Classroom Management Software Gains Comprehensive Integrated Credit Card Processing Solution from Payment Processing, Inc.

Partnership with Auburn Electronics Provides Seamless Credit Card Processing and Automated Tuition Billings

NEWARK, Calif. -- Payment Processing, Incorporated (PPI), the industry leader for integrated payment solutions, today announced a partnership with Auburn Electronics, a developer of software for school and classroom management. PPI's solution is integrated with Auburn's ProSchool software, allowing schools to process card payments and establish automatic payment for tuition billings.

"PPI's integrated solution is truly soup to nuts--everything from set-up and installation assistance to merchant account services," says Scott Slater, vice president and senior software engineer for Auburn Electronics. "Combining PPI's seamless transaction processing with ProSchool makes our product indispensable for classroom management. We can now offer one of the broadest feature sets available, and our customers have a single resource for everything related to payment processing."

The comprehensive PPI solution includes all the critical products and services that define a successful integrated payment solution, including:

* Feature-rich, dependable credit card processing technology so customer transactions are processed seamlessly and reliably.

* Free, unlimited 24/7/365 technical and administrative support for developers and their customers to call regarding transaction processing questions.

* Better-than-Bank merchant account services.

Schools using Auburn's ProSchool with the PPI solution get more comprehensive support than ever before because of PPI's 360-degree view of all the solution components. With this kind of internal visibility, problems can be quickly identified and resolved.

"By offering an end-to-end solution, PPI provides software developers, such as Auburn Electronics, the ability to turn to one resource for a comprehensive payment solution," says Chuck Riegel, executive vice president, software products and partnerships at PPI.

"This one-stop approach makes moving to integrated payment processing a worthwhile and convenient solution for all types of businesses."

About Payment Processing, Inc.

Payment Processing, Inc. (www.paypros.com) is the industry leader for integrated payment 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 PABP/PCI 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 17,000 merchants with efficient, cost-effective payment solutions. In 2006, PPI processed over $3 billion in Visa[R] and MasterCard[R] payments.

About Auburn Electronics

Auburn Electronics Group was founded in 1991 by James Welch, Jr., the company's current president. Scott Slater developed ProScore in 1992 out of a frustration with what was currently available on the market in gymnastics scoring software. Slater joined Auburn Electronics Group in 1996 and, together with Welch, developed the hardware scoring systems for ProScore, as well as the industry-leading class management system called ProSchool. All of the staff at Auburn Electronics Group currently have children and spouses actively involved in competitive gymnastics, either as gymnasts, coaches or judges. For more information, visit www.aegroup.com.