ICVERIFY Announces 30 Days of Free Customer Service; New Client Services Program Results from...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--In a move to provide the best customer service in the industry, ICVERIFY, Inc. announced today it has begun offering 30 days of free customer support to all of its new and existing customers.

ICVERIFY, a pioneer in credit authorization/draft

capture, check guarantee and debit/ATM card authorization software, outlined a new customer service program that features the following benefits: -- 30 day free end-user telephone support -- A new toll free customer support 800 number (800/900-6133) -- Expanded customer support hours - 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST -- A special introductory price of $75/year for 12 months

of customer service if purchased within the 30 day, free

customer support period (an $89/year value when purchased

after the 30 day free support period)

The new Client Service Program is being offered to both new and existing ICVERIFY customers. The 30 day free support period begins on the date of the customer's next call to the ICVERIFY support desk. ICVERIFY recently recruited industry veteran, Leon Drozdowski, as Vice President of Client Services in recognition of the Company's need to match its market leadership with unsurpassed client services. Drozdowski commented, "With the rate of business growth and product expansion which ICVERIFY has demonstrated, client services and specifically telephone support must provide the highest possible level of customer service. Our focus on client services will yield customer satisfaction commensurate with our market-leading software products."

ICVERIFY, Inc., a privately-held, venture-funded corporation based in Oakland, is the leading provider of credit authorization/draft capture, check guarantee and debit/ATM card authorization software for open-platform, Point-Of-Sale/business systems worldwide. ICVERIFY Inc.'s software is distributed internationally through software developers, catalogues, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent sales organizations (ISOs) for credit card processors.

ICVERIFY Inc.'s solutions are used in both traditional retail (general retail, restaurant, hotel, car rental, travel) and non-traditional retail (Internet, kiosk, catalogue, mail/phone order, CDPD, wireless communications) environments. ICVERIFY is supported by a growing network of more than 1,500 software developers and integrators and is certified for transaction processing by more than 80 major processing networks. For more information please contact ICVERIFY, Inc., 473 Roland Way, Oakland, CA, 94621, telephone 510/553-7500.

CONTACT: ICVERIFY, Inc.

Andra R. Skov, 510/553-7500

askov@icverify.com

URL: http://www.icverify.com

or

Strategy Associates

Cynthia Harris, 415/286-1094

cynthiah@prstrategy.com