Halifax Successfully Completes Microsoft Windows 2000 Conversion Project; This Becomes One of the Earliest Windows 2000 Conversions in the U.S

Business Wire, Feb 9, 2000

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ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000

Halifax Corporation (AMEX: HX) today announced the successful completion of a Microsoft Windows 2000 conversion for WFofR Incorporated, a full service media planning and buying agency located in Richmond, Virginia.

&uot;Halifax is among the first companies to complete a Windows 2000 customer conversion,&uot; states Jack Reis, president and chief executive officer. &uot;We have invested heavily in the internal training, testing and evaluation processes to support implementations of Windows 2000. This expertise greatly strengthens our network services offering. We believe there's strong growth potential in this area within our current client base and an opportunity to attract new clients as well.&uot;

The goals of the WFofR implementation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional were to reduce IT support and administrative costs, improve user productivity and boost productivity with their clients. The upgrade included the use of a Rapid Economic Justification (REJ) model, conducted by Halifax and audited by the Giga Information Group, a leading e-Business and information technology consulting firm.

&uot;Halifax has made a significant investment in building its consulting capabilities to help customers understand and realize the greatest value from Windows 2000,&uot; said Keith White, director of marketing, Microsoft Corp. &uot;This is evident in the success of the pilot implementation and the use of the Rapid Economic Justification model it employed onsite at WFofR. We're excited about the business potential for Windows 2000 and are pleased to have organizations like Halifax supporting its implementation.&uot;

In addition to completing one of the early Windows 2000 conversion projects, Halifax has a senior representative on Microsoft's mid-Atlantic Advisory Council. According to Bob Santmyer, vice president and general manager of Halifax Technology Services Division and a member of the council, &uot;Halifax's relationship with Microsoft on this Windows 2000 pilot has proven to be a unification of a quality product and excellent service delivery. The result is a customer who understands the business value of the technology decision and who is confident in the support they'll receive in the future.&uot;

Jeff Jones, president of WFofR, comments, &uot;Halifax's reputation as a premier provider of network services and desktop support was a key factor in our decision, and we're extremely pleased with the entire implementation. This process has helped us think about our business in totally new ways and tie our business goals back into the technology. From what we've seen so far, the time we'll save and the new Internet capabilities associated with Windows 2000 will be major factors in achieving and exceeding those objectives.&uot;

For 20 years, WFofR has specialized in buying broadcast and cable TV for national and regional advertisers. According to Jones, WFofR is best known for its unique spot TV buying system that produces some of the best efficiencies in the business.

He adds, &uot;We asked to participate in the pilot implementation of Windows 2000 after attending a seminar offered by Halifax and Microsoft. Because we were familiar with Halifax's network services capabilities and were anxious to move into the Windows 2000 environment, the company decided to become one of the early adopters.&uot;

Halifax began its internal Windows 2000 training in early to mid 1999, converting technical staff involved in Year 2000 software work to become technicians of Windows 2000. &uot;This was a win-win for the Company and for these employees,&uot; notes Reis, &uot;and we now have more than 15 certified technicians who are prepared to help our clients launch implementations of Windows 2000 in their respective environments.&uot;

Along with Microsoft, the Company plans to offer Windows 2000 seminars in the mid-Atlantic area starting in April. For more information about Halifax's upcoming Windows 2000 seminars, contact Doug Mulvihill at dmulvihill@hxcorp.com.

Founded in 1967, Halifax Corporation provides a wide range of information technology services to commercial and government customers throughout the United States and overseas. The Company generated revenues of $81.8 million in fiscal 1999 and has approximately 650 employees working at its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters and in multiple offices throughout the U.S.

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