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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Stocks: An Investment Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: paul e thomas who wrote (12711)	8/17/1998 11:41:00 AM
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Data Dimensions Awarded Contract by Ross Stores; Year 2000 Contract Covers Enterprise-Wide Assessment and IT Conversion BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Dimensions, Inc. (DDI) (Nasdaq: DDIM) today announced it has been awarded a follow-on contract by Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) covering Year 2000 process management for a variety of business functions. Data Dimensions was engaged by Ross Stores to assess and scope the project and has now been retained to assist in the conversion and testing phases for the national off-price apparel retailer. Under the enterprise-wide program, Data Dimensions will implement Year 2000 corrective processes for specific business functions of Newark-California-based Ross Stores across the broad distribution and supply- management issues unique to the retail industry. This assignment includes desktop equipment, embedded-chip equipment and systems, property systems, telecommunications and vendors and suppliers. "With more than 300 stores across the country, Ross needs excellent management information and automation systems," said Jane Rice, Ross Stores' vice president of Management Information Systems. "We turned to Data Dimensions for this critical phase of our ongoing Year 2000 remediation because of its extensive, proven expertise in helping companies across a wide range of industries solve Year 2000 technology problems. Joseph Menchaca, Data Dimensions' executive vice president of the Knowledge Consulting Division, said, "We are pleased that another high-quality national company like Ross Stores has selected Data Dimensions to lead this important assignment. The retail industry is particularly affected by the Year 2000 problem because of the broad distribution and supply chain management issues." Data Dimensions, based in Bellevue, Washington, provides services and products to help businesses and government agencies manage enterprise-wide technology system changes. Since 1991, it has focused on assisting major organizations plan and execute programs for resolving the Year 2000 technology problem. For information about DDI, its products and services; visit DDI's Web site at data-dimensions.com. "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release that may be considered forward-looking statements may be subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, including uncertainties in the market, pricing, competition, procurement and manufacturing efficiencies, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. SOURCE Data Dimensions, Inc. Web Site: data-dimensions.com CONTACT: Jim McLendon, Director of Investor Relations, 425-468-1158, or Investor-Relations@data-dimensions.com, or Fay Lim, Director of Marketing, 425-468-1150, or Fay-Lim@data-dimensions.com, both of Data Dimensions