Holocomm Systems Inc. Receives Five-Year GSA Contract; Troubles With Cubicle Reconfiguration Becoming a Thing of the Past.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1999--

Holocomm Systems Inc., announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the GSA National Furniture Center, putting it on the Federal Supply Schedule through the year 2004.

Under contract No. GS-29F-0031J, Holocomm will be able to immediately provide TopRunner(TM), a cable management solution, to the government's enormous mix of modular office furniture systems requiring reconfiguration. TopRunner, Holocomm's breakthrough new product, integrates panel furniture systems, network connectivity and cabling topology.

"The government possesses more workstations than any Fortune 100 corporation," said Tom Mitchell, executive vice president of Holocomm Systems Inc. "TopRunner's retrofitting compatibility is the perfect solution for older workstations typically found in government and military open-office environments."

The annual rate at which office furniture is reconfigured or "churned" fluctuates between 20 percent and 200 percent, with an average approaching 50 percent. With more than 50 million modular office cubicles in use nationally, this translates into major downtime and recurring expenses. By using TopRunner, a network can be up and functioning fast, enabling network modernization without impacting productivity. TopRunner completely separates communications cabling from the furniture, dramatically reducing network troubleshooting and costly installation time.

TopRunner simplifies change in government installations, which are among the largest users of fiber optic technology products. TopRunner is compatible with all major furniture brands and all popular cable and connector types including coaxial, twisted pair and fiber optics. It also accepts fiber optic and copper cabling in any combination.

According to Mitchell, "Holocomm's partnership with Siecor (the largest provider of optical cable and the number-one supplier of interconnect hardware in North America) is the perfect solution to help the federal government with its numerous network upgrade programs." With the shortage of technical personnel at many government facilities, TopRunner also offers reliability by meeting all relevant telecommunications standards.

TopRunner has been installed in numerous government sites throughout the country, including the U.S. Senate, Patent and Trademark Office, and the Defense Information School, each time providing significant savings in time and labor costs. TopRunner has also been supplied to companies such as Lucent Technologies, American Express, Nations Bank, RICON and Intermountain Healthcare. Log onto www.holocomm.com for more information about Holocomm Systems and its innovative system.