Exhibit 99.1

( BW)(GA-PTEK-HOLDINGS)(PTEK) Ptek's Premiere Conferencing Technology
Complements Web Conferencing Solution Through New, Integrated Audio
Offering

    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 22, 2004--

        Enables Users to Manage All Aspects of a Web Conference
                       Directly from the Desktop

    Ptek Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEK) (www.ptek.com), a leading
provider of innovative business, data and group communication
services, and its Premiere Conferencing unit (www.premconf.com) today
announced that it is providing integrated audio services for use with
the IBM(R) Lotus(R) Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing Solution.
    Premiere Conferencing's audio service and industry-leading host
control technology are integrated with the IBM Lotus Web Conferencing
solution. The new service offers users a simple, one-click solution to
initiate a collaborative work session, while the easy-to-use desktop
controls allow the Web conference host to control all aspects of a
presentation, such as adjusting volume levels, dialing out to
participants, and muting or disconnecting participant lines.

    About Ptek Holdings, Inc.

    Ptek Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative business,
data and group communications services for global enterprises.
Companies use our audio and data conferencing solutions to conduct
group meetings and presentations over the phone or Web. We also enable
our customers to process and deliver large quantities of
individualized, business critical information, such as electronic
statements and invoices, financial transaction and travel
confirmations, and drug prescriptions, via our global ASP platform.
Ptek serves companies in nearly every business sector, including
healthcare, technology, publishing, financial services, travel and
hospitality. Our services are marketed under the Premiere Conferencing
and Xpedite(R) brand names.
    Ptek Holdings' corporate headquarters is located at 3399 Peachtree
Road NE, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30326. Additional information can be
found at www.ptek.com.
    IBM and Lotus are trademarks of International Business Machine
Corporation in the United States, other countries or both.
    Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning
historical information, should be considered forward-looking and
subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are made based on
management's current expectations or beliefs as well as assumptions
made by, and information currently available to, management. A variety
of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated in Ptek's forward-looking statements, including, but not
limited to, the following factors: technological change; the
development of alternatives to our services; our ability to manage our
growth; integration of acquired companies; possible adverse effects on
our financial condition if we are unable to retain IBM as a
significant customer at historical levels; possible adverse results of
pending or future litigation or infringement claims; service
interruptions; competitive pressures, including pricing pressures;
general domestic and international economic, business or political
conditions; legislative or regulatory changes; increased financial
leverage; our dependence on our subsidiaries for cash flow; and other
factors described from time to time in our press releases, reports and
other filings with the SEC, including but not limited the "Risk
Factors Affecting Future Performance" section of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. All forward-looking
statements attributable to us or a person acting on our behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

    CONTACT: Ptek Holdings, Inc.
             Randy Salisbury, 404-262-8461
             randy.salisbury@ptek.com