LOS ANGELES , April 6 is National Alcohol
Screening Day and April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Melanie Solomon , author of
the breakthrough book, AA Not the Only Way -- Your One Stop Resource Guide to
12-Step Alternatives, hopes that this year those seeking treatment for
themselves or loved ones, or those making recommendations for others will
consider, embrace and expand the dialog and knowledge about available
treatment options.

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ADDISON , Texas----VECTORsgi, a
Metavante company and a leading provider of financial transaction
applications , announced that San Juan-based EVERTEC, a subsidiary of
Popular, Inc.

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It plans to begin image exchange with the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York no later than June. The option also eliminates the chance of backlog due to
weather-related circumstances such as hurricanes or unforeseen events.

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It will also confirm that there are four times as many problem drinkers as
alcoholics in this country and that nine out of ten of these people avoid
conventional treatment. Solomon's book is the first to provide a comprehensive (and
expanding) directory of licensed professionals and treatment programs offering
such choices. Further, her presentations suggest some important questions for
expanding the treatment dialog in the US:

* Since the one-size-fits-all approach of 12-step programs only works for
3-5 percent of people, what alternative treatments are available?

* What has three decades of scientific research shown? Why are so many
conventional addiction professionals reluctant to accept and share the
findings?

* Are the rights of people suffering from substance abuse being
compromised by the lack of information sharing in the recovery
industry?

* Is mandating or prescribing only one treatment ethical? What is the
legal trend in the U.
The Addison, Texas-based company, founded in 1976, provides
innovative solutions not only to help financial institutions and
corporations streamline their payment systems and operations, but also
to leverage their image processing investment and maximize the
benefits of check truncation.

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Images are transmitted quickly over
a secure, managed network to other financial institutions, shortening
the traditional settlement process.

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'Then What?' Wonders AA Not the Only Way Author Melanie Solomon as National Alcohol Screening Day and Alcohol Awareness Month Approach

Solomon is quick to acknowledge the tremendous contribution AA has made to
those it has helped but suggests that the numbers are just too staggering not
to explore alternatives for those not being served well by 12-step approaches.
There are viable , evidence-based alternatives, more practical, and well
accepted and established in other countries , that might better suit the
complex and individualized needs of people suffering with substance abuse
problems.S.S.
By hosting the VECTOR Image Exchange Solution, EVERTEC is presenting
this cost -saving opportunity to financial institutions of all sizes at
a reasonable price.

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Yet 93-97 percent of treatment
facilities in the US remain based on 12-step models.

EVERTEC Selects VECTORsgi to Enable Image Exchange in the Caribbean and Latin America; VECTORsgi Solution Allows Electronic Exchange to the United States

, (Nasdaq:BPOP) (Nasdaq:BPOPO) selected the VECTOR Image
Exchange Solution to enable Caribbean and Latin American financial
institutions to conduct image exchange with the United States."
Offering an image exchange option to local banks will dramatically
reduce transportation costs for moving checks between islands and the
U. Its groundbreaking presence in the Caribbean and Latin
America marks the beginning of a new stage of benefits resulting from
Check 21. Its selection of VECTORsgi is a resounding confirmation of
our vanguard position in the imaging marketplace. It is the leading provider of transaction processing,
information management solutions, and ATM network in Puerto Rico and
the Caribbean.

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Banco Popular,
a $44.4 billion financial institution with more than 200 branches in
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, is EVERTEC's first customer for
the solution .

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What options are available to them?

In order to stimulate dialog and exchange of information pertaining to
these issues, Solomon has recently expanded her website --
http://www.aanottheonlyway .
The VECTOR Image Exchange Solution positions financial
institutions to receive and process files , identify exception items
and process exceptions via image.

About VECTORsgi

VECTORsgi , a Metavante company, is a leading provider of
innovative financial transaction processing solutions including
distributed capture, image processing and exchange, dispute
resolution, return and exception processing and e-commerce solutions
for financial institutions and corporations.

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Americans, privately and
through public funds, will spend at least $10-12 billion in treatment
facilities this year , even though collectively we seem to be getting worse and
not better because of lack of information about treatment alternatives. The company's
commitment to quality and innovation match that of our own goals and
dedication to excellence.

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com -- to include many other resources plus a free
discussion forum."
The solution will be available to all of Puerto Rico's 14
financial institutions as well as institutions in the British and
Virgin Islands.
Hicks added, "EVERTEC is an international leader in electronic
transactions. VECTORsgi also assists its clients to
become more profitable by offering consulting services that provide
management consulting and business practice improvement.

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Data continues to show that alcohol and other addictions remain epidemic,
contribute greatly to hospital and prison occupancy, dramatically decrease
workplace productivity, and are a leading contributor to fatalities in the US.

Contact:
Melanie Solomon
800-240-7141
aanottheonlyway@yahoo ."

About EVERTEC

EVERTEC, a Popular, Inc company (Nasdaq:BPOP), provides a wide
variety of offerings in the areas of electronic transaction
processing, operational services and programming , to clients in Puerto
Rico, the United States, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica,
Venezuela, Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, Bermuda, Belize and
Nicaragua. VECTORsgi is
recognized by the American Banker and the research firm Financial
Insights in the FinTech 100, an international annual listing of the
top technology providers for financial institutions.com

Editor's note: The correct usage of the VECTORsgi name is "VECTOR"
in capitals with "sgi" in lower case.

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Other studies, including one conducted by AA's own
General Service Organization, suggest that only 3-5 percent of those who first
attend a meeting can be counted a year later.
"VECTORsgi is proud to provide the conduit for international check
image exchange," said Sydney Smith Hicks, president and CEO of
VECTORsgi . It will later be offered to financial institutions
throughout the rest of the Caribbean and Latin America. Its products have been
licensed more than 2,300 times by corporations and financial
institutions ranging in size from community banks to top ten financial
institutions to international banking organizations .
For more information about the company, visit www. The correct usage of the EVERTEC
name is in capitals.

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Those wishing an interview or speaker for their organization
may contact her through the website. The solution also performs
"virtual" capture and reject repair and automated balancing to
complete the transactions. "This offering will open the doors for the Caribbean and
Latin America to eliminate the geographic barriers between financial
institutions. "EVERTEC
needed a solution that would meet the needs of a variety of financial
institutions and VECTORsgi provided just that .

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regarding 12-step programs?

* There are four times as many problem drinkers as there are "alcoholics"
in the U.
"Having worked with VECTORsgi for 20 years, it was our company of
choice to propel us into the future," said Raul Aponte, senior vice
president of the transaction processing division at EVERTEC.