ACOM and FaxStar Sign Partnership Agreement; Engage in Co-Marketing, Starting with Joint Exhibit at Fall Common.

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- ACOM Solutions Inc. and the FaxStar(R) Division of SEPE, Inc. have entered into a partnership agreement under which the two companies will cross-refer each other to customers within their respective customer bases as well as conduct joint marketing activities in sales situations where one or the other detects a logical fit for the partner's system, it was announced today by Gregory T. Church, vice president of marketing and communications at ACOM and Jared Johnson, director of marketing at FaxStar.

The companies made the joint announcement in conjunction with the opening of Fall COMMON, 2004 in Toronto, where they are sharing an exhibit space (Booth # 611). FaxStar's parent company, SEPE, Inc., was the developer of the first fax server in 1984 and continues to hold a leadership position in the worldwide electronic document delivery field. ACOM is an international leader in the development and marketing of solutions for the optimization of back office processes with electronic document output management (EZeDocs/400) and e-payment output management and delivery (EZPayManager/400). The solutions replace preprinted form processes with electronic form templates and feature both paper-based output and electronic delivery capabilities.

FaxStar's fully integrated hardware and software solutions are compatible with a wide range of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and run under all commonly used operating systems, as do the ACOM software systems.

"Companies of all sizes increasingly recognize the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and security advantages that can be gained by replacing preprinted forms with electronic form and check templates," Church said. "But the other half is delivery. Direct deposit of funds and electronic delivery of back office documents -- remittance advice notices, purchase orders, invoices and more -- introduce a whole new dimension of efficiency, security and affordability by eliminating the hard copy phase altogether."

FaxStar offers leading edge solutions for electronic delivery functions and because these solutions integrate seamlessly with ACOM software, customers with applications requiring especially advanced capabilities can implement them quickly and inexpensively, Church said.

"Importantly, unlike those of its major competitor in the market, FaxStar's solutions are backward-compatible with virtually all fax and email systems, including those of companies that may have since ceased operations," he said. "This capability provides distinct advantages to many firms that may have existing investments in solutions but that may wish to upgrade or replace them without changing out the associated resources."

Noted FaxStar Director of Marketing Jared Johnson: "ACOM has established itself as one of the premier providers of solutions that extend the power and versatility of back office management software systems. This collaboration will further empower our mutual customers as well as open the door to significant opportunities for both our companies."

According to Church, the combined exhibition at Fall Common is the initial joint marketing effort and other similar elements, including a bidirectional lead referral program, will be implemented in the near future.

ABOUT FAXSTAR

Since 1984, FaxStar has helped companies streamline communications with secure electronic delivery of documents via a seamless union between e-document management solutions and corporate telecommunications and network environments. The company continues to maintain its leadership position with email and fax solutions that successfully address the communications, regulatory and compliancy requirements of 21st Century business. FaxStar has installations in many companies near the top of the Fortune 500 and in more than 80 countries. It was a "Buyers' Choice Award" nominee for six consecutive years and won the award for "The Best Fax Automation Solution" four years in a row. FaxStar engineering, production and worldwide support teams are located in the company headquarters in Costa Mesa, California. For more information, visit www.faxstar.com.

ABOUT ACOM SOLUTIONS, INC.

Now in its 21st year of business, ACOM is a leading software organization with offices and solution partners worldwide. The company develops, markets and implements advanced modular software systems for e-document management, e-payment management, B2B e-commerce management and e-purchasing management. Its award-winning solutions integrate seamlessly with enterprise applications such as ERP and CRM to optimize back-office and B2B processes. ACOM maintains corporate headquarters in Long Beach, California and iSeries (AS/400) division headquarters in Duluth, Georgia, and it has regional offices located in several major U.S. cities. For more information, visit www.acom.com/iseries.