Hypercom Corporation (Hypercom) is a provider of electronic payment and transaction solutions and services at the point of transaction. The Company offers electronic transaction solutions through a suite of electronic transaction products and software, and a range of support and maintenance services. It sells its products to companies in the hospitality, transportation, healthcare, prepaid card and restaurant industries. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company developed technology in other sectors that depend on electronic transactions, including, the certification and volume roll-out of its medLine product family in Germany. It operates in four business segments as follows: Americas, Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa (NEMEA), Southern EMEA (SEMEA) and Asia-Pacific. On April 1, 2008, the Company acquired Thales e-Transactions SA, Thales e-Transactions GmbH, Thales e-Transactions Ltd, and Thales e-Transactions España (Thales e-Transactions).