Electronic Commerce International Announces Strategic Partnership With ControlScan to Help Small and Medium-Sized

LAS VEGAS, NV and ATLANTA, GA, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) --

Electronic Commerce International (www.ecina.com), a leading provider of
credit and debit card payment processing services for small and
medium-sized merchants, has joined forces with ControlScan
(www.controlscan.com), a leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI)
compliance and security solutions. The partnership helps ECI take a
proactive approach in assisting their small and medium-size businesses in
meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

ControlScan provides easy-to-use Web-based security solutions and a
personal level of service that make it easy and cost-effective for small
businesses to analyze, remediate and validate compliance. Similar to ECI,
ControlScan exclusively supports small- to medium-sized merchants, which
are required to be PCI compliant.

According to ECI CEO Jim Anderson, "ECI is ahead of the curve on PCI
compliance as we want to make sure our merchants and their customers are
protected from potential data breaches. Breaches can happen at any time
and there are significant fines that could potentially put a breached
merchant out of business. Fines can easily range from $5,000 to $100,000
and are enforced."

He said PCI Compliancy is important for merchants because it helps:

-- Maintain trust of their customer base
-- Avoid the cost of a forensic audit
-- Prevent embarrassing and costly notification of their customers
-- Avoid non-compliance fees
-- Avoid loss of ability to accept credit cards again

ECI will now offer ControlScan's PCI compliance solution, PCI 123,
which helps merchants understand, choose and complete the correct
Self-Assessment Questionnaire and on-demand security scanning (as
applicable), backed by expert technical support with a personal touch.
Those who have not implemented the necessary security policies will also
benefit from the included PCI 1-2-3 Policy Builder.

"This relationship allows Electronic Commerce International to offer their
merchants an easy-to-use PCI compliance solution," said Joan Herbig, chief
executive officer, ControlScan. "With our exclusive focus on small
merchants, we see this as an opportunity to help educate Electronic
Commerce International's merchants and provide them with the tools and
hands on support they need to achieve PCI compliance and become more
secure businesses."

Anderson added, "We considered several companies and ControlScan provides
the best PCI compliance solution for our customers. Not only does
ControlScan regularly enhance its solutions to make them easier to use,
but they take a personal approach to support which fits perfectly with the
needs of our merchants and gives us confidence that more of our merchants
will be become PCI compliant."

About Electronic Commerce International

Headquartered in Las Vegas, Electronic Commerce International (ECI) has
been a leading provider of credit and debit card-based payment processing
services to small and medium sized merchants nationwide since 2002. The
company's payment processing services enable merchants to process both
traditional card-present or "swipe" transactions, as well as
"card-not-present" transactions. ECI also offers Electronic Check
Acceptance, Electronic Gift and Loyalty Programs, ACH Processing and
Merchant Cash Advance.

ECI specializes in providing solutions to fit merchants' specific business
including full-scale, multi-location point of sale systems, GPRS wireless
terminals, IP and Bluetooth terminals and Pay-at-the-Table. For more
information visit www.ecina.com or call 888-404-7500.

About PCI Compliance Provider, ControlScan

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of
Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions designed
exclusively for small- to medium-sized e-commerce and retail merchants,
which make up 98% of all merchants. ControlScan provides easy-to-use
Web-based security solutions and a personal level of service that make it
easy and cost-effective for these businesses to analyze, remediate and
validate compliance. The company's core offerings are complemented by a
number of value-added products that help merchants maintain a high
security posture and market their achievements to shoppers, most notably
Breach Protection insurance and Verified Secure security seals.
ControlScan is the solution of choice for small merchants and acquirers
because it offers security solutions that are built specifically with the
small merchant in mind, a personal level of service and the best results.
Acquirers and other merchant service providers rely on ControlScan to
manage PCI compliance programs for their entire merchant portfolios to
ensure maximum compliance rates. For more information about ControlScan
call 1-800-825-3301 or visit www.controlscan.com.

Contacts:
ControlScan, Inc.
Heather Varian Foster
678-279-2644
Email Contact

Electronic Commerce International
Jim Anderson
888-404-7500
Email Contact

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