Custom Data Solutions Obtains SSAE 16 SOC Compliance Certification

Custom Data Solutions is proud to announce that it has attained an SSAE 16 Service Organization Control (SOC) 1, Type II Certification as of September 30, 2014. The Company engaged Kirkpatrick Price, LLC, a certified public accounting firm, to provide the assurance services and attestation testing required to obtain the certification. The audit was conducted to assess the integrity and effectiveness of the internal controls (policies, procedures and technologies) implemented and practiced by Custom Data Solutions to protect client data. The engagement was performed in accordance with the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE 16). The auditor’s report found all of the controls and policies in place at Custom Data Solutions meet or exceed the strictest global requirements.

The company's President, Michael Nudi, stated, “Our team is excited to be able to celebrate this milestone achievement. It is due to the strong commitment and dedication of our staff to all of our clients that we have been able to attain this level and achieve successes like this.”

Nudi went on to say that, “We make every effort to keep our client service levels at the highest watermark in the industry and continue to set the bar at a very high level. Our clients, both public and private companies, as recipients of this level of quality service being provided to them, see the benefits through increased sales.

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Custom Data Solutions, Inc. is the leading data collection, processing and reporting Company in the Vending, Foodservice, Fund Raising, Concession, OCS and Specialty channels. Using Strategic Edge ®, the Company's web-based reporting solution, our clients are provided with the most robust reporting solutions available in the marketplace.

Founded in 1981, the Company began as a software development and systems integration company. The company's belief of building strong partnership relationships with its clients is supported by the fact that it continues to maintain several long-term client relationships.

The Company's owners, Michael Nudi and Denise Fullerton, established an

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to benefit all of its employees. The

ESOP Trust owns over 80 percent of the Company's stock. The ESOP is an integral part of the succession management plan to attract and retain the brightest and most qualified staff.

Additional information about the Company and its services may be obtained by contacting Michael L. Nudi, President and Chief Executive Officer, at 800-441-9595 and on their website at www.custdata.com.