Bluefin incorporates Oracle® database technologies in the storage and processing of financial transactions. A new survey finds Oracle to be the most popular database among Fortune 100 companies, with 2.5 times more market share than the nearest competitor. The independent FactPoint Group's usage-based market share analysis delivers a realistic picture of the current database market. The survey--Database Penetration in the Fortune 100, a Usage-based Market Share Analysis--includes more than 400 interviews with IT managers in Fortune 100 companies such as Boeing, Coca-Cola, Exxon-Mobil, Ford, GM, and Lockheed Martin.

According to FactPoint Group's survey, the Oracle Database is used by 93% of the Fortune 100 and is the primary database choice for 51% of the Fortune 100 Companies.

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Bluefin utilizes Exodus to manage its critical business systems environments. Exodus services and operations are now known as Cable & Wireless. Cable & Wirless offers flexible IP and data services including industry leading support for high availability businesses and managing multiple clustering technologies. Cable & Wireless offers Bluefin 24/7/365 administration and management of critical systems and applications in a highly-secured environment. With Cable & Wireless high availability storage and backup services Bluefin's critical systems can process your transactions in safe, stable and secure data center environments.

Cable & Wireless and Exodus logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cable and Wireless plc. in the United States and other countries. SAVVIS logo is a trademark or registered trademark of SAVVIS Communications in the United States and other countries.

Bluefin's mission-critical transaction processing systems are served on Sun Microsystems hardware and Sun Solaris Operating Systemsand developed with Java Technology rounding out a complete, robust, scalable, and highly available transaction processing platform.

Bluefin selected Sun Microsystems hardware and operating systems because of their unique horizontal process scaling capabilities which allow Bluefin to provide 99.8% uptime while processing individual transactions in under two seconds.

Java Technology's speed and robustness allow individual merchants to process over 25 transactions per second through the Bluefin Gateway offering them unparalleled transacaction processing capabilties.

Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Solaris, and the Java logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Bluefin's non-critical presentation-layer and administrative functionalities are served on Red Hat Linux servers providing highly-scalable, robust, and immediate business technology services. Red Hat has proven itself as a serious server in the web space.

Red Hat and the Red Hat logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Xeal Inc. and the Xeal Inc. logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Xeal Inc. in the United States and other countries.

CORBA® is a registered trademark and the CORBA Logo™ is a trademark of the Object Management Group, Inc.

Bluefin Payment Systems® is a Member of the Microsoft ® Partner Program.

The Microsoft® logo is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Bluefin Payment Systems® is a registered ISO/MSP of Chase Paymentech Solutions, a subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase.

Bluefin Payment Systems is officially approved by Visa as PCI CISP Compliant based on extensive annual onsite audits and ongoing quarterly scans. Visit www.visa.com/cisp for more information on the Payment Card Industry - Cardholder Information Security Program (PCI-CISP).

The Visa® logo is a registered trademark of Visa U.S.A. in the United States.

The Bluefin Gateway can process transactions through both the Omaha and Nashville (formerly Envoy) First Data processing networks.

First Data and the First Data logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of First Data Corporation in the United States and other countries.

NOTE: Vital Processing Services is now TSYS Acquiring Solutions.

Read the Press Release here VITAL PROCESSING SERVICES ADOPTS NEW NAME

Bluefin's Payment Acceptance Technology (PAT) system is officially certified on and supports TSYS Acquiring Solutions' (formerly Vital) processing network allowing customers of TSYS Acquiring Solutions' networks to utilize Bluefin.

TSYS Acquiring Solutions is the world's recognized leader in technology-based commerce enabling services. TSYS Acquiring Solutions' product offerings include comprehensive merchant settlement and accounting systems as well as a broad range of Point-of-Sale products and services and provide processing services for both physical and Web-based merchants.

TSYS Acquiring Solutions and the TSYS Acquiring Solutions logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TSYS Acquiring Solutions in the United States and other countries. Bluefin Payment Systems uses the TSYS Acquiring Solutions trademark under express license.

"As one of the largest transaction processing service providers in the world, Global Payments processes billions of business and consumer transactions every year.

Global Payments is a worldwide provider of innovative payment Products and Services that manage, support and speed the processing of funds for merchants, corporations, financial institutions and government agencies.

...the company combines leading edge technology with three decades of expertise to offer solutions that meet the commerce needs of both virtual and "brick and mortar" customers.

Global Payments has offices located throughout the United States, in Canada and in the United Kingdom to serve the hundreds of thousands of organizations, hundreds of financial institutions and scores of government agencies that use their acquiring, Internet and funds transfer management systems. Global Payments currently process over 2.7 billion transactions per year and serves more than one million merchant locations through their electronic information network.

GlobalPayments and the GlobalPayments logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Global Payments Inc. in the United States and other countries.

NOVA, one of the top three bankcard processors in the United States, provides transaction-processing services for all major credit cards including and for more than 500,000 merchants. As the marketplace moves toward a more interactive support and processing environment, NOVA has developed products and services to extend these benefits to their customers.

NOVA and the NOVA logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NOVA Information Systems® in the United States and other countries.

Chase Paymentech Solutions processes payments for merchants in both brick-and-mortar and cyber storefronts throughout the U.S. and Canada with more than $500 billion in transactions annually (2005). More than half of all Internet retailers and service providers rely on Chase Paymentech to handle their payments.

Chase Paymentech Solutions and the Chase Paymentech logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Chase Paymentech Solutions, LLC in the United States and other countries.

Bluefin's network of VARs are Agents focused on integrating Bluefin's Payment Acceptance Technologies (PAT) with both legacy and leading-edge business systems to create operational efficiencies and competitive advantages within specific vertical markets.

VARs go one step further than Bluefin Agents in acquiring and maintaining certification on the Bluefin Gateway Platform. VARs focus on specific niche markets and become an extension of Bluefin's platform within that market.

To become a VAR, contact agents@bluefin.com and request "VAR Certification."

Bluefin VARs earn the "Bluefin Certified" designation after a full application, company review, skills demonstration, and Bluefin Integration Competency (BIC) review.

Bluefin VARs must prove integration experience with the Bluefin Gateway Platform and provide referrals from successful customers. While Bluefin VARs must choose a specific market niche for certification, they may serve customers from the market at large. Please expect 4-6 weeks for the "Bluefin Certified" process to be completed.