IT Services Company and IBM Premier Business Partner Expands its Territory Coverage in the Western United States

[Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Salt Lake City, UT - September 13, 2004] - MSI Systems Integrators (MSI), an IBM Premier Business Partner and IT services provider headquartered in Omaha, NE, has expanded its western geography to include the states of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, California and Alaska. The western region will include a full staff of engineers, architects, sales and administration in anchor offices in Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and Salt Lake City, Utah. Additional technical and sales staff will be located in satellite offices in the cities of Reno, Spokane, Boise as well as in the California Bay area and the states of Montana and Alaska.

The expansion is a result of MSI's determination to deliver the same quality of service to these geographies that have been provided to our traditional customers in the Midwest. In an industry known for its fragmented approach to providing services, MSI stands out as a single-source alternative for even the most complex corporate information technology projects. Working with a single vendor to provide IT solutions allows businesses to avoid the headaches related to support, maintenance and implementation issues associated with reliance on multiple vendors. MSI's service model has always been to provide strong local technical support by hiring the best engineers and specialists in the industry.

The expansion will also include opening a Technology Enablement Center" (TEC), a solution lab that contain hardware and software technologies from IBM, Cisco, McDATA and other industry leaders. The TEC provides the 'plug and play' environment necessary for individuals to determine what is best for their organization's current or planned IT environment. The TEC is built for education, demonstration, and proof-of-concept projects in a laboratory setting.

"Companies today are structuring their IT planning so that it matches the overall business plan for the organization," said Jim Simpson, MSI president and CEO. "Our TECs are built so that organizations can view and test the latest IT solutions in an informal, hands-on environment."

MSI's western region TEC is slated to open in 2005.

About MSI Systems Integrators

MSI Systems Integrators helps companies make their businesses better by providing IT optimization, enterprise security, unified communications, business intelligence, business integration, business continuity, content management and open source solutions. A leading provider of hardware, software and services, MSI has deep technical skills and partners with technology leaders such as Symantec, HP, IBM, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and VMware to provide world-class business solutions that help companies be more responsive, productive and resilient. MSI is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska with offices throughout the United States. For more information about MSI, please visit www.msiinet.com or call 800-640-4674, extension 2394.

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Teresa Mardesen
MSI Systems Integrators
(800) 640-4674, x2394
tmardesen@msiinet.com

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