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Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY) provides credit and debit card, payroll and related processing services to restaurant, hotel, and retail merchants throughout the United States. HPS provides services to over 100,000 merchants with over 900 sales representatives and more than 400 employees in operations, information technology, marketing, administration and management positions. Heartland processed its first card transaction on July 15, 1997 with a business investment of $1 million. Today, Heartland has become one of the largest payment processors, with $32.9 billion of annual processing volume from current merchants. Heartland's success is the result of the combination of a superior long-term customer relationship sales model and its internally-developed, client-server based transaction processing platform. Heartland delivers tailored solutions to even the most demanding markets such as retail, restaurant, hospitality and community banks. In addition, Heartland has been effective in servicing auto repair facilities, convenience and liquor stores and professional service providers.