MasterCard Site Data Protection Program (SDP) Certifes ServiceU PCI Compliant

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 11, 2006 --

Memphis, TN �December 11, 2006 � ServiceU Corporation (www.ServiceU.com) today announced that it has been certified by the MasterCard Site Protection Program (SDP) as Level 1 PCI compliant, making ServiceU the first provider of online ticketing, online event registrations and online donations to appear on the List of Compliant Service Providers published by MasterCard International. The list is published on MasterCard�s site here, the definitive source for locating service providers that have attained compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard and the MasterCard Site Protection Program (SDP).

The PCI Data Security Standard, established by an industry coalition led by MasterCard and Visa, mandates rigorous requirements for protecting cardholder information and requires compliance for any organization that stores, processes or transmits cardholder data. Furthermore, any company that handles cardholder data as part of a payment transaction is defined to be a Level 1 Service Provider and is required to have its compliance validated by a Qualified Security Assessor and an Approved Scanning Vendor.

K3DES LLC, a PCI Qualified Security Assessor based in Houston, performed the PCI Security Audit and validated ServiceU as a Level 1 Service Provider, the highest level of compliance, allowing ServiceU to perform an unlimited number of transactions. Jim Richardson, president of K3DES, states, �At K3DES our mission is to help companies like ServiceU implement proven security measures that mitigate the proliferation of data theft. We are very pleased to work with an innovative company like ServiceU that raises the bar for an entire industry.�

ServiceU selected ScanAlert, Inc., based in Napa, CA, as its PCI Approved Scanning Vendor. �It is a pleasure to work with a company that takes data security so seriously, and we congratulate ServiceU for achieving Level 1 compliance,� says Ken Leonard, Chief Executive Officer of ScanAlert. �Although ServiceU is only required to have quarterly scans, we actually scan its network daily.�

�I am extremely proud of our team for being the first in our industry to offer the highest level of payment security available,� comments Tim Whitehorn, CEO of ServiceU Corporation.

For more information on ServiceU Corporation, please visit www.ServiceU.com, email info@ServiceU.com, or call 1-888-638-7439.

About ServiceU Corporation

ServiceU Corporation provides the most complete on-demand event management software solutions designed specifically for organizations such as churches, nonprofits, schools, universities, festivals and theaters. ServiceU offers three core products: TicketU is the complete solution for online ticketing and box office management; EventU simplifies the scheduling of events and resources by providing online calendaring; and TransactU provides the convenience of online donations, online payments, and online event registrations. Founded in 1997, ServiceU is the largest and most trusted provider of online event management software to the nonprofit market. Visit www.ServiceU.com/Security or www.electronicpaymentsecurity.com for additional information.

More information can be found online at http://www.serviceu.com

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