Logicalis Completes Acquisition of Alliance Consulting Southwest Division; Logicalis Strengthens Services Capabilities, Extends Geographic Footprint

Business Wire, May 2, 2006

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Logicalis, Inc., a global provider of high-performance technology solutions, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Alliance Consulting's Southwest region business ("Alliance Southwest"), based in Phoenix, Arizona. The acquisition strengthens Logicalis' presence in the West coast and Southwest and extends the capabilities of the Logicalis Contract Consulting Services Group (CCSG).

The new combined services organization totals 250 service delivery consultants who have obtained over 1,500 technical certifications. The Logicalis CCSG provides customers with a single, independent consulting organization that can support their heterogeneous hardware, software and IT services requirements.

"Logicalis is now one of the largest independent providers of technology to the West and Southwest regions," said Mike Cox, President and CEO, Logicalis North American operations. "This acquisition increases our ability to offer a comprehensive portfolio, including hardware, software and services, to our enterprise customers. It will also help increase Logicalis U.S. annualized revenues to over $475 million."

About Logicalis

Logicalis is a global provider of high-performance technology solutions. Logicalis and its affiliated companies employ 1,000 people worldwide, including highly-trained service specialists who specify, design, deploy and manage IT infrastructure to meet the needs of over 5,000 corporate and public sector customers. Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with technology leaders such as HP, IBM, Cisco and EMC.

Logicalis is a part of Logicalis Group, a division of Datatec Limited (JSE: DTC), a $3 billion business listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. With its international headquarters in the UK, Logicalis Group has annualized global revenues of approximately $750 million from operations in the U.S., UK, Germany and South America. In North America, Logicalis' annualized revenues amount to some $475 million with over 450 employees in the U.S. For more information, visit www.us.logicalis.com.