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Spirit Airlines and Commerciant Take Flight With New Wireless Credit Card Terminals

HOUSTON, Texas - April 14, 2005 - Spirit Airlines announced today that it will now conduct in-flight credit card transactions for their passengers' snack and beverage sales utilizing Commerciant 's new Mobilescape wireless, hand-held credit card terminals. Mobilescape provides the Spirit flight attendants with the ability to process quickly and easily a passenger's credit card transaction, saving employee time while better serving the needs of their passengers.

"We are delighted to be working with Commerciant on this innovative and technology advanced solution for inflight purchases. Initially, these will be used for our snack and liquor sales but with such versatile technology, they will support new and future ideas in onboard service," said Ben Baldanza, President and Chief Operating Officer of Spirit Airlines. "We know our customers will appreciate our being cashless for their convenience and being able to use a credit or debit card inflight with confidence. Commerciant couldn't be a better partner."

"We are honored to have Spirit Airlines as a new partner," said Tim Davis, CEO of Commerciant LP and Chairman of its Board of Directors. "We believe our ability to develop a wireless solution tailored to the airline industry will bring an even better flight experience for Spirit passengers."

Real-time transaction reports are immediately available for Spirit Airlines through the secure Mobilescape Manager website. Not only does the system save valuable field time, but also the airline can determine exactly what items were sold and by whom on a daily basis. The Mobilescape terminal is lightweight, rugged and exceptionally easy to use, making it ideal for in-flight use. It also makes flight attendants' job more efficient by eliminating the need to carry cash and make change.

Commerciant's MobileScape solution capitalizes on the technology of industry leading companies - the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network renowned for high-speed, secure transport of payments and other business critical data combined with Commerciant's POSware™, its brand of enterprise solution and business application software.

About Commerciant®, LP
Commerciant, LP is the leader in wireless, handheld payment processing technology. The company's Mobilescape® solution enables its customers in industries such as residential services, restaurants, airlines and delivery services to accept credit card and check payments everywhere, delivering increased revenues and operational efficiency while reducing risk. Designed and manufactured in the U.S., Mobilescape provides Commerciant's customers with a complete wireless credit card and check payment processing solution that includes hardware, software, integration services, wireless service, transaction processing, support and maintenance.