ATEC Group, Inc.'s ISP Division, ATEC ONE, Selected by Global Provider of ISV Technologies to Market Internet Filtering Software to U.S. Northeast.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999--

ATEC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC) announced today that its ISP Division, ATEC ONE, has been selected by JSB Software Technologies plc (London Stock Exchange: JSB), the world's foremost authority on Corporate Filtering and Internet Access Management Software solutions, to market its SurfCONTROL family of products to prospective clients in the Northeastern United States.

Bill Kalogeros, Channel Manager for the SurfCONTROL Division, stated, "We endured a lengthy review process of potential resellers and in our final analysis, it was ATEC's unparalleled level of client commitment and resultant satisfaction which rendered our decision to work with ATEC Group. We are confident with this conclusion and optimistic about our prospects."

Alan Prefer, Executive Vice President of Marketing for ATEC Group, Inc., noted, "Under the terms of the Strategic Reseller Agreement, ATEC One will focus on implementing an aggressive sales and marketing strategy initially targeting ATEC's fast growing client base geographically situated in the Northeast. Given ATEC ONE's stated corporate objective of differentiating itself from the traditional Internet Access Provider by delivering simple, but robust, end-to-end solutions, the SurfCONTROL product line perfectly complements and reinforces this strategy. With JSB's market leading and innovative filtering and access management software solutions, ATEC One can now offer a complete corporate Internet solution."

Concluding, Raj Rametra, Chief Operating Officer of ATEC Group, added, "Our clients routinely stress their increasing concern about employee downtime due to erroneous web surfing on non-job related sites. JSB's impressive product line permits personnel to filter through only those sites management has pre-approved. It is solutions such as this which address the dynamic and continuously shifting demands of our valued clients. In this respect, ATEC Group will continue to seek out and ultimately exploit industry meaningful and profitable opportunities available in the marketplace. This growth strategy is serving ATEC well, while providing our client base with the ultimate in one-stop-shopping for all their computing and Internet needs."

About SurfCONTROL

SurfCONTROL, a division of JSB Software Technologies, plc, is the foremost authority on Corporate Filtering, providing the market's premier Internet access management software. Based on sophisticated "Expert Filtering" and "Pass By" technologies, the SurfCONTROL family ensures that corporate "Internet Access is Business Access." These Internet monitoring, management and filtering products address many of the key issues raised by corporate Internet access, such as productivity, legal liability, infrastructure bandwidth and network security. For more information on SurfCONTROL, please visit their web site at www.surfcontrol.com.

About ATEC Group, Inc.

Based in Hauppauge, ATEC Group, Inc. is a leading systems integrator and provider of information technology products and services. Through its subsidiaries and divisions - Logix Solutions, NEXAR Technologies, ATEC ONE and Digital Arts - ATEC Group provides turnkey solutions for the computer needs of businesses, consumers, professionals, government agencies and education institutions. ATEC Group's offerings include Y2K solutions; computer hardware and software; connectivity devices; multimedia products; data transmission; graphic arts and Internet and Intranet services.

ATEC has positioned itself for growth in telecommunications services, outsourcing of ITR professionals, e-commerce, ISP and offshore software, to meet its clients' technological needs. For more information on ATEC Group, Inc., please visit the Company's web site at www.atecgroup.com.

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