ACOM and Metafile Ink Partnership for Lead Exchange, Joint Marketing; Will Address Each Others' Markets.

LONG BEACH, Calif. & ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The iSeries division of ACOM Solutions, Inc., and Metafile Information Systems, Inc., both pioneers in the development and marketing of business process optimization solutions, have signed a partnership agreement under which the partners will provide exchange sales leads, provide visibility into each others' new and existing customer bases, and participate in joint marketing activities, it was announced today by James R. Scott and Nick Sprau, vice presidents at ACOM and Metafile, respectively.

"In our discussions we found that not only are our solutions complementary, but that we already have a number of mutual customers that have integrated our products," Scott said. "Now, we will be able to support each others' marketing efforts to new customers, but also to more fully satisfy the requirements for greater business process optimization among our existing customers."

ACOM Solutions, Inc. offers hardware-software solutions and options for e-payment management, document output management and B2B ecommerce managements (EZPayManager, EZeDocs, EZConnect). Metafile's MetaViewer(R) enterprise content management system enables companies to move from last generation archiving solutions such as microfilm and microfiche to purely electronic CD-ROM storage, retrieval and transmittal.

"Both our companies' solutions eliminate or reduce paper-based processes, since output in both cases can be generated directly from business process data, rather than having to pass through a paper stage, and our solutions are complementary at that level," Sprau said.

"For example, if a company generates an invoice using ACOM's EZeDocs/400 document output management system, the data can be automatically imported directly to MetaViewer to be archived for permanent storage or ad hoc availability and/or transmission by fax or email. Any document copy or record can be handled in that manner, including payment data. The archiving solution is fully secure so that it can be accessed only by authorized individuals."

The new partnership can yield enormous benefits to the customers of both companies, Scott added.

"While ACOM offers a widely applicable archiving solution as an option to EZeDocs/400 and EZPayManager/400, MetaViewer has been designed from the ground up to address the full range of capture, organization and indexing issues in applications ranging from moderate volumes to high intensity situations involving 50,000 and more pages per day," he said.

"ACOM business process optimization solutions are in place in companies ranging from the SME category to the nation's largest corporations, and this partnership will enable us to satisfy all of their archiving needs, large or small. Correspondingly, many Metafile customers may not yet have transitioned to the paperless or blended paper-electronic environment, and this will provide an excellent opportunity for them to do so."

ABOUT METAFILE

Metafile is celebrating its 25th year providing information management solutions to organizations around world and is headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, home of the IBM iSeries product line. Through the continuing introduction and improvement of applications such as MetaViewer, the web-enabled integrated suite of content management products, the company has established a leadership position in its industry. MetaViewer provides Report Management, Workflow, Imaging and Enterprise Search capability from a single, seamless solution. The system can capture anything a computer can print, organize it into structured corporate taxonomies and manage it using an internet-like full-text search engine. This provides a split-second, query capability over all corporate information assets over multiple repositories. For more information, contact Nick Sprau, VP Marketing, METAFILE Information Systems Inc. at 1-800-638-2445 or e-mail [e-mail].

ACOM SOLUTIONS, INC.

Now in its 20th 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, CRM and financial/business management systems. 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, email Claude Rosay at [e-mail], or visit www.acom.com/iseries .