Corporate Technologies Awarded Multi-Million Dollar North Dakota Statewide Broadband IT Network Contract.

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FARGO, N.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000

Contract Includes Customer Premises Equipment Portion of

Ambitious Initiative Covering 552 Locations in

194 Cities Throughout North Dakota 

Corporate Technologies USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vicom Incorporated (VICM-BB: Nasdaq LOTC Bulletin Board), announced today that it was awarded a contract for the State of North Dakota's new broadband telecommunication network that will connect 552 locations in 194 cities throughout North Dakota. Corporate Technologies' multi-million dollar contract award will occur over the next three years and targets the customer premises equipment portion of the contract, including providing routers and other equipment statewide to connect endpoints to the new broadband network.

When complete, North Dakota's network will provide the greatest universal access to high-speed telecommunication services of any rural state in the nation. To win the bid, Corporate Technologies offered the best overall package of equipment and software, as well as support services. Corporate Technologies has won many contracts within North Dakota, including the Fargo Public School's Metropolitan Area Network contract.

Dave Ekman, President of Corporate Technologies, commented, "The State of North Dakota initiative is a comprehensive project designed to meet the Information Technologies (IT) needs of all government and education facilities in the state. This forward-looking and significant contract speaks well of our previous work within the State, and our ongoing commitment to service excellence."

The ambitious statewide infrastructure project has three primary goals, seeking to deploy an integrated network to meet current and future needs for government and education. The initiative will reduce telecommunication rates by aggregating public demand and negotiating a lower price for bulk service, and also promote economic development by making broadband services available in every county and many communities throughout the state.

Corporate Technologies now has locations in Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota; Minneapolis, Minn.; Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Omaha, Nebraska. The Company is among a select few in the nation that is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Provider-Partner, a Novell Platinum Reseller, and a Citrix Gold Reseller. Corporate Technologies website may be found on the Internet at www.corptech.net.

With the recent merger with Vicom, Corporate Technologies is now able to provide service, system integration, training and related communication sales and support activities for commercial, professional and institutional users in the Upper Midwest and throughout the United States. The Company offers a full range of data, voice and video communications systems including products from Cisco, Nortel, Compaq, HP, ECI, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Lucent and NEC.

The discussion above contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors.