Digital Access Corporation Awarded USDA Contract

Business Wire, Oct 25, 2004

CHANTILLY, Va. -- Digital Access Corporation (DAC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American Systems Corporation, announced today that it has been awarded a blanket purchasing agreement (BPA) with the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to provide e-government solutions.

DAC is a leading edge developer of custom software applications with a focus on Internet integration, digital remote access linking, and network services. American Systems Corporation acquired the company last month.

Kerry Walters, DAC's President and CEO, said, "We are very pleased to have a contract vehicle which allows us to continue our work with this important customer. We have partnered with USDA FNS since 1998, developing applications and providing secure hosting for their PublicWeb, PartnerWeb, eDRS, IHEI/DGA, NewsStand and other key programs. We believe in the work this agency performs and are proud to help them maintain and grow their leadership position in providing e-government solutions to their constituents and partners."

About American Systems Corporation (ASC)

ASC is a privately held, employee-owned company headquartered in northern Virginia. The company employs approximately 1,400 employees in 22 offices nationwide and provides a full range of information technology, consulting, and training services.

ASC business lines include systems engineering and professional technical services, training services and simulation products, software development, systems and network integration, national rollouts of network and point-of-sale systems, security solutions, and related information technology services. ASC serves clients in the government, defense, telecommunications, commercial, and retail markets.

ASC has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past ten years and is now one of the largest Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) companies in the country. The company has successfully completed five major acquisitions in the past four years.

For more information, please visit www.2asc.com