CAMARILLO, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Card Establishment, Inc. (I.C.E.) (OTC:ICRD) (BULLETIN BOARD: ICRD) today announced that it has been selected a Preferred Partner by CPAmerica International (CPAmerica), one of the world's largest networks of independent CPA and consulting firms. Under the terms of the agreement, CPAmerica will initiate marketing of I.C.E.'s credit card processing and gift and rewards programs by providing links on the CPAmerica, CPACONNECT and CPA Mutual members' only websites, sending out periodic emails to members, printing announcements in member newsletters and direct hardcopy mailings to new and existing customers. In turn, I.C.E. will promote CPAmerica's referral program for professional accounting firms nationwide with a web-based marketing program to its existing customers. "Our allegiance with CPAmerica is a first in what we believe will be several strategic alliances designed to promote our credit card processing and gift and rewards product offerings to organization members," said William Lopshire, CEO, I.C.E. who went on to add: "Mutually beneficial relationships - - such as the one just formed with CPAmerica -- will enable our company to gain access to a large merchant base that would otherwise be unaware of our credit card processing and gift and rewards solutions. The strategic alliance with CPAmerica also allows us to quickly extend our sales reach with minimal incremental expense." About CPAmerica http://www.cpamerica.org/ CPAmerica International is one of the world's largest networks of independent CPA and consulting firms. It consists of more than 70 large, closely integrated CPA firms across the United States and, through CPAmerica's strategic alliance with Horwath International, more than 15,000 professionals in 85 countries around the world. CPAmerica's collective resources enable affiliate member firms to serve clients as if members were a national firm. Together, the combined annual revenues of CPAmerica and Horwath firms exceed $2 billion. About I.C.E. http://www.cardnetone.com/ I.C.E. is a rapidly growing provider of diversified products and services to the electronic transaction processing industry. I.C.E. establishes merchant accounts for businesses that enable them to accept credit cards, debit cards and other forms of electronic payments; supplies point-of-sale systems; facilitates processing; and markets a proprietary "Smart Card"-based system that enables merchants to offer store-branded gift and loyalty cards. Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, include but are not limited to: the company's short operating history which makes it difficult to predict its future results of operations; the company's initial history of operating losses with possible future losses which could impede its ability to address the risks and difficulties encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets; the company's future operating results could fluctuate which may cause volatility or a decline in the price of the company's stock; the possibility that the company may not be able to price its services above the overall cost causing its financial results to suffer; and other factors detailed in this press release and in future company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, at such time as the company is required to report its results of operations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Contact: Kinzie Visser I.C.E. 866-423-2491 ext. 571 email: or Investor Relations Contact: PAN Consultants, Ltd. Philippe Niemetz Toll-free: 800/477-7570 212/344-6464 email: DATASOURCE: International Card Establishment CONTACT: Kinzie Visser of I.C.E., +1-866-423-2491 ext. 571, ; or Philippe Niemetz of PAN Consultants, Ltd., Toll-free, +1-800-477-7570, +1-212-344-6464, , for I.C.E. Web site: http://www.cardnetone.com/ http://www.cpamerica.org/

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