Selection Based Upon Marketplace Impact, Use of IBM Products and Services in Customer Solutions, and Proven Customer Satisfaction and Value

[Omaha, Neb. - March 4, 2005] - MSI Systems Integrators, Inc. (MSI) has won the IBM PartnerWorld Distinguished Blue Diamond Beacon Award for being the most outstanding IBM Business Partner in the Americas geography.

One winner from each of IBM's three geographies is chosen from all IBM Business Partner communities, including resellers, consultants and integrators and independent software vendors. MSI was selected based upon its impact on the marketplace, content of IBM products and services in its solutions, competitive success, business contribution to IBM, customer satisfaction and customer value delivered.

MSI Systems Integrators brings enterprise solutions to the on demand marketplace in the areas of enterprise management, enterprise security, business intelligence, business integration, business continuity, content management, output management, and infrastructure simplification. MSI has deep technical skills and partners with IBM and other technology leaders to help companies be more responsive, productive and resilient. MSI offers a comprehensive portfolio of IBM solutions including Storage, eServer* zSeries*, pSeries*, iSeries*, and xSeries*; enterprise software, networking, print/document management in addition to providing infrastructure consulting and on demand architecture consulting services.

MSI also did significant business in 2004 with IBM Personal Systems, IBM Software and IBM Global Services. MSI employees hold more than 550 certifications, 60 of which are IBM certifications that count toward its Premier IBM Business Partner status. The company has successfully implemented several major IBM strategic initiatives, including a focus on the SMB market and use of IBM-sponsored innovation and technology centers. One of the first to embrace the Business Partner Innovation Center (BPIC) concept, MSI will be the first IBM Business Partner to launch multiple BPIC facilities in the Americas.

"MSI was this year's hands-down choice as the winner of the IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Blue Diamond Award for the Americas," said Donn Atkins, General Manager, IBM Global Business Partners. "MSI's strategy of teaming with clients to ensure their long-term success is echoed in its commitment to teaming with IBM. MSI's dedication, investment and overachievement in the many facets of its relationship with IBM earned it top honors for 2004."

"MSI's job is to make the clients we serve more competitive within their own on demand market - and add to their bottom line," said Jim Simpson, president and CEO, MSI Systems Integrators. "This award represents that total customer commitment."

About IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards

Nearly 600 nominations were judged by a team of leading industry journalists, analysts, and IBM executives, who selected winner and finalists in 31 award categories. These IBM Business Partners were honored during the IBM PartnerWorld 2005 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 27-March 2. For more information about the IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards please visit http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/pw2005_beacon.html.

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.

For more information, press only:
Teresa Mardesen
MSI Systems Integrators
(800) 640-4674, x2394
tmardesen@msiinet.com

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