For 2009, the registered vendors privileges include:

• Assignment of a Partner Identification Code (PIC) to be able to do business with SWIFT

• Entitlement to free SWIFT User Handbook online access for as many swift.com registered users as required

• Entitlement to a free sample of BIC Directory data, available on swiftcommunity.net (full BIC Directory is payable)

• Access to SWIFT Training services and products at the current standard conditions

• Access to expert advice 24/7 and solutions to problems concerning all SWIFT products and services via SWIFT support centres. Also access to SWIFT on-line support (knowledge base, documentation and patches download, on-line ordering and billing, case handling), upon registration on www.swift.com

• Access to the swiftcommunity.net Registered Vendors Community to receive updates on SWIFT products and services, to communicate with SWIFT by blogs and forums and possibility to access and join many debates and forums on current financial industry topics

• Possibility to subscribe to various mailing lists to receive updated information about specific SWIFT services and products

• Eligible for participation in specific SWIFT customer events, such as Regional Conferences, Operations forum and SWIFT Technical information sessions

• Priority invitation to Sibos, SWIFT premier annual customer event, as exhibitor

• Eligible for participation in Partner events to get SWIFT updates, network with peers and discuss business opportunities

• Access to specific SWIFT products and services for developing and testing such as the Alliance Access Pack, the Developer toolkits and the SWIFTNet Integration Pack. Also access to SWIFT Integration Testbed (ITB) and to FIN Vendor Tested (VTB) at partner conditions

• Eligible for application to the SWIFTReady certification programmes for industry recognition and marketing, for the SWIFTNet Interface Qualification Programmes, and for usage of related labels, logos and trademarks for marketing purposes at partner conditions