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I.C. System Passes ISO 17799 Assessment

St. Paul, Minn. (February 1, 2005) – I.C. System announced that it has passed an independent, third-party ISO 17799 assessment. The extensive review assures clients that I.C. System follows industry-best practices concerning security and data.

Agencies failing to properly protect consumer data submitted for collections by publicly held companies could be subjecting those companies to varying degrees of liability, based on the Sarbanes-Oxley ruling. Additionally, agencies not following industry-best practices may bring unwanted scrutiny to financial-institution clients under the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act and to healthcare clients under the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

“Passing the ISO 17799 assessment validates our ongoing efforts to be the industry’s technology leader,” said John Erickson Jr., Sr. Vice President. “This latest success verifies that we always handle client data in a secure manner; it’s safe during transfer to and from us and while we utilize it for business purposes. We view all assessments and audits as valuable tools for making sure our security and data handling measures are the best in the industry.”

The ISO 17799 assessment is comprised of 10 major sections, each of which includes numerous objectives and requirements: Business Continuity Planning, System Access Control, System Development & Maintenance, Physical & Environmental Security, Compliance, Personal Security, Security of Organization, Computer & Network Management, Asset Classification & Control, and Security Policy.