank, Citibank and UniCredit.<ref>http://www.scotsman.com/business/tech-firm-kal-clinches-163-20m-atm-contract-with-italy-s-unicredit-1-1369907</ref>
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| == History ==
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| The company was established in 1989 by Dr. Aravinda Korala;<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/scottish-firms-claim-queens-awards.13380745</ref> hence Korala Associates Limited. KAL is headquartered in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland. KAL also has office locations elsewhere in the UK, plus in the US, Europe, India, China, Japan, Malaysia and Australia. In 2011 KAL won the [[Queen's Award for Enterprise|Queen’s Award for Enterprise]] in the International Trade category.<ref>http://www.queensawardsmagazine.com/winners2011</ref>
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| ==Products==
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| KAL’s major product is self-service software for ATMs and kiosks. In 2012, KAL introduced the innovative<ref>http://www.atmmarketplace.com/video/3143/KAL-RTM-Animation</ref> RTM<ref>http://rtm.kal.com</ref> (Retail Teller Machine).
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| ==Industry standards and organisations==
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| KAL is a participatory member of the ATM and self-service industry and belongs to the following industry associations and standards:
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| • Product suite conformed to the WOSA 1.11 industry standard in 1995 (later renamed to XFS in 2000)
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| • The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council
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| • Membership of ATMIA, the ATM Industry Association<ref>https://www.atmia.com/asia/membership/loyalmembers/</ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.kal.com/ Official KAL site]
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| *[http://rtm.kal.com/ Official RTM site]
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| [[Category:Technology companies]]
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