S1 Partners to Address Hundreds of Financial Institutions at Catalyst 2004; IBM, CheckFree, and Market Leading Companies Sponsor Premier Industry Event

Business Wire, Sept 15, 2004

ATLANTA -- S1 Corporation (Nasdaq: SONE), a leading global provider of integrated front-office applications for financial institutions, today announced that more than 30 companies are sponsoring Catalyst 2004, the Company's fifth annual customer conference. Catalyst will be held September 20-23, 2004 at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort. This year more than 550 representatives from hundreds of financial institutions of all sizes from around the world will gather at Catalyst to gain greater insight into industry issues, technology trends, and innovative solutions from S1 and its partners. The 2004 conference features more than 120 sessions as well as more workshops, networking events and free product training than past events.

This year's Platinum sponsor, IBM, is introducing a general panel session entitled "The Best of the Best Take Center Stage." The panel will feature S1 customers that have received S1's 2004 One View Customer Excellence Awards for outstanding technology and customer interaction achievements. During the Market Leadership track, IBM will share a retail banking study recently completed by IBM's Institute for Business Value. The interactive session will provide insights into the forces of change, key initiatives and focus areas that can act as value-add differentiators in the financial services industry. IBM is also sponsoring the S1 Customer Appreciation evening event at Studio 54. S1 and IBM have been strategic business partners since 2000. The companies jointly sell and market the S1 Enterprise solutions and collaborate on the integration of these solutions with IBM middleware and hardware for financial services providers worldwide.

As a Gold sponsor of the event, CheckFree will be speaking on "Millions Served: Who's Next for EBP?" as well as sponsoring the welcome reception at the conference. CheckFree is a longstanding S1 partner in the electronic bill payment and presentment space.

Bronze sponsors of Catalyst include: Alogent, Bankers Systems, Digital Matrix Systems, Edify, FRS, Ignite Sales, Intuit, MindBlazer, Murphy & Company, SecureWorks, Strunk & Associates, SunGard Availability Services, Thoughtmill, and Yodlee. In addition to helping to sponsor S1's user conference, many partners will present at sessions on a dedicated Market Leadership track that will give attendees the opportunity to gain insights into industry issues, best practices, and best-of-breed technology solutions. A few of the sponsor presentations include:

--Paul Citarella, executive vice president and general manager at Alogent, will discuss "Check 21: The Implications and Opportunities of Deposit Automation;"

--Melissa Johnson, solutions manager at Bankers Systems, will present "Identity Verification: Regulations, Best Practices, Current State;"

--David Graves, vice president, decision control services at Digital Matrix Systems, Inc., will discuss "Merging Consumer Credit Report Data;"

--Marie Jackson, vice president, marketing & alliances at Edify, will present "S1's Edify Solution: The Power of Speech;"

--Charles Herel, vice president, product, marketing and corporate development at FRS, will discuss "Thinking Beyond Compliance;"

--Julie Hamrick, president of Ignite Sales, Inc., will present "Put Your Best Salesman in Front of Your Customers Every Time;"

--Sheila Kilbride, sales manager in the financial institution connectivity and support group at Intuit, Inc. will discuss "Reaching Small Business Customers Through Quicken & QuickBooks;"

--Bill Whitley, president of MindBlazer, will present "The Secret to Increasing Online Bill Pay Adoption";

--Paul Murphy, president of Murphy & Company, will discuss "Check 21: The Internet Banking Connection;"

--Max Staples, director, sales engineering at SecureWorks, will discuss "The Common Sense of Compliance: A Sure-Fire Approach to Audits and Exams;"

--Bill Strunk, chairman of Strunk & Associates, will present "Myths and Facts: Payment of Customer Overdrafts as a Non-Contractual Courtesy or Privilege;"

--Jim Rutherford, director, professional services at SunGard Availability Services will discuss "The New Regulatory Climate for IT and Its Effect on Financial Businesses;" and

--Jeffrey Benson, vice president, financial services practice at Thoughtmill, will present "Best Practices for Managing the IT Refresh and Other Expansion Initiatives in Branch Banking Today."

This year's conference will also feature an Expo Hall to give attendees the opportunity to interact with key sponsors as they share demos of the latest, best-of-breed solutions and information on industry insights and best practices.

"We are extremely pleased to host Catalyst with so many market leaders in the financial services industry," said Sean Dwyer, vice president, channel sales and alliances for S1 Corporation. "Catalyst is just one way we can provide significant value to our expanding customer base. Through our strong partnerships we are accelerating the pace of innovation, implementation, and time to value for our S1 Enterprise customers worldwide."