ADPAC Promotes Ed Severs to Serve as President; Severs Will Lead Ongoing Strategy to Increase Market Share and Product Offerings.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 1999--

ADPAC Corporation, a leading supplier of legacy system software, today announced the promotion of Ed Severs, formerly Chief Operating Officer (COO), to the office of President. Severs will continue to report directly to ADPAC's Board of Directors.

An industry veteran with more than 30 years experience in the high-technology sector, Severs joined the company in 1996 as Executive Vice President. He was promoted to COO last July, when he was also elected to the Board of Directors. As COO, Severs was responsible for R&D, quality assurance, finance, marketing and sales programs, administration and technical services. As Executive Vice President, Severs was instrumental in increasing both the revenue and employee base by 50 percent in 1997 alone. Prior to ADPAC, Severs served as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ReproCAD, Inc.

Severs has already played a major role in meeting ADPAC's growth objectives by leading the company into a development agreement with SAP. In this strategic relationship, ADPAC will be developing parsing software that augments SAP's programming language ABAP.

As President, Severs is chartered with capitalizing on ADPAC's customer gain as a Y2K software developer, building market share the company's standard product offerings. Specifically, ADPAC develops re-engineering software that controls and plans processes, application development, and technology transfers within mainframe systems. ADPAC's products ensure source code integrity while maintaining structured programming standards, as well as assists companies transitioning their legacy systems.

"As ADPAC continues to build momentum in the software arena, Ed is the ideal candidate to help the company achieve its next milestone. His experience with building market share will benefit ADPAC as it transitions into a post Y2K market," observed Peter Harris, ADPAC's Chairman of the Board, Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). "With decades of industry experience behind him, I am confident that Ed will be able to leverage our expanded infrastructure and operational gains to take the company through its next growth stage."

ABOUT ADPAC

ADPAC Corporation, headquartered in San Francisco, California, was founded in 1963 and incorporated in 1964. ComputerWorld magazine heralded the company's first product, the ADPAC Compiler, as a language superior to COBOL or RPG. In 1994, ADPAC introduced its SystemVision product line which features YEAR 2000, an impact analysis tool for compliance with the century date change. ADPAC University, located at the corporate headquarters, provides regularly scheduled classes on all ADPAC products. Additional information on the company and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.ADPAC.com

Note to Editors: Photos of Ed Severs Can be Obtained by Contacting Wendy Lewis At 415/882-9494.