Payment Processing, Inc. Partners with AltaPoint to Provide Integrated Credit Card Processing for Medical Practices; CreditWare is Fully Integrated with Newest Release, AltaPoint Version 7.0

NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2006--Payment Processing, Incorporated (PPI), the industry leader in integrated transaction processing, today announced it is powering CreditWare, AltaPoint Data System's integrated credit card processing component to AltaPoint 7.0.

"With the increasing demand from medical offices for credit card processing, it was imperative to find a payment solution that would readily integrate with our latest version of AltaPoint," says Randy Sherwood, COO of AltaPoint. "PPI provides a solution that offers seamless integration for credit card processing as well as superior support, a win-win for both AltaPoint and our customers."

“PPI provides a solution that offers seamless integration for credit card processing as well as superior support, a win-win for both AltaPoint and our customers.”

AltaPoint provides software support solutions for the electronic medical records and practice management industry. CreditWare is the company's automated credit card processing module that is fully integrated with AltaPoint Version 7.0, a multi-platform software program that combines billing, inventory, scheduling, reminders, clinical records, and many other features in one user-friendly system.

Through PPI and CreditWare, AltaPoint customers now have an all-inclusive payment processing system that features:

-- End-to-end integrated credit card processing to handle transactions seamlessly and reliably

-- Unlimited 24/7/365 free technical and administrative support for CreditWare transaction issues

-- Fast and smooth configuration, testing and training to get customers up and running quickly

-- Competitive pricing for merchant accounts

"The medical software industry represents a substantial growth opportunity for integrated payment processing," says Anthony Gin, Director of Partnerships at PPI. "This partnership provides all medical specialists, including physicians, chiropractors, ophthalmologists and optometrists with a reliable, low-maintenance card payment solution."

For more information, please visit the PPI web site at www.paypros.com or call (800) 774-6462 ext. 4988.

ABOUT PAYMENT PROCESSING, INC.

Payment Processing, Inc. (www.paypros.com) is the industry leader in providing integrated payment processing solutions. PPI provides software developers with a full range of services for integrating electronic payments including gateway services, integration support, merchant support and services, and CISP/PABP security assistance. Additionally, PPI provides software developers with the ability to generate additional revenue while substantially reducing their support costs for integrated payments.

Today, PPI is the most successful company in the world focused on integrated payment processing, supporting over 600 software developers and more than 14,000 merchants with efficient, cost-effective payment solutions. In 2006, PPI is on track to process in excess of $3 billion in Visa(R) and MasterCard(R) payments.

ABOUT ALTAPOINT

AltaPoint Data Systems was founded in 1996 by entrepreneur/developer Douglas E. Lyman. AltaPoint first entered the market as a law software product and shortly afterwards introduced a veterinary software solution. Since then, it has maintained a strong presence in the medical field with its Medical, Chiropractic, Vision and Electronic Medical Records software.

AltaPoint now has nearly 3,000 installations and over 7,000 users. AltaPoint users can be found in all 50 States, as well as in Washington DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and several foreign countries.