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Innovative Computer Professionals, Inc. (ICP) Joins the IFX Forum

Will Participate in ATM/POS Working Group

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA – Jan. 4, 2012 – The Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX; www.ifxforum.org) Forum announced today that Innovative Computer Professionals (ICP; www.icp-inc.com/) has become a member, at the Small Business level. ICP representatives will be active in the Forum's ATM (Automated Teller Machine)/POS (Point-of-Sale) Working Group.

The IFX Forum is an international non-profit industry association whose mission is to develop and promote the adoption of its open, interoperable standard for financial data exchange, IFX, which is available at no charge at http://bms.ifxforum.org/. ICP provides consulting services and solutions to the ATM/POS industry, with specialization in gaming, card encoding/embossing, ATM/POS host systems, and PCI DSS compliance.

"I am pleased that ICP, after first signing up as an IFX subscriber, has decided to ramp up their involvement by becoming a Forum member. I am sure their experience in the ATM/POS arena will provide valuable input to our Working Group, as plans for the future of IFX take shape," said Richard P. Urban, President of the IFX Forum. "Organizations of any size, small or large, are welcome to join us and make their mark on the landscape of electronic financial messaging."

"We are delighted to have entered into full-fledged membership in the IFX Forum, and we look forward to collaborating with Forum members, contributing to an already well-established standard, and helping to drive the evolution and adoption IFX throughout the financial community," said ICP President Richard Beer. "We made the decision to become more active as we build out a new transaction processor based on the IFX message standard."

About the IFX Forum
Founded in 1997, the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum is an international not-for-profit industry association whose mission is to develop IFX and promote its adoption as an open, interoperable standard for financial data exchange, suitable for use by all sectors of the financial services industry. The IFX Forum also promotes interoperability of industry standards by working cooperatively with other standards organizations and consortia.

Forum membership is open to organizations interested in contributing to the development of open financial standards. Forum members include financial institutions, hardware, software and service firms, and related non-profit groups. The IFX Forum is currently organized into the following Working Groups: ATM/POS; Branch Banking Services; Business Banking; Card Management & Servicing, and Liaison & Interoperability. IFX Forum Working Groups, in concert with an Architecture Committee to coordinate their efforts, develop open Internet-compatible messages for all sectors of the financial services industry. To learn more about IFX Forum standards or the benefits of IFX Forum membership, please visit www.IFXForum.org.