The 2007 Technology Association of Georgia Annual Forum on Leading Technologies will provide an insight in to the current state of the transaction processing industry and its future direction. Discussions by some of the biggest names in the payments space will include where they see the industry moving and what they are doing to keep their companies ahead of competition. In addition, panelists from venture capital and private equity firms, as well as major corporate consumers of payment processing technology and services will share what they are looking for in their evaluation of solutions. Among the panelist that will be speaking is the CEO of Trans Atlantic Systems: Madhu Ankarath. Trans Atlantic Systems (TAS) is a software services organization with substantial experience in development, migration / re-engineering and maintenance of large applications. Trans Atlantic Systems was recently featured in the Nilson Report, highlighted for their New "Cross-border Background Verification Service, that will let business check on their employees, vendors, partners and clients… Other speakers will include: Troy Woods President& Chief operating Officer - TSYS, Matt Lewis Executive VP and General Manager- Electronic Commerce Division, and Greg Rable Chairman and CEOFactorTrust

The past decade has been marked by extraordinary growth in the transaction processing industry. Advances in technology and communications, combined with the emergence of e-commerce, accelerated adoption of electronic forms of payment, and the proliferation of fraud and identity theft have converged to expand transaction processing into a more than $100 billion dollar industry. From merchant acquiring, payment processing and EBPP to prepaid debit, gift and payroll cards, healthcare claims processing, electronic marketing services and credit and background checks, Georgia has continually maintained a leadership position in forging new avenues of growth in the payment processing industry. As a result, Georgia has become a central hub in the electronic payments world and has continually stayed at the forefront of innovation and technology.

This event will take place on April 13, 2007 from 7:30am - 1:30pm at the Cobb Galleria Centre on Two Galleria Parkway. To register, see http://www.tagonline.org/mitef-tag-anuual-event.php.