MODCOMP Enters Financial IT Services Market with Strategic Acquisition of Sipher Software and Sipher Holdings, LTD.
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Purchase Includes Xport
Message Oriented Middleware Product as well as Existing Customer Base and Continuing Service Contracts
Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 9, 2002 - MODCOMP®, Inc. (www.modcomp.com),
a leading architect of legacy extension solutions and a subsidiary of CSP Inc.
(NASDAQ: CSPI), announced today the purchase of Sipher Software and Sipher
Holdings Limited by MODCOMP, UK. This tactical purchase plays a key role in
expanding MODCOMP’s growing IT professional services organization, and aligns
the company with some of the largest and best-known names in the financial services
market including Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Barclays, and other financial
institutions.
“We are extremely
pleased to complete this acquisition. Sipher is known for their data communications
expertise in general as well as designing and building customized communication
solutions using message oriented middleware (MOM). Acquiring the Xport enterprise
level MOM server empowers MODCOMP to deliver large volumes of business critical
data while maintaining the rigorous performance and reliability criteria the
financial services market demands,” said Brian Miller, General Manager,
MODCOMP, UK.
According to
Rob Crigler, vice president of sales and marketing, MODCOMP, “This acquisition
could not be more timely. Expanding our core competencies into the IBM's
Message Queue space greatly complements MODCOMP's expertise in enterprise
application integration (EAI) and our expertise in developing business-to-business
solutions (B2B) using J2EE middleware from BEA Inc.”
Existing
Sipher customers will benefit from MODCOMP’s larger international presence
and considerable resources and experience in eBusiness, EAI, and middleware
solutions. MODCOMP will benefit by being able to offer new and existing
clients enterprise level, highly scalable MOM solutions.
About
MODCOMP, Inc.
MODCOMP, Inc., is an international leader in eCommerce integration
software and services. For over 30 years, MODCOMP has consistently
helped its customers utilize emerging technologies to further mission
critical business objectives. The company’s eCommerce division is
committed to helping its customers take full advantage of rapidly
emerging eBusiness and mBusiness opportunities. MODCOMP combines
its ViewMax® integration software with its consulting and support
services to help clients leverage and extend their existing information
technology investments to the Web and beyond. A subsidiary of CSP,
Inc., MODCOMP, Inc. is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and has
offices in the U.S., U.K., and Germany. For more information about
the company and its products and services, phone MODCOMP headquarters
at (800) 322-3287, email info@modcomp.com,
or visit MODCOMP on the Web at www.modcomp.com.
About
CSP Inc.
Based in Billerica, Mass., CSP Inc. (CSPI) and its subsidiaries
develop and market software for eCommerce solutions and image
processing, network management and storage system integration
services and high performance computer systems. For more information
about CSP Inc., call (800) 325-3110 or
visit http://www.cspi.com.
CSP
Inc. wishes to take advantage of the 'safe harbor' provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to
statements that may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under
the Act. Such forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited
to, statements regarding the success of the Company and its subsidiaries'
products and services. The Company cautions that numerous factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking
statements made by the Company. Please refer to the section on
forward-looking statements included in the Company's Form 10-K dated
November 27, 2001, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Note to
Editors: MODCOMP and ViewMax are registered trademarks of MODCOMP, Inc.
All product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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MODCOMP,
Inc. contact: Robert Crigler, (678) 417-1731, crigler@modcomp.com
Press contact: Michelle Peloquin Riess,
(408) 230-2268, michelle.riess@attbi.com
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