American Access Technologies Expands Under-Floor Product Line.

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LAKE MARY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2000

Responding to the increased demand for high speed, flexible, fiber optic networks, American Access Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AATK) today unveiled its new under-floor cabinet for active zone cabling applications, allowing changes in office work stations to be made at a raised floor tile, in a matter of minutes.

"This evolution in our series of floor cabinets fills a major need in the industry and has opened up new opportunities for us in the data center market. The industry can now employ a fiber backbone in a raised floor environment, transmitting gigabit speeds to the work group," said American Access President John Presley.

Presley said the growing popularity of the Company's active ceiling unit prompted the development of the active under-floor unit, which is 12" deep. From passive enclosures, the technology has led to active ones in support of fiber backbone design used in the most progressive applications.

American Access Technologies' proprietary products are specialty enclosures and related equipment that mount in ceilings, raised floors, and in open office-systems furniture. The Company's concept of zone cabling can reduce costs for new installations and moves, adds, and changes by up to 70% while providing greater versatility for copper and fiber optic voice and data cabling infrastructures.

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.