TROY Group Appoints Robert S. Messina President and COO; Company Pursues Goal of Becoming E-Commerce Solutions Leader.

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999--

TROY Group Inc. (NASDAQ:TROY) Wednesday announced the appointment of Robert S. Messina as president and chief operating officer of Troy Group.

Messina was previously executive vice president of TROY Group and COO of TROY Systems International, a wholly owned subsidiary. He continues to report to Patrick J. Dirk, chairman and chief executive officer of TROY Group.

In his new position, Messina now has responsibility for the overall operations of TROY Group. The company is now structured as three subsidiaries operating under the TROY Group: TROY Systems International, TROY XCD and TROY Telgate. Prior to joining TROY in 1994 as vice president of Sales and Marketing, Messina served as general manager of Omninote, a division of Telautograph Corp., a network communications company. Previously, he was western regional vice president for Dictaphone Corp.

Messina's role will be to manage the resources and technologies of the company's subsidiaries in a manner that will provide maximum benefit to TROY's customers and business partners. The appointment allows Dirk to continue to pursue TROY's goal of becoming a leading provider in e-commerce solutions. Dirk will focus on growth initiatives including product development and strategic acquisitions.

Dirk commented, "This is an exciting period in the history of the company. The promotion of Robert Messina brings us a step closer to meeting our goal of becoming a leading e-commerce solutions provider. We believe that the company's future growth will result from our continued development and marketing of unique output solutions, particularly applicable to the Internet. We are currently developing technology to allow printers to communicate with one another and transfer data over the Internet. We have also developed an important new technology which should allow e-commerce merchants to accept check payment."

On July 21, 1999, TROY Group completed its initial public offering of 2.5 million shares of common stock at $7 per share. Cruttenden Roth Inc., Pennsylvania Merchant Group and H.C. Wainwright & Co. Inc., were the lead managers of the underwriting syndicate offering shares to the public.

TROY is recognized worldwide as a leading provider of output enhancement solutions and connectivity solutions. TROY has established a number of partnerships with companies such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Standard Register. TROY's current technologies in software, firmware, and connectivity, allow the company to move toward its goal of becoming a leading provider of e-commerce solutions.

Forward-looking statements (statements which are not historical fact) in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.