American Access Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance With Connect Center.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

LAKE MARY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2000

American Access Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AATK) announced today that its Business to Business e-commerce site, Zonecabling.com, will offer Digital Flooring(TM), a new zone cabling under-floor solution by Connect Center, Inc. of Cartersville Georgia. Additionally, American Access will manufacture proprietary, patent pending products for Connect Center.

"Digital Flooring is another, very flexible example of the explosive market that delivers bandwidth to the desktop with high-speed zone cabling solutions for fiber optic and copper," said John Presley, president of American Access.

"Our relationship with American Access will be multi-faceted," according to Brad Barrett, President and CEO of Connect Center. "We were attracted to American Access because of their zone floor boxes which we will incorporate into our program. When we visited their Omega Metals fabrication facility, we knew we found our manufacturing partner as well," Barrett added.

American Access will initially manufacture two products for Connect Center and more are in development. Connect Center will feature American Access zone floor boxes in its B2B site digitalflooring.com.

"We serve the same customers with complimentary and additive solutions," Barrett said.

American Access Technologies (AATK) proprietary products are zone-cabling units that mount in ceilings, raised floors, and in custom furniture. The Company's concept of "zone cabling" reduces costs for installation and moves, adds, and changes by as much as 70% while providing versatility for voice and data infrastructures.

Connect Center (www.connectcenters.com) is a connectivity solutions provider of products and services that comprise Digital Flooring(TM). Digital Flooring is a densely pre-wired floor system that is infinitely flexible and upgradeable. The company also offers a collection of connectivity accessories and devices that deliver power and data to furniture and desks.

Publicly-held companies that are customers of American Access include Sun Microsystems; Lucent Technologies; SGI; Baan Company N.V.; Qwest Communications International Inc.; Fina, Inc.; First Data Corporation; Gateway 2000 Inc.; Harris Corporation; Household International Inc.; Mobil Corporation; Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Level 3 Communications, Inc. Several private corporations, school districts and other government entities also are American Access customers.

News and product/service information are available at www.aatk.com.

Note: This press release for American Access Technologies, Inc. may contain forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect the Company's operating results and financial position. Prospective investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties listed in the Company's SEC filings.