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buySAFE Names Jon Aust as Vice President of Sales

Veteran executive to lead all sales efforts for e-commerce trust and safety company

ARLINGTON, VA (August 29, 2007) – buySAFE, Inc. (www.buysafe.com), the leading trust and safety company for e-commerce transactions, today announced that it has named veteran sales executive Jon Aust as Vice President of Sales.  In this role, Aust will be responsible for leading and directing all sales efforts for the company, including enterprise sales, corporate sales and outsourced telesales.

"Jon is a fantastic addition to the buySAFE team, and we are very pleased to have someone of his caliber leading our sales efforts," said Jeff Grass, CEO of buySAFE.  "As buySAFE has expanded its offerings to  enable all e-commerce merchants to use our service, the ability to distribute our product broadly and efficiently has become more important than ever.  Jon’s experience and proven track record will make buySAFE the standard trust and safety solution for all e-commerce companies."

Aust has had a long and successful career in sales and start-up leadership roles.  Prior to joining buySAFE, Aust served as the managing partner and vice president of sales at Easy Pay Solutions Network, an IP-based electronic transaction software solutions service provider.  Earlier in his career, Aust started and led Network Access Solutions (NAS), a telecom company that raised approximately $440 million in equity and debt financing before going public in an IPO on the NASDAQ.  As executive vice president of sales and CEO, he also built and managed the sales team at NAS into a high-performing group of more than 130 sales professionals.

buySAFE’s robust technology platform allows various e-commerce service providers – including storefront/checkout providers, information and site security providers, payment processors, and back office management companies – to offer buySAFE to its merchant customers.  buySAFE has integrated with the industry’s leading e-commerce service providers, giving more than 175,000 Internet merchants the ability to install and use buySAFE in a matter of minutes.  More information on how to apply for buySAFE coverage can be found at www.buysafe.com.

About buySAFE
buySAFE, Inc. is an expert at ensuring safe, reliable and virtually risk-free online shopping. buySAFE and its surety partners – Liberty Mutual, Travelers, and ACE USA – certify online merchants to ensure they are trustworthy and reliable, monitor them continuously, and stand behind the certification by guaranteeing a shopper’s purchase with a bond, up to $25,000.  buySAFE is the only company in the world that provides online merchants with an explicit third-party endorsement of their reliability and trustworthiness, backed by a bond guarantee.

buySAFE has been proven to increase buyer confidence by providing certified merchants with the buySAFE Seal for display on their website and by enabling shoppers to guarantee their purchase with a bond.  buySAFE also benefits merchants because shoppers are more likely to buy when they have trust and confidence that the merchant will perform as promised.  With increased buyer confidence, buySAFE Merchants typically enjoy higher website conversion, more repeat buyers and a better ROI on all their marketing dollars.  buySAFE has guaranteed more than 13 million online purchases with a surety bond.  buySAFE is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.  More information is available at www.buysafe.com.