ITFlorida Announces Scott Riley as a Finalist for the 2009 IT Leader of the Year

Tallahassee, Fla. - October 20, 2009 - The ITFlorida Board of Directors has announced Scott Riley, CEO of Fintech, as a 2009 finalist for IT Leader of the Year for the Annual Statewide Awards Program. The award winners will be chosen at the highly anticipated 7th Annual Awards Gala and Tech Forum, November 10-11 at Disney's Yacht Club Resort. Finalists were chosen for their ongoing effort toward creating and maintaining sound technology policy and encouraging interaction and pollination across local and regional boundaries. "As an industry, we are proud to announce this slate of remarkable finalists, who represent the forefront of Florida's knowledge economy", said Earnie Franklin, Chair of ITFlorida. "I'm certain that our Gala event at Disney next month will break new ground and continue our shared mission of making Florida a leader in high tech advancement."

Fintech, located at 7702 Woodland Center Blvd. Suite 50, Tampa 33614, is an EFT payment and data solution which allows alcohol distributors to be paid electronically by their retailers. Fintech now serves over 172,000 relationships in all 50 states.

For more information on Fintech, go to www.fintech.net or call 813.288.1980 ext.292. Media contact is Alexandra Schlesinger, 1.800.572.0854 ext.267 or aschlesinger@fintech.net