Synovus Financial Corp.

Synovus Financial Corp (NYSE: SNV) is a diversified financial services holding company with more than $24 billion in assets based in Columbus, Georgia. Synovus provides integrated financial services including banking, financial management, insurance, mortgage and leasing services through 40 affiliate banks and other Synovus offices in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee; and electronic payment processing through an 81% stake in TSYS (NYSE: "TSS"), the world's largest third-party processor of international payments. In 2004, FORTUNE magazine named Synovus as one of "America's Most Admired Companies" and also ranked Synovus No. 20 on its list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For."

TSYS, Inc.

Total System Services, Inc. ("TSYS") (NYSE: TSS) brings integrity and innovation to the world of electronic payments as the integral link between buyers and sellers. With more than 315 million accounts on file, TSYS makes it possible for millions of consumers to use their credit, debit, prepaid, commercial, smart and retail cards any time, anywhere through any medium or portal. TSYS offers a full range of acquiring and issuing services from accepting and settling electronic payments for goods and services to designing, administering and fulfilling loyalty programs to credit applications, bankruptcy management and collection services. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS serves companies on three continents representing 16 currencies and seven languages. TSYS also maintains operations in Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

CheckFree Corporation

Founded in 1981 by Peter J. Kight , CheckFree Corporation (Nasdaq: CKFR) provides financial electronic commerce services and products to organizations around the world. CheckFree Electronic Commerce solutions enable thousands of financial services providers and billers to offer their customers the convenience of receiving and paying their household bills online or in person through retail outlets. CheckFree Investment Services provides a broad range of investment management solutions and outsourced services to thousands of financial services organizations, which manage more than $1 trillion in assets. CheckFree Software develops, markets and supports software applications that are used by financial institutions to process more than two-thirds of the 10 billion Automated Clearing House transactions in the United States. The division also provides reconciliation, financial messaging, compliance and electronic billing and statement software to hundreds of organizations across the globe.