Transcontinental Direct's Mail-Gard Division Achieves Level 2 Compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

WARMINSTER, Pa. -- The Mail-Gard([R]) division of Transcontinental Direct today announced that it has met the requirements for Level 2 compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. Mail-Gard is one of the nation's leading providers of print-to-mail business continuity and recovery services.

"It's imperative to assure our clients and, in turn, their customers, that cardholder information including payment card numbers is absolutely secure," said Mail-Gard Vice President Jerry Montella. "Compliance with the PCI standard goes a long way toward being able to provide that assurance."

The result of a collaboration between Visa and MasterCard to create common industry security requirements and adopted in 2004, the PCI Data Security Standard calls for secure networks, vulnerability management programs, strong access-control measures, regular network monitoring and testing; and stringent information security policies.

As a Level 2 service provider, Mail-Gard required validation of compliance by both a qualified security assessor and an approved scanning vendor. Validation involved identifying and correcting vulnerabilities to maintain appropriate levels of information security. Levels of compliance are based on volume of transactions, potential risk and exposure introduced into the payment system.

Crimson Security, Hauppauge, N.Y., a leading provider of information security and compliance management solutions, conducted the PCI security audit and validated Mail-Gard as a Level 2 service provider. Qualys, Inc. served as the PCI-approved scanning vendor.

"Consumers place a high value on the protection of their personal information," said Transcontinental Direct President Rob Young. "Transcontinental Direct leads the way in ensuring that stringent safeguards are in place to protect that information. We're proud that our compliance with PCI standard ensures the information we are entrusted with cannot be compromised."

For more information about the company, send an email to [e-mail] or visit www.transcontinentaldirect.com or www.mailgard.com.

About Mail-Gard

Headquartered in Warminster, Pa., Mail-Gard, a Transcontinental Direct Company, is one of the nation's leading providers of print-to-mail continuity and recovery services. Mail-Gard maintains a fully-secured and dedicated recovery facility that supports cut sheet, continuous form, duplex, MICR and color printing as well as accumulating, folding and inserting capabilities in conjunction with on-site U.S. postal substations and warehousing. In case of any business interruption - human error, power outage, natural disaster -Mail-Gard can ensure that a company's invoices, statements and other critical documents will reach customers and vendors. Additional information can be found at www.mailgard.com.

About Transcontinental Direct

Transcontinental Direct is one of the country's leading direct marketing services providers. Through its nationwide network of facilities, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio of solutions, including direct mail and fulfillment services, postal optimization, database marketing and analytics, forms and commercial printing, statement processing and business continuity and recovery services. Transcontinental Direct is a subsidiary of Transcontinental, Inc. www.transcontinentaldirect.com * email: [e-mail].