Vancouver, Wash., April 25, 2006
Columbia Ultimate, the industry expert in providing software and integrated solutions for collecting money, today announced the release of The Collector System 2006.1. The newest release includes a number of new features including data-at-rest encryption and system security enhancements to ensure safe and secure data access.

The Collector System is an industry standard collections tracking and management system that simplifies and automates tasks to make the collections process easier and faster. Collection agencies, debt buyers, banks, and healthcare and retail organizations use The Collector System to increase cash flow, reduce operating costs, and streamline collections and debt recovery.

“Gartner Research report indicated that 85 percent of large enterprises will have initiated encryption projects by second quarter of 2006. These companies will most likely extend their encryption policies to their collections agencies,” said R. Fred Houston, president and CEO, Columbia Ultimate. “By providing these new security features with the latest release of The Collector System 2006, we can provide agencies with increased support and services to ensure success with their collections efforts.”

Enhancements include data-at-rest encryption of sensitive data including social security numbers, driver's license, client reference and bank account numbers. Call recording for the integrated dialer, new merge field correspondence options for partially masking the social security number and numerous other security enhancements will also be available.

About Columbia Ultimate

Columbia Ultimate is the industry expert in providing software and integrated solutions for collecting money. Since 1979, collection agencies, debt buyers, banks, healthcare and retail organizations have relied on Columbia Ultimate's comprehensive line of software and services to increase efficiency, profitability and success with their collections. In addition, Columbia Ultimate is the leader in providing revenue recovery solutions for state, county and local governments across the country.

Headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., with an office in Atlanta, Georgia, Columbia Ultimate is a privately-held company with more than 500 clients worldwide. For more information, visit www.columbiaultimate.com.