SECURITY STATE BANK AND TRUST SELECTS THE EDCOMM GROUP TO DELIVER BANKING COMPLIANCE TRAINING

(NEW YORK, NY) – July 27, 2006

Security State Bank and Trust has selected The Edcomm Group to deliver Banking Compliance training for its bank-wide training needs. Security State Bank and Trust also chose to implement Edcomm’s own LMS, Learning Link® for hosting and maintenance.

Focus on Compliance, a computer-based, distance-learning program, can be delivered via Internet, Intranet or CD-ROM. The program teaches banking compliance using easy-to-understand language in an interactive, self-paced format. Participants learn from their own perspective, with a curriculum customized to their position. Focus on Compliance covers: Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC, Privacy, Reg P, Gramm-Leach Bliley Act, Right to Financial Privacy, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Reg CC & Check 21, Reg D, Reg E, Reg Z, Truth in Lending, FCRA, FACT Act, HMDA, CRA, and Bank Bribery, among others. The program also includes a quick reference guide to all banking regulations, as well as a glossary of terms and a library of reference materials.

Learning Link®, Edcomm’s full-featured learning management system has an open architecture that builds on industry-standard SCORM and AICC compliance, but adds features and capabilities far beyond any competing products. Learning Link® maintains a complete record of every learning and administrative activity and offers a wide variety of customizable, real-time reports available both onscreen and in CSV formats for download and integration into any HR system. Learning Link’s servers have been issued a SAS-70 attesting to the quality of their security, business continuity and performance.

For more information about programs like this, or to find out how The Edcomm Group can customize any training program, log onto www.bankersacademy.com.

Security State Bank and Trust is an independent, community bank, established in Fredericksburg, TX and locally owned and operated since the doors first opened April 12, 1941. As of December 31, 2005, the bank has grown to $64,633,000 in capital, $448,866,000 in deposits and $543,310,000 in assets. Over 30,000 customers bank at 13 Hill Country locations. Personalized service and relationship banking remain fundamental to the bank’s guiding principles and have established Security State Bank and Trust as the Hill Country’s choice in banking for over 65 years.

The Edcomm Group has had the privilege of assisting many distinguished clients with business solutions in the form of eLearning programs, classroom instruction, multimedia production and online and print based documentation. In addition to the development of customized programs, The Edcomm Group offers many banking specific off-the-shelf products such as Teller Training and Compliance Training that have proven themselves effective in organizations around the world.

The Edcomm Group is a 19-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share — providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group (www.edcomm.com) (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

For more information, please contact:

Linda Eagle
President, The Edcomm Group
1-888-4EDCOMM
linda.eagle@edcomm.com