ay I have the envelope please ... and the winner is ... First Data, voted Best Processor of the year; TASQ Technology, voted Best Value-added Equipment Reseller; CIT Lease Finance Group, voted Best Leasing Provider; and Lipman USA, voted Best POS Terminal, the Nurit 2085.

In the ISO category, the winner is ... Bridgeview Payment Solutions, voted best ISO Organization of the year, and United Bank Card, voted Best Customer Service by an ISO.

Voting was conducted via postcard ballots and online over a two-month period, and the results were sorted to eliminate duplicate voting by any individual reader of The Green Sheet. The ballot for the first annual "Best Payment Processing Players" was included with the March 10, 2003 issue of GS and also was available online from March through April.

The Green Sheet Advisory Board submitted nominations in nine categories, and write-ins were both allowed and encouraged. Voting was open to all subscribers of The Green Sheet print and online versions. We were both surprised and pleased that so many readers took the time to vote and even to give us a great deal of information about why they voted as they did. We want to thank all of you who took the time to vote.

Paul Green, Chairman