Electronic Commerce International Announces Strategic Partnership With ControlScan to Help Small and Medium-Sized Merchants Comply With PCI Compliance Data Security Standards

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LAS VEGAS, NV and ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2009) - 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.

Contact Information: Contacts: ControlScan, Inc. Heather Varian Foster 678-279-2644 Electronic Commerce International Jim Anderson 888-404-7500