Catholic Purchasing Services, Inc. Acquires ACOM's EZeDocs for Windows to Support Centralized Volume-Buying for Religious and Non-Profit Organizations.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2003

Catholic Purchasing Services, Inc., Newton, Massachusetts, has acquired ACOM Solutions' EZeDocs for Windows(TM) document output management solution to support its centralized volume-buying service for some 42,000 religious and non-profit organizations, it was announced jointly today by Assistant Controller Jerry Kennedy and Gregory T. Church, ACOM vice president of marketing, communications and product management.

Catholic Purchasing provides non-profit and religious organizations of any faith with a single entity for ordering and paying for products as well as manages the details of the orders. Orders route through Catholic Purchasing, which processes them and sends them to the respective vendors. Vendors drop-ship the merchandise directly to the customers. Catholic Purchasing invoices them and pays the vendors.

EZeDocs for Windows replaces an earlier electronic document solution, ACOM's EZPrint/400, which ran in the IBM iSeries (AS/400) environment. Catholic Purchasing acquired the new solution when it converted its back office operations to an expanded Microsoft NT network and new database and applications software. The software includes eNsite Pro, from Data Distribution Management Software (DDMS), and the Dealer Station real time ecommerce solution, DDMS edition, which facilitates direct customer ordering over the web. EZeDocs for Windows integrates directly and seamlessly with the new applications software.

"We were immensely pleased with the performance of our previous ACOM solution, but when we committed to the upgrade, we learned that it would not run in the Windows environment," Kennedy said. "Not only does EZeDocs for Windows support our new platform and network, it also has an expanded menu of production and communications features that can be extremely useful."

Accessible across a company's network, EZeDocs for Windows is a modular solution that, like EZPrint/400, enables businesses to convert their paper-based forms processes to an electronic environment. But it also offers an expanded selection of output and delivery options that includes not only laser printed copies, but also automated fax and email, web posting, PDF and archive -- all executed directly from the user's workstation.

"Catholic Purchasing's implementation of EZeDocs for Windows is an excellent example of how companies can extend the power of advanced back office application software for significant performance and efficiency gains," Church said. "The streamlining of back office functions that generates immediate direct benefits, including lower operating costs, improved customer service and faster transactions and collections."

About ACOM Solutions

A pioneer in the application of MICR laser payment processing technology in business, ACOM Solutions, Inc. is a leading developer and marketer of document, payment and EDI/XML data interchange management solutions. The company's solutions integrate with enterprise applications such as ERP and CRM to enhance back office and B2B processes for electronic, Internet and paper-based commerce. ACOM offers solutions in the Microsoft Windows and the IBM iSeries (AS/400) environments, including hardware, software, professional services, supplies, and maintenance contracts, as well as the company's 30-day Total Satisfaction Guarantee. Through its Financial Documents Division, the company provides check and financial document production solutions for banks and credit unions. Contact ACOM Solutions at 2850 E. 29th Street, Long Beach, CA 90806; telephone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail [e-mail]; Web: www.acom.com.