Brink's and NetDeposit Team to Bring Check 21 Solution to Market Brink's Selects NetDeposit as Remote Capture Partner SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brink's, U.S. ("Brink's"), a recognized national leader in secure transportation and cash logistics solutions, and NetDeposit, Inc., the leading innovator of remote capture and end-to-end electronic check processing, announced today the signing of an agreement to bring a remote check image capture solution to the cash processing market. Brink's plans to deploy NetDeposit's Remote For Business(TM) system for check image capture and electronic deposit presentment throughout their nationwide network of 150 branch operations. With the upcoming implementation of Check 21 legislation, which provides for the truncation of paper checks and gives legal stature to image replacement documents (IRD), financial institutions can partner with Brink's to remotely capture commercial check deposits at Brink's locations, decreasing commercial customer float and eliminating the need for costly transportation and processing of physical checks. Brink's plans to utilize the robust, highly scalable NetDeposit Remote For Business(TM) product to capture and validate electronic check deposits as well as the NetDeposit Decision Gateway(TM) to send image deposits directly to participating financial institutions for clearing. In production for over two years, NetDeposit's proven software solutions offer a consistent customer experience within highly complex, distributed environments. Banks that cannot accept an image file are not left out of the benefits equation. NetDeposit's Distributed Print Server(TM) will allow Brink's to print IRDs for non-image enabled customers, in their cash vault locations, directly at their bank customers' operation centers, or through an IRD service provider. "As an innovative cash logistics solutions provider we recognize that cash and checks are intricately tied to each other. Now, with the use of the NetDeposit high-end Check 21 technology, Brink's has the ability to offer customers a virtual end-to-end commercial deposit processing solution. By providing such value-added services, our customers will be able to significantly reduce costs associated with float, transportation, paper handling and capital investment," said Guy Weissberg, Executive Vice President, Brink's Cash Logistics. "NetDeposit's solution provides us with a single platform specifically built and designed for the complexity of the multi-bank, multi-customer environment in which we work." "We're pleased to be working with the preeminent armored car carrier in the country," said Danne L. Buchanan, CEO, NetDeposit, Inc. "Cash vaults are a natural electronic check capture location for many retailers and banks. Partnering with Brink's fits very well with NetDeposit's focus to push capture out to a distributed environment." Pilot customers are currently being selected and the new product offering is expected to be ready for production deployment by October 28, 2004. About Brink's, Incorporated Brink's, Incorporated delivers tailored, end-to-end cash logistics solutions to the banking and retail marketplace. Core to the Company is the ability to uniquely manage the intricacies of the cash supply chain. With 150 U.S. branch locations Brink's, Incorporated can provide solutions that are comprised of industry-leading services and technologies. Leading-edge cash logistics expertise, technology and facilities provide customers with a wide range of solutions to meet their unique service requirements. Brink's, Incorporated is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Brink's Company, a Richmond, Virginia-based corporation that trades publicly on the NYSE under the ticker symbol BCO. For additional information on The Brink's Company please visit the Company's Web site at http://www.brinkscompany.com/. About NetDeposit, Inc. NetDeposit, Inc. is a leading innovator of Check 21 software products for banks, third party processors, and commercial businesses to enable distributed capture, point of entry truncation, optimized clearing, and full settlement reporting. NetDeposit's product suite operates from a robust and highly scalable technology platform that electronifies paper and manages item level clearing through the optimal eligible channel -- whether a clearing house, Fed Reserve or paying bank. NetDeposit, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) in Salt Lake City, Utah and San Mateo, California. More information can be found at http://www.net-deposit.com/. DATASOURCE: Zions Bancorporation CONTACT: Dianne Douglas of NetDeposit, Inc., +1-415-584-4906, ; or Paul M. Blachowicz of Brink's, Incorporated, +1-469-549-6117, Web site: http://www.brinkscompany.com/ Web site: http://www.net-deposit.com/ Web site: http://www.zionsbancorporation.com/

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