| CLAREMONT, CA.; Jan 17, 2005 — Nodus | | | | processes. |
| Technologies, a leading provider of integrated payment | | | | For the first time Microsoft Business Solutions |
| processing solutions, and Wells Fargo, a diversified | | | | customers will have access to an integrated payment |
| financial services company and a leader in | | | | solution through a single trusted provider, said |
| e-payments, announced today a strategic alliance | | | | Debra Rossi, Executive Vice President, Business |
| designed to alleviate typical online payment challenges | | | | Internet Services. In addition, Microsoft business |
| such as lengthy reconciliation processes, multiple | | | | customers will have expanded payment options such |
| payment providers, and insecure financial data transfer. | | | | as e-check and international - all backed by |
| Integrating Nodus’ Credit Card Advantage with | | | | sophisticated fraud management. |
| Wells Fargo Global Payment GatewaySM, the | | | | Amidst the current surge of online payments, the |
| innovative solution caters to customers seeking | | | | solution should find a definite niche in the electronic |
| sophisticated, secure, and streamlined electronic | | | | payment sector, releasing at an opportune time to a |
| payment processing through simpler online reporting, | | | | market ready to embrace a solution that can stabilize |
| rapid reconciliation, and state-of-the art security. | | | | risk, reduce cost and complexity, and offer the security |
| Nodus’ Credit Card Advantage delivers a fast, | | | | of using one trusted payment provider. |
| reliable, and secure Internet-based credit card | | | | About Wells Fargo |
| processing solution that enables businesses to verify | | | | Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial |
| credit cards over the Web in real-time. This solution | | | | services company with $397 billion in assets, providing |
| seamlessly integrates with Microsoft® Business | | | | banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and |
| Solutions—Great Plains®, Small Business | | | | consumer finance from more than 5,900 stores, the |
| Manager, Navision®, eCommerce, eOrder, eConnect, | | | | internet (wellsfargo.com), and other distribution channels |
| Retail Management Systems (RMS) and Microsoft | | | | across North America and elsewhere internationally. |
| CRM to provide an open architecture that readily | | | | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only "AAA rated bank |
| supports the addition of payment gateways and | | | | in the United States. Visit Wells Fargo at |
| diverse business environments. | | | | About Nodus Technologies |
| Combining the patent-pending technology of Nodus | | | | Nodus Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of |
| Technologies with Wells Fargo’s renowned, | | | | integrated payment processing solutions. Leveraging its |
| secure global payment gateway creates a | | | | patent-pending technology, the company enables |
| ground-breaking joint solution poised to meet the | | | | organizations to achieve end-to-end connectivity by |
| demands of a flourishing eCommerce market. | | | | seamlessly integrating front and back office business |
| Collaborating with Wells Fargo is a tremendous | | | | applications. Nodus Technologies solutions facilitate |
| opportunity to capitalize on each of our strengths in | | | | greater scalability by utilizing an open architecture |
| order to make significant strides in eradicating | | | | which readily supports the addition of payment |
| inefficiencies associated with eCommerce | | | | gateways and business environments. Based on a |
| processing, said Donte Kim, Nodus Technologies | | | | collaborative framework, its applications integrate with |
| founder, president, and CEO. Our joint efforts will | | | | Microsoft® Business Solutions—Great |
| not only speed and simplify electronic payment | | | | Plains® as well as other accounting packages, |
| processing through a safe payment gateway but our | | | | ERP’s, POS, B2B portal, call center, and CRM |
| solution also definitely caters to customers looking to | | | | solutions. |
| rid themselves of lengthy, cumbersome reconciliation | | | | |