NORTH CANTON, Ohio,
March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
through its Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security
Agency, issued a public statement amplifying President Trump's
guidance that "critical infrastructure industries" must continue
their work to promote public health and safety as well as economic
and national security.
Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), as
one of the designated essential service providers, is playing a
critical role in all of these efforts, including servicing ATMs for
our banking customers across the United
States and around the world, self-checkout and point-of-sale
solutions for retail customers in grocery, pharmacy and fuel and
convenience, with associated software support.
Diebold Nixdorf's team of service
engineers are following strict sanitizing and health protocols,
using gloves and masks where appropriate, practicing social
distancing and sanitizing equipment during servicing.
Diebold Nixdorf employees globally
who can do their work from home are supporting these efforts.
The Department of Homeland Security identified "workers who
conduct a range of operations and services that are essential to
critical infrastructure viability," including:
- Staffing operation centers
- Maintaining and repairing critical infrastructure
- Operating call centers, working construction and performing
management functions, among others
Included among the Department of Homeland Security's "Critical
Infrastructure Worker" list are:
- Workers who are needed to provide consumer access to banking
and lending services, including ATMs, and to move currency and
payments
- Workers supporting groceries, pharmacies and other retail that
sells food and beverage products
- Retail fuel centers such as gas stations and truck stops and
the distribution systems that support them
- Dispatchers involved with service repair and restoration
- Data center operators [including] software and hardware
engineers
Gerrard Schmid, Diebold Nixdorf president and chief executive
officer, stated, "Our global team is playing a vital role
in connecting people to critical services where and when they need
them around the world, while supporting the safety and health of
our people, our customers and the communities they serve."
About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
(NYSE: DBD) is a world leader in enabling connected commerce. We
automate, digitize and transform the way people bank and shop. As a
partner to the majority of the world's top 100 financial
institutions and top 25 global retailers, our integrated solutions
connect digital and physical channels conveniently, securely and
efficiently for millions of consumers each day. The company
has a presence in more than 100 countries with approximately 22,000
employees worldwide. Visit www.DieboldNixdorf.com for more
information.
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