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SANTA MONICA, CA, November 19, 2008 - International Checkout Inc., the leader in global e-commerce solutions, today announced that it has won the highly coveted award for Most Innovative Company of the Year at the 2008 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners, and the organizations they run. The awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious American Business AwardsSM, hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005).

"This is a wonderful acknowledgment and recognition of our continuing success as pioneers in technology and service in our industry," says International Checkout CEO and President, Saskia Strick. "I am grateful to the judges and advisors of the Stevie Awards and must give full credit to our extraordinary executive, technology, customer care, purchasing and shipping teams."

By partnering with International Checkout, online retailers eliminate international borders and tap into the billions of dollars spent online by international consumers with no associated risks or difficulties

Consumers worldwide can browse and add items to the shopping cart directly on the merchant's website. With the click of an "International Checkout" button, the contents of the cart are seamlessly transferred to the AJAX-driven single page checkout for the fastest easiest level of performance and maximum conversion rate. Customers receive real time price quotes, with a currency conversion tool for convenience, and the option to include duties and taxes.

The International Checkout purchasing team places orders on behalf of the international customers directly on the merchant's website, following the normal checkout procedures and paying with US credit cards. Upon arrival at the International Checkout facility, each order is inspected, packed, and shipped to the customer's doorstep, via FedEx or UPS, traceable and insured, anywhere in the world.

Landmark innovations which garnered the Most Innovative Company of the Year win include:

More than 70 new US merchant partner sites, including bebe, Dr. Martens, and several Internet Retailer Top 500 stores
Customer Login, which updates the international customer every step of the way and allows the customer to communicate directly through the database regarding any specific order.

AJAX driven Single Page Checkout Branded Checkout to match the design of the retailer's website (Dr. Martens was the first to go live with this offering in August 2008) Technology allows product images to pass from the merchant's shopping cart to their International Checkout page. Expanded workforce overseas Re-design of InternationalCheckout.com, which features all partner websites in a user friendly Shop by Category format. Monthly reporting to partner stores, providing order, country and customer data which the merchants may use for marketing. Of note: Data provided to partner store Kitson (ShopKitson.com) was instrumental in shaping its overseas expansion of brick and mortar stores (Dubai in October 2007 and Japan in 2008)
Established relationships and technology with website hosting companies to enable their merchants to integrate. (Yahoo!, ASP, Miva, and Unite U stores, for example)

About International Checkout Inc.:

Since 2002, International Checkout has been at the forefront of global e-commerce, providing a turn-key integrated solution that includes a full range of services. Merchants are able to open their sites to the quickly growing world market within a few short hours, accessing the overseas buying power which is being fuelled by the US dollar's historic low. International Checkout assumes all fraud risk, guaranteeing its merchants payment in US Dollars. In addition to worldwide payment and fulfillment services, world class multi-lingual customer service is provided. International Checkout serves more than 130 online retailers including bebe, Dr. Martens and several of Internet Retailer's Top 500.

About The Stevie Awards:
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.