LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MAR 20, 2006 - IT Retail and Mercury Payment Systems have joined forces to provide an integrated high-speed payment processing solution for retail and supermarket merchants using IT Retail’s point-of-sale systems.

“Mercury Payments Systems has been a pleasure to work with; their business model makes real sense for both our resellers and retailers,” said Tim Klingenberg, IT Retail’s Vice President of Product Strategy.

Resellers get:

• Free live online training
• Free co-branded merchant marketing collateral
• Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard compliance information and training
• Easy process for referring and setting up merchants

Your merchants get:

• Fast, integrated credit and debit transactions to keep lines moving
• Free gift card processing
• Real-time Web-based transaction reports
• Free 24/7 emergency technical support from Mercury
• PCI compliance with full swipe-to-settlement security

“We’re excited about working with IT Retail’s resellers to deliver unparalleled value to merchants,” said Lera Main, Mercury’s Reseller Relations manager.

Watch your mailbox for your welcome kit and complete details on this new competitive advantage coming soon. For more information, please contact IT Retail at 866-274-2545 or Mercury Payment Systems at 800-846-4472 ext. 1820.