Event Payment Services

Everett, WA (December 4, 2006) – Northwest Software Technologies, Inc.®, the pioneering and leading developer of event fundraising management software designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it has partnered with Event Payment Services, LLC of Minneapolis, MN to provide a true cost effective / integrated payment processing and auction management solution.

“Since the late 1980’s event fundraising has become a significant source of budgetary revenue for most nonprofit organizations,” said Jack D. Wilson, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Software Technologies, Inc..  By integrating “CISP” Visa/MasterCard certified payment processing into our applications Auction-Tracker, for example, allows the event fundraiser to work even more efficiently thus driving the revenue stream to consistent financial levels required by the organization. All of us at Northwest Software Technologies, Inc. are pleased to welcome Mr. Paul McConville and Event Payment Services, LLC to our corporate family and look forward to a long and mutual partnership of helping nonprofits meet their financial goals without over extending their budget.”

“Event Payment Services, LLC is extremely excited with the opportunity to partner with Northwest Software Technologies, Inc., the leader in event fundraising software,” stated Paul McConville, President of Event Payment Services, LLC. “Event Payment Services, LLC, the developer of ePSPAYsm, is designed to provide the nonprofit industry an all-inclusive solution for merchant credit card processing. Our smart card technology provides a quick and user friendly environment for the Northwest Software Technologies, Inc. licensed software users. All of us at Event Payment Services, LLC are excited to be working with Mr. Jack Wilson, President and CEO of Northwest Software Technologies, Inc. in providing the all-in-one solution to the nonprofit market sector.”

About Northwest Software Technologies, Inc.
Northwest Software Technologies, Inc.® is the pioneering and leading provider of fundraising event software to the nonprofit sector in the United States and Canada. More than 2,000 organizations - including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in the United States and Canada, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Guilds of the Children’s Hospital of Seattle, March of Dimes, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Rotary International and the Swedish Hospital Medical Foundation - worldwide use the Tracker-Series applications to manage fundraising events. Northwest Software Technologies offers four software applications for fundraising event management: A’Thon-Tracker_tm for sponsor-based pledge type events, Auction-Tracker® for fundraising benefit auctions, Banquet-Tracker_tm for fundraising banquets and Tournament-Tracker® for benefit golf tournaments. Founded in 1985, Northwest Software Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Everett, Washington with international distribution offices in Canada and Australia.

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