Aspeon Inc. Subsidiary Wins Contract From Leading Waffle House Franchisee.

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IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000

Aspeon, Inc. (NasdaqNM:ASPE) today announced Northlake Foods, Inc., the largest franchisee of Waffle House restaurants, awarded Aspeon's Javelin Systems subsidiary a contract to purchase its modular touchscreen POS equipment, the Javelin Viper, for over 150 managed restaurants.

Under terms of the agreement, Northlake will begin an immediate rollout and is expected to generate approximately $1.1 million in revenues for Javelin over the next twelve months.

"Javelin's Viper system is a perfect fit for our high traffic, friendly and customer service oriented restaurants," said Phil Signore, Northlake's chief financial officer. "Using the flexibility and power of the Viper, we can enhance our customers' experience while generating critical operating efficiencies."

"Waffle House restaurants are an icon throughout the southern United States and we are pleased that Northlake has selected Javelin to provide them with its Viper solution," said Richard Stack, president and chief executive officer of Aspeon, Inc. "The Javelin Viper is the latest innovation developed by our R&D team and once again Javelin takes the lead in the point of sale product cycle."

About Northlake Foods, Inc.

Northlake Foods Inc., based in Tampa, Florida, is the largest franchisee of Waffle House restaurants in the country. With more than 150 franchised restaurants located throughout the southern parts of the United States, their Waffle House restaurants proudly feature America's Best brands of top quality food, freshly prepared and cooked to order right before your eyes. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner items are all available any time of the day. At Waffle House, customers enjoy sit-down table service with the speed of delivery typically found at fast food establishments.

About Aspeon, Inc.

Aspeon, Inc. operates in two lines of business. Aspeon Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, is the first "Next Generation" Application Service Provider (ASP) focused on delivering pre-integrated mission-critical business applications customized to meet industry-specific needs. Javelin Systems is the leading provider of integrated touchscreen computers and system integration services to the global foodservice industry. Visit Aspeon at www.aspeon.com.

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