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Diebold Election Systems and UTC (2002-2009)
See also: Premier Election Solutions
In 2002, Diebold entered the United States elections industry through the acquisition of Global Election Systems, a producer of touch-screen voting technology based in McKinney, Texas. Branded Diebold Election Systems (DES), the acquisition was their smallest business segment,[33] and in late 2002, 3.7 million voters in Georgia used DES touch-screen stations.[28][34]
DES was soon the subject of controversy amid allegations surrounding the security and reliability of some of its products,[35] as well as the political fundraising activities of Diebold's then-CEO Walden O'Dell in 2003. Critics argued O'Dell had a political conflict of interest which could compromise the security of Diebold's ballots,[32] which O'Dell denied.[36] Shortly afterwards, Diebold forbade its top executives from making political donations.[37]
Citing personal reasons,[38] O'Dell resigned in December 2005[39] after several consecutive quarters of poor performance,[38] with his role taken by Tom Swidarski.[40] In August 2007, DES rebranded itself as Premier Election Solutions,[41][42][33] and two years later the division was sold to a competitor, Election Systems & Software.[43]
Wired Magazine reported in 2007 that an editor using a Diebold IP address had removed negative information from the Diebold Wikipedia page, with the information later moved to a more appropriate location.[44] Diebold was increasingly focusing on technology related to mobile banking as of 2008,[45] incorporating mobile banking into many of its products. That year Diebold was selected to be the sole ATM provider at certain Beijing Olympics venues.[12]....
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