MODCOMP Releases Industrial ScadaBase for Linux and Announces Contract with Clarksburg Facility of UCAR Carbon Company

January 10, 2000, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida -- MODCOMP Inc., a subsidiary of CSP Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI), announced the award of a contract with UCAR International to upgrade their industrial process control computer system at their graphite specialties manufacturing plant in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The new process control system will be used to simultaneously monitor and control temperature and pressure of gas fired baking furnaces used in the manufacturing process.

Using an Intel compatible industrial hardened computer system, the new UCAR process control application will be built with MODCOMP's new Linux version of ScadaBase, a graphically enhanced, menu-driven, user-configurable Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) application software package suited for real-time process control, factory automation, and utility applications. ScadaBase supports batch and continuous process control applications for industries such as energy, metals, oil and gas, rubber and plastics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, pulp and paper, and food and beverages.

"The high performance and robustness of Linux makes it a natural fit for open systems hardware and software architectures," stated Ron Cook, Vice President of Technology Operations for MODCOMP, Inc. "The modular software architecture of ScadaBase, coupled with commercially available hardware running Linux, provides an unparalleled platform for system expansion, scalability, and interoperability with enterprise business systems", Cook added.

MODCOMP is providing the project management, application development, installation, and documentation for the project.

About MODCOMP, Inc.
Founded in 1970, MODCOMP, Inc. is a CSP, Inc. subsidiary based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MODCOMP supplies high-performance, real-time computer systems, applications and services for leading worldwide industrial and government organizations. The Company's E-Commerce Division is a leading provider of Internet software solutions and systems integration. For more information about MODCOMP, Inc., call (800) 322-3287, email info@modcomp.com, or visit http://www.modcomp.com.

About CSP Inc.
Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, CSP Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI), and its subsidiaries develop and market Internet software for e-commerce solutions, image processing software, network management integration services, and high performance computer systems. For more information about CSP, Inc., call (978) 663-7598 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 future growth of CSP Inc., and the success of the Company's and its subsidiary's 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 filed November 25, 1998 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Contact: Gary W. Levine Vice President of Finance, CFO (978) 663-7598 ext. 1200

Corporate Headquarters:
MODCOMP, Inc.
1650 West McNab Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309-1088
Tel: +1 954 974 1380
Fax: +1 954 977 1900
E-mail: info@modcomp.com
www.modcomp.com

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Note to Editors: MODCOMP is a registered trademark and ScadaBase is a trademark of MODCOMP, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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For more information regarding this press release contact: Ellen Rowley, PH: 954-977-1655, E-mail: rowleye@modcomp.com.