UniComp and California Software Resolve Dispute.Business Editors MARIETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001 UniComp To Distribute Both Unibol and BABY Products UniComp, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCMP UCMP USIGS Configuration Management Plan ), a provider of customer-activated wireless systems, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) midrange software, retail e-business solutions and payment processing software and services for companies, resellers and system integrators, announced today that it has reached an agreement with California Software Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : CAWC CAWC Canadian Association of Wound Care CAWC Companion Animal Welfare Council (UK) CAWC Chicago Abused Women’s Coalition CAWC Cryogenic Aerosol Wafer Cleaning ) to resolve all outstanding issues pursuant to California Software's acquisition of Unibol LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability from UniComp. Under the terms of the agreement, UniComp, through its subsidiary, UniComp Solutions, Inc., will distribute the Unibol migration products along with California Software's family of BABY migration and graphical/web enablement products. According to UniComp CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President Stephen A. Hafer, "UniComp will continue to service and support our existing Unibol customer base and will provide current and new customers both of these fine product lines. Our goals from the beginning have been to provide both companies with an enhanced family of products to better support our customers' evolving requirements and to afford them the best customer support and service possible. In our negotiations to resolve our various business issues we remained focused on our original goals and I believe this focus has allowed us to reach an agreement benefiting ourselves and, most importantly, our customers and our shareholders." "We have worked diligently to resolve our business issues and reach an agreement that will benefit both California Software and UniComp," commented California Software CEO Bruce Acacio. "We look forward to successfully building and expanding our new working relationship with UniComp and its management team." UniComp recently agreed to merge with Return On Investment Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: ROIE ROIE Return On Investment Corp (stock symbol) ), based in Kennesaw, GA. Hafer added, "This resolution with California Software brings us one step closer to the closing of the pending merger with ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ." About UniComp UniComp, Inc. (www.unicomp.com) is a provider of IBM midrange software, retail e-business solutions and payment processing software and services for companies, resellers and system integrators. The retail e-business solutions include (1) a full suite of e-business solutions and services including secure Internet and/or bricks-and-mortar transaction processing, web development and hosting and (2) a family of customer-activated wireless devices to enhance the retail shopping experience and reduce overhead costs. The software applications and services include a comprehensive suite of systems management software for IBM AS/400 users and two platform migration products for transitioning IBM System/36 and AS/400 applications to open-system platforms such as Windows NT, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Linux. UniComp's customer list includes Coca-Cola, Symbol Technologies, Kyrus Corporation, Systech Retail Systems, DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Worldwide Express, and BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. Motors. About California Software Headquartered in Irvine, CA with offices in Richmond, Belfast and Brussels, California Software Corporation is the worldwide leader in IBM Midrange migration software solutions and a leader in Financial Services Software. The Company's products, marketed under the brand name BABY, Unibol and MLPS MLPS Modern Languages in the Primary School (Scottish primary education) MLPS Manual Lever Position Sensor MLPS Martin Luther Preparatory School (Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin) , support the migration of IBM AS/400 screens and applications to Windows, Unix, Linux and the Web and loan processing applications for financial institutions. California Software enjoys over 100,000 installations in 56 countries and is in use by such customers as Caterpillar, Volvo, DHL Worldwide, BMW Motors, Alliance Funding and Bancomer. Forward Looking Statements Statements that include the terms "believes", "intends", or "expects" are intended to reflect "forward looking statements" of UniComp and ROI. The information contained herein is subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward looking statements or paragraphs. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other documents UniComp and ROI file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K. UniComp plans to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus that UniComp and ROI plan to mail to their shareholders containing information about the merger. Investors and security holders of UniComp and ROI are advised to read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available because it will contain important information about UniComp and ROI, the merger, the persons soliciting proxies related to the merger, their interest in the merger, and related matters. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed by UniComp at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus also will be available by directing such requests to the attention of Robert Shaver at UniComp at (770) 424-3684 ext. 116, or Robert Spoharski at ROI at (770) 517-4750 ext. 307. |
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