Computone Engages Auditors Deloitte & Touche; Big Five Accounting Firm Teams with IT Connectivity Pioneer and Leader.

Business/High-Tech Editors

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000

Computone Corporation (OTCBB: CMPT), a pioneer and leader in connectivity products and remote access communications for the Internet, WinTel and Linux(R)/Unix(R) marketplaces, said today that it has engaged Deloitte & Touche as its accounting firm.

"Computone has made significant and continual progress over the past 18 months," said Perry Pickerign, its president and CEO. "As we position the company for further growth and leadership within the IT industry, we are pleased that Deloitte & Touche, a world-class, big five firm, will assist management in strategic planning and control as we rapidly expand through internal growth and additional acquisitions." Pickerign said Deloitte worked work on the acquisition audit involving Multi-User Solutions (see "Computone Signs Agreement to Acquire Multi-User Solutions, Leading Linux/Unix Service and Support Company," Business Wire, April 17, 2000), and will audit Computone's financial statements for fiscal year 2000, which ended March 31, 2000.

"Computone has achieved dramatic improvements in gross margins and considerable reductions in SGA, both resulting in significant improvements to the bottom line," said Pickerign. "The retention of Deloitte & Touche, is another major step forward for Computone, our employees, and our shareholders."

Pickerign said that Computone's progress has been spurred by growing its line of leading-edge products, accelerated use of Linux -- with drivers for Computone products incorporated in the Linux kernel source code base, a new international distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, and introduction of Computone's RAS(R) 2000 "Out of Band" Console Management Solution, which provides secure data transmission via the Internet and for e-commerce, and which is now being adopted by top technology firms.

"We are excited about working with Ingram Micro (see "Computone Signs International Distribution Agreement with Ingram Micro," Business Wire, February 17, 2000)," said Pickerign, "as we gain access to their network of more than 140,000 resellers worldwide." In addition, he said Computone is at the forefront in performance and efficiency with an expanded product line featuring new IntelliServer(tm) intelligent servers, including the RAS 2000 family of remote access servers, and the Gold Card RS-232 serial PCI controllers, with Linux device drivers.

"With high-profile customers such as Microsoft(R), Dell(R), CNN(R), Nortel(R) and Ameritrade(R) validating Computone's technology by purchasing it for their own operations," added Pickerign, "we are very pleased and proud of our products and position in the marketplace."

About Computone Corporation

A pioneer and leader in the worldwide IT industry since 1984, Computone Corporation (OTC BB: CMPT, www.computone.com) designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of remote access communications servers for Internet, LAN/WAN and Windows NT/SCO UNIX/Linux and other Open Systems. Computone is also a leading producer of high-speed multiport I/O boards, serving vertical markets including healthcare, retail/point-of-sale, banking and financial, telecommunications, Internet service providers (ISPs), transportation, hospitality and education. Based in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Computone sells through a worldwide network of authorized and certified distributors. For the first nine months of fiscal 2000, ended December 31, 1999, Computone reported an increase of 29 percent in net sales over the same period in fiscal 1999.

Multi-User Solutions provides service and support for hardware and software vendors including Microsoft, SCO(R) Open Server/Desktop, SCO Xenix(tm) System V, SCO UNIXWARE(tm), Merge(tm), WABI(tm), MPX/SMP(tm), Virtual Disk Manager and LAN Manager for SCO(tm), ArcServ for SCO(tm), SCO Doctor(tm), Advanced File and Print Server(tm), FastStart Products(tm), X Vision Products(tm), Caldera(R), Linux(R), TurboLinux(R), 3COM(R), Compaq(R), Computone, DEC(R) (Compaq), Dell(R), Fujitsu(R), Gateway(R), Hewlett-Packard(R), IBM, Intel, Lexmark(R), Magnavox(R), NEC(R), Okidata(R), Panasonic(R), Samsung(R), Seagate(R), Sony(R), Texas Instruments(R) (HP), Toshiba(R), and U.S. Robotics(R) (3COM).

About Deloitte & Touche

Deloitte & Touche, one of the nation's leading professional services firms, provides assurance and advisory, tax and management consulting services through over 30,000 people in more than 100 U.S. cities. It is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, one of the world's leading professional services firms, with more than 90,000 people in over 130 countries.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With the exception of historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

RAS is a registered trademark and IntelliServer is a trademark of Computone Corporation. Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.