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-- Seminars to be Hosted by IHRSA Regional Affiliates-- ATLANTA and LAS VEGAS, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- IHRSA 2006 Booth #1259 -- CheckFree Health & Fitness, a business unit of CheckFree Corporation (NASDAQ:CKFR), today announced a series of upcoming seminars featuring Michael Scott Scudder, a leading expert on health club industry management and operations. The seminars, titled "Protecting Your Business: Growing Your Company in Challenging Times," are designed to help health club owners and managers improve operational efficiencies and maximize profitability. The seminars will be presented in conjunction with IHRSA regional affiliates. Scudder, who has advised more than 400 health and fitness facilities worldwide, will lead seminars in the following locations, co-hosted by each IHRSA regional affiliate: - April 20, 2006 - Mid-Atlantic Club Management Association (MACMA) 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Columbia Association Headquarters, Columbia, Maryland - May 8, 2006 - California Clubs of Distinction 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. South End Racquet and Health Club, Torrence, California - May 10, 2006 - California Clubs of Distinction 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Veterans Memorial Hall, Lafayette, California Additional seminar dates and locations are to be announced. The seminars are $129 for members of each IHRSA regional affiliate and $149 for non- members. Additional representatives from the same club may attend for $99 each. For more information or to register, please visit http://www.checkfreeclubmanager.com/ or call 1-800-324-9800. "CheckFree is committed to providing leadership in management excellence in the health club industry, and sponsorship of the Club Management Educational Seminars is a reflection of our commitment to the business success of IHRSA members," says Matt McKernan, Senior Vice President, CheckFree. "Both CheckFree and IHRSA are celebrating their 25 year anniversaries, and each organization has been a catalyst for advancements in the industry. The content covered by Michael Scott Scudder during the seminars is particularly pertinent for club owners and managers responsible for implementing today's most relevant technology infrastructure." During each seminar, Scudder will share his insight on four management and operational topics: - Trends that directly affect business operations, including what influences potential members, profitability and future business-level success - Solutions health clubs can implement to distinguish themselves from the competition - Leading-edge practices to assist in growing a club - Tips to help small clubs manage data as effectively as larger competitors Scudder is currently president and CEO of MSS, a leading health club consulting firm. He provides counsel on club marketing, sales, operations, computer software, business planning/development, and other management-level topics. Previously, Scudder managed and operated a number of medium-to-large sized fitness centers. Scudder was selected to "Who's Who in Fitness" in September 2005 by Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro. Since 1987, he has been a featured speaker at international trade shows including Club Industry and IHRSA International. He has been featured in fitness industry magazines Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro, Club Business International, Fitness Management, and Norm Cates' Club Insider. About CheckFree Health & Fitness (http://www.checkfreeclubmanager.com/) CheckFree Health & Fitness, a business unit of CheckFree Corporation, has delivered targeted applications designed to meet the operational, financial and membership needs of the health and fitness industry since 1981. The unit is the single source for improving cash flow, expediting financials, and managing membership contracts and reservations. CheckFree Health & Fitness' complete suite of solutions enables clubs to grow and retain membership while helping to minimize day-to-day costs. In November 2005, CheckFree acquired Aphelion. Aphelion offers comprehensive desktop and Internet club management software solutions that help health and fitness clubs manage every operational area, including the front desk, sales office, managerial office, and exercise facilities. In addition to business analysis and remote reporting features, Aphelion delivers member account management, online member access, automatic phone & e-mail campaigns, on-line membership capabilities, and workout tracking. Aphelion Managed Data Services provides clubs with outsourced billing and member services options. About CheckFree (http://www.checkfree.com/ ) Founded in 1981, CheckFree Corporation (NASDAQ:CKFR) provides financial electronic commerce services and products to organizations around the world. CheckFree Electronic Commerce solutions enable thousands of financial services providers and billers to offer their customers the convenience of receiving and paying their household bills online or in person through retail outlets. CheckFree Investment Services provides a broad range of investment management solutions and outsourced services to thousands of financial services organizations, which manage about $1.3 trillion in assets. CheckFree Software develops, markets and supports software applications that are used by financial institutions to process more than two thirds of the 12 billion Automated Clearing House transactions in the United States. The division also provides operational risk management, financial messaging, corporate actions, and regulatory compliance software to more than 1,500 organizations across the globe. Certain of CheckFree's statements in this press release are not purely historical, and as such are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding management's intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or projections of the future. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the various risks inherent in CheckFree's business, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in CheckFree's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CheckFree's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005 (filed September 2, 2005), Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (filed November 8, 2005), and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 (filed February 8, 2006). One or more of these factors have affected, and could in the future affect CheckFree's business and financial results in future periods, and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements made in this press release will prove to be accurate, and issuance of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by CheckFree, or any other person, that the objectives and plans of CheckFree will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on information presently available to management, and CheckFree assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: CheckFree Corporation CONTACT: Ann Cave of CheckFree Corporation, +1-678-375-4039, or Web site: http://www.checkfreecorp.com/ http://www.checkfreeclubmanager.com/

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