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To: tech who wrote (1616)	12/17/1997 9:45:00 AM
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AGISS CORP - Agiss Software Teams With CICS To Secure Year 2000 Contract At 3M AGISS Software Corporation and Consultants in Computer Software Inc. (CICS) announced that they have been awarded an Initial contract by 3M to complete a Year 2000 Portfolio Assessment at its Greenville, North Carolina production facility. Tasks included in this first phase contract include the provision of professional services to assist in: the development of an inventory of 3M's Greenville plant information technology assets; to conduct a high-level assessment of the impact of the century change on the plant operations; to develop an overall strategy and approach to resolving the Year 2000 problem; to provide a detailed estimate of the work required to correct individual applications; and to provide testing and implementation support for each converted application. Mr. Scott Feagan, the President of AGISS Software Corporation stated that "We are pleased that CICS selected us for this project based on our Year 2000 expertise. Our REMEDY2000(TM) methodology provides the means for clients s ch as 3M to: complete an assessment of their requirements prior to entering into a large millennium project; to remediate their code; and to implement compliant code in their production systems. I believe that once we prove ourselves on this phase, 3M will consider our team for its other 58 sites in North America." CICS is a Bloomington, Minnesota company that specializes in the provision of IT services. The company is a 3M IT Preferred Provider and will provide prime contractor responsibilities. CICS chose AGISS because of REMEDY2000(TM) and their experienced people, knowledge, methodology and tools to resolve the year 2000 situation. This initial contract for specialized Year 2000 services has potential to develop into a long-term arrangement with CICS and 3M. AGISS SOFTWARE CORPORATION is a leading provider of automated conversion tools and services to solve the Year 2000 problem across many different platforms. Its Canadian methodology for correcting the "millennium" problem is called REMEDY2000(TM) and is marketed worldwide. AGISS is a wholly owned subsidiary of AGISS Corporation a NASDAQ OTC BB company. TEL: (212) 421-2545 Mr. Tom Dean or Mr. Michael Block Innovative Research Associates Inc.