First Independent Bank of NV chooses Passageways Portal Platform

June 25th, 2006 West Lafayette, IN – Passageways today announced that Reno based First Independent Bank of NV ($350 Million in assets) has chosen Passageways portal platform as their collaboration platform.  First Independent Bank of NV has almost 100 employees.

First Independent Bank of Nevada went through an extensive process to choose “solution that would meet our requirements for an internal communications solution. It was important that the solution would be comprehensive, yet easy to install, use and maintain”. There were two factors that really swayed them to choose Passageways: Excellent support offering, and the Board workspace feature. They also purchased the Products and Services Module and Help Desk Module.

Jocelyn Zarubi, Vice President/ Project Administration says,  “The breadth of knowledge and  Passageways’ willingness to help us in any way possible throughout our selection process demonstrated that they would provide excellent support and would partner with us during and after our implementation.  In addition, the Passageways product provides a secure area to share loan documents and other information with our Board. This feature saved us from having to purchase another, more costly, solution”.

She adds, “As First Independent Bank continues to grow, our new portal, named FirstConnect, will help us connect will all our colleagues to help continue and build upon the shared culture and banking experience that makes banking with us your best experience”.

Paroon Chadha, Co-Founder and Vice President Business Development says “Top Financial institutions are realizing that they can not build everything they need especially when there is an industry specific solution available that offers most, if not all, of the functionality a Bank would require. We are excited to add another bank to our growing client list and are determined to make this into another roaring success.”

About Passageways
Passageways, LLC is the leading portal provider to the financial industry. Passageways’ mission is to provide an affordable portal strategy for banks and credit unions of all sizes, helping their employees and partners become more efficient in collaboration and interaction with different systems. The company is headquartered in West Lafayette, Ind. For more information, visit www.passageways.com or please call (765) 497 8842.

About First Independent Bank of NV
With assets of 350 million, nearly 100 employees, and 4 branches, First Independent Bank of Nevada, opened in 1999, is the largest and fastest growing locally owned community bank in northern Nevada. For more information go to www.firstindependentnv.com.