BancTec Partners With Birikim Automation Systems to Deliver Document Solutions in Turkey

BancTec Inc a global provider of advanced high-volume document and payment processing solutions and services has signed a distribution agreement with Birikim Automation Systems (Birikim Otomasyon Sistemleri) a leading vendor of document-based solutions based in Turkey The agreement covers the distribution in Turkey of BancTecs highly acclaimed IntelliScan(R) and E-Series high-speed document scanning and sorting transports as well as the eFIRST family of software products

Birikim is an important IT provider in Turkey a market that is experiencing solid growth in many sectors said Darren Riley sales manager EMEA Emerging Markets BancTec Birikims extensive market presence combined with our industry-leading solutions will form a strong partnership to address a growing demand for document management solutions in Turkey We look forward to developing many innovative solutions with Birikim in the future

Birikim Automation Systems is a leading IT company in Turkey with a particular focus on document-based solutions including document management outsourcing said Erdal Akgul general manager for Birikim By partnering with BancTec we will be able to provide enterprise-class solutions to the Turkish market especially in finance telecom and government We also envision opportunities where we can partner with BancTec to provide business process outsourcing (BPO) services for our clients

Turkey has a dynamic economy with modern industry and commerce as well as traditional agriculture The private sector has grown in some recent years yet there is still a strong state presence in basic industry banking transport and communications Real GDP growth has exceeded 6% in many years though global economic conditions caused growth to slow to 09% in 2008 and to contract by 60% in 2009 Further economic and judicial reforms and prospective EU membership are expected to boost foreign direct investment in coming years (Trading Markets)