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Corporate Profile for Barr Systems Inc., dated Aug. 28, 1998

Business Wire, August 28, 1998

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Published Date:   Aug. 28, 1998

Company Name:     Barr Systems Inc.

Address:          4500 NW 27th Avenue
                  Gainesville, FL  32606

Main Telephone
 Number:          800-BARR-SYS

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)www.barrsys.com

Chief Executive

 Officer:         Tony Barr

Public Relations
 Contact:         Linda Homewood
 Business number: 352/491-3160

Company description: Barr Systems Inc. leads the industry in the design, manufacture, and support of high-performance data communications products. Its PC-based software and hardware products provide solutions to Fortune 1000 organizations for enterprise-wide connectivity and printing. These companies depend on Barr technology to perform huge file transfers in minutes, produce millions of payroll checks on time, distribute departmental documents anywhere, and many other mission-critical tasks over SNA and IP networks.

The company's solutions allow customers to manage channel-attached printers away from the mainframe; perform high-speed file transfers and share print resources between mainframes and networks; use mainframe-like spooling right from the desktop; integrate SNA and IP printing and networking; and connect SNA gateways to mainframes via SDLC, Bus & Tag, and ESCON.

Barr Systems was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Gainesville, Fla. With more than 32,000 installed sites worldwide, the company has proven its dedication to designing every product to achieve the ideals of high performance, simplicity of operation, and superior reliability.

For additional information regarding Barr Systems and its products please visit http://www.barrsys.com or call 1-800-BARRSYS.