"We look forward to continuing to work with MCI to deliver real-time
collaboration tools that help customers make better, more informed business
decisions, faster. The acquisition will enable
Planet Payment to facilitate the rapid implementation and distribution of
dynamic currency conversion processing capabilities in point-of-sale (POS)
terminal devices, including the Planet Payment Hypercom (R) T7Plus DCC
Application developed by Whittle Transaction Group.
Planet Payment's DCC applications for POS terminals give international
cardholders the option to complete purchases in their home currency at a
merchant's point-of-sale. If the home currency is chosen, the POS terminal prints a receipt
with transaction details, including the exchange rate applied, the transaction
amount in the merchant 's currency and the cardholder's home currency amount -
all in full compliance with Visa(R) and MasterCard (R) regulations. DeLuca
SVP, Corporate Development
Office: +1.3200 x2211
Email: tdeluca@planetpayment.

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"Industry-leading companies, such as MCI, have played a significant role
in the development of rich communication solutions that address the diverse
business needs of information workers," said Taylor Collyer, senior director
of Product Management, Real-Time Collaboration Business Unit at Microsoft Corp. The cardholder elects whether to
complete the transaction in the merchant's currency or the cardholder's home
currency.670.

Software can as complex as a network traffic analyzer and as simple as a ping/traceroute program.

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Whittle Transaction Group Acquired by Planet Payment

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(Nasdaq: MCIP)
today announced it is working with Microsoft to develop, support and deploy
new IP-based technology solutions for customers. Under terms of this
strategic relationship, MCI will leverage its advanced network solutions with
the software and application technologies of Microsoft . (Nasdaq: MCIP) is a leading global communications provider,
delivering innovative, cost-effective , advanced communications connectivity to
businesses, governments and consumers.
The team that is now operating as Planet Technology Services consists of
seasoned veterans with many years of experience in the payments and
telecommunications industries.

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Our customers will see
immediate benefit from the next generation of MCI Net Conferencing, powered by
Microsoft Office Live Meeting, and ongoing benefits as the two companies
continue their development work together. The company plans on rolling out Microsoft Office Live Communications
Server 2005 company-wide later this year.sajnani@hk. This application was
recently Class "A" certified by Vital Processing.

Contact:

Thomas J.516.

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Combination of MCI and Microsoft Solutions Offer New
IP-Based Collaboration Tools

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In May 2004, Microsoft and MCI established a relationship as preferred
communication and collaboration partners.
MCI was one of the earliest testers of Microsoft Office Live
Communications Server, starting with Microsoft Office Live Communications
Server 2003, and continues to be an early adopter of the solution with its
recent trial of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Service Pack
1.com . The
cardholder's monthly statement will reflect the exact home currency amount
that was printed on the receipt, while the merchant's financial settlement,
accounting and reporting through its acquiring bank remains in the merchant's
currency. Paul Whittle, the founder of Whittle Transaction Group,
has joined Planet Payment as Senior Vice President, focusing upon POS
applications that enable localized pricing, and will manage Planet Technology
Services, Inc.

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MCI and Microsoft Join to Offer Converged Communications

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, March 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- MCI, Inc., Planet Payment announced today
that it has acquired the assets of Whittle Transaction Group, an innovative
payment technology developer led by Paul Whittle.

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"By bridging MCI's advanced IP networking strengths with
Microsoft 's industry-leading software, we are making the transition to
convergence logical, simple and useful for end users.

Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their
respective owners. The POS application identifies an international card
at the time it is swiped, and the transaction amount is converted into the
customer's home currency, in real-time.

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"Together, MCI and Microsoft are making converged applications a reality
for our customers," said Nancy Gofus, senior vice president of MCI Product
Management.
The two companies are dedicating resources to the development of innovative
technology solutions based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), including
presence-based VoIP applications, shared communications and secure instant
messaging solutions that will enable business customers to collaborate and
communicate in real time. With a simple click of
the mouse, businesses can easily connect to co-workers, partners and customers
via email, phone, web conferencing or instant messaging, utilizing a secure
portal and IP transport."

MCI Conferencing powered by Microsoft Office Live Meeting
As a major provider of Microsoft Office Live Meeting, an online
collaboration and Web conferencing service, MCI has worked closely with
Microsoft to develop next-generation conferencing capabilities.

Integrated Communications
MCI is also working with Microsoft as part of their collaboration alliance
to create real-time business solutions targeted to increase the efficiency of
communication among workgroups. Beck,
Chief Executive Officer of Planet Payment.

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For more information, go to http://www. A specialty payment processor since 1999, Planet
Payment is a leading provider of multi-currency processing solutions,
including dynamic currency conversion (DCC), for acquirers and their
merchants, anywhere in the world. For more information,
visit http://www .

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Furthermore, because all contact information is
available in Microsoft Office Outlook and connected to MCI's IP and VoIP
platforms, including MCI Advantage, employees can send an e-mail message or
instant message, or even call a contact on the phone, with a single click of
the mouse.

For further information, please contact:

Julie Sajnani, MCI Corporate Communications
Tel: +852-2233-6007
Email: julie.

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MCI Net
Conferencing will offer the 2005 release of Microsoft Office Live Meeting,
integrating web and audio conferencing capabilities, so that users can better
manage their audio needs in a web-based environment., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Planet Payment focused upon development of point-of-sale
terminal applications.com

This release was issued through eReleases(TM).

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By incorporating Microsoft applications with MCI's IP capabilities,
customers will benefit from an integrated communications solution that allows
for voice, video and document sharing capabilities.

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Planet Payment provides a full suite of
outsourced and customized multi-currency processing solutions to support the
diverse needs of acquirers and merchants for which international cardholders
are important to their business.

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The combination of Microsoft Office Live
Communications Server 2005, an enterprise-grade instant messaging and presence
awareness platform, and MCI's IP network and applications will create an
integrated solution allowing businesses to view presence information directly
from productivity applications, such as Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft
Excel and Microsoft Word, as well as team sites and portals, such as Windows
SharePoint Services. With the industry's most expansive
global IP backbone, based on the number of company-owned points of presence,
and wholly-owned data networks, MCI develops the converged communications
products and services that are the foundation for commerce and communications
in today's market .Payment Transaction Innovator to Drive Global Distribution of Dynamic Currency
Conversion Technologies for POS Terminals

LONG BEACH, N.

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Because it is a web-based solution , SIP allows for easy integration
of voice with other multimedia web services.mci.
"The acquisition of Whittle Transaction Group is another milestone in
Planet Payment's effort to provide best-in-class localized payment solutions
to merchants and acquirers anywhere in the world, in any industry category ,
using the point-of-sale technology of their choice," said Philip D. We are very excited that Paul has joined the Planet Payment
team.

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As part of this evolving
relationship, the two companies are committed to working on a variety of
projects including the co-development of new conferencing services and the
expansion of both organizations' collaborative communication capabilities.
As a leading provider of SIP-based services, MCI worked with Microsoft to
co-author the standard conferencing extensions to the SIP protocol.

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Data Communication Software is a broad description that contains software of different types running on different applications using different architectures .

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SIP is
designed to set up multimedia sessions including voice traffic over the
Internet.Y.
Planet Technology Services will continue to offer POS terminal development
services to processors , retailers, and government agencies with specialization
in all non-cash payment methods using the most advanced development tools.

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By combining the two
companies' capabilities into a seamless user experience, MCI and Microsoft
allow customers to take advantage of multimedia, interactive real -time
communications in a rich collaborative setting.mci.
The acquisition has been completed , and substantially all of the assets of
Whittle Transaction Group, including the WTG front-end transaction "switching"
technology, have been placed into Planet Technology Services, Inc. "From Hypercom's terminal products
to multi-host support and transaction switching software, few people have
contributed as much to the advancement of the POS terminal technology as
Paul Whittle.

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About MCI
MCI, Inc."

About Planet Payment(R)
Planet Payment helps merchants to sell more products to international
customers, while offering increased revenues and reduced costs on the
underlying transaction.

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