News Release--For Immediate Release--July 21, 2003

Digital Controls' Plus Technologies Division Announces Reynolds and Reynolds Partnership

Dayton, Ohio - Digital Controls Corporation's Plus Technologies division announced today that they have reached agreement with Reynolds and Reynolds to embed Plus Technologies' OM Plus software into Reynolds and Reynolds' core Auto dealer application software suite (ERA).  The ERA system provides an integrated control point for retailing activities within automotive retailers and enterprises, bringing together back-office, sales, service and customer relationship management (CRM) operations to giving dealership personnel access to critical data whenever and wherever it was needed.  Plus Technologies also announced that they will be collaborating with Reynolds and Reynolds, on an ongoing basis, to further integrate Plus Technologies' solutions into the ERA system.

With OM Plus integrated into the ERA system, print operations associated with ERA are significantly streamlined and the network bandwidth is optimized.  Managing the bandwidth associated with printing improves ERA system response times and greatly improves their dealers' productivity.

"Reynolds and Reynolds' customers will reap the benefits of the OM Plus integration into ERA through increased reliability and fidelity of the ERA print functions and through improved network performance during high volume print jobs," said Mike Visser, Vice President and General Manager of the Plus Technologies division of Digital Controls.

Reynolds and Reynolds will also reap great benefits through the integration of OM Plus into the ERA system. Reynolds and Reynolds will now have to field fewer service calls for ERA and have better tools to resolve their customers' print related issues.  They will also increase customer satisfaction tremendously.  This is due to the improvement associated with their customers' network performance when OM Plus manages the customers' print output. All of these benefits are gained without any impact on the customers' core business application, ERA from Reynolds and Reynolds.

"This is a tremendous partnership for both companies", added Visser, "We are pleased to be adding tremendous value to Reynolds and Reynolds' solution which they can pass on to their customers. Through our continued efforts to find new opportunities, we hope to be making more exciting partnership announcements later this year as our companies work together to develop new solutions for Reynolds and Reynolds customers."

"We are, of course, delighted with this significant order, said Mike Denny, CEO of Digital Controls Corporation.  Added Mr. Denny, " What is really exciting however is the opportunity to partner with one of the premier companies in the Miami Valley.  Reynolds and Reynolds has a reputation of world class customer service and we are very proud that we can add to their value proposition."

ABOUT REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS
Reynolds and Reynolds (
www.reyrey.com) is the leading provider of integrated solutions that help automotive retailers manage change and improve their profitability. With 75 years of experience serving automotive retailing, Reynolds enables car companies and retailers to work together to build the lifetime value of their customers. The company's award-winning software, service and training solutions include a full range of retail and enterprise management systems; networking and support; e-business applications; Web services; learning and consulting services; CRM solutions, document and data management and leasing services. Reynolds serves more than 20,000 customers comprising 90 percent of the automotive retailers and virtually all car companies in North America. It conducts CRM consulting services on five continents. SOURCE Reynolds and Reynolds Company

ABOUT DIGITAL CONTROLS CORPORATION
Digital Controls is an IT services, software and development company with over 35 years of providing technology solutions to its IT customers around the United States. 
We serve our customers through three divisions:     
Technology Services Group™, e-Tools@Work™ and Plus Technologies
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Technology Services Group provides on-site and remote managed services for network and systems support, network security management services, a suite of professional services that include network and system design, staging and installation and complex configuration services. In addition, TSG offers predictively priced IT hardware and software deployment solutions. The company's Internet applications division, e-Tools@Work focuses on database driven web applications for education (K-12), and local and county government. In addition, the company's software division, Plus Technologies, is a developer and marketer of Advanced Document Delivery and Printer Management software solutions.

ABOUT PLUS TECHNOLOGIES®
Plus Technologies provides secure application output delivery solutions that focus on the movement of business documents from their point of creation (i.e. business application) to their final destination (i.e. Printers/MFD's, email, web, fax, other) and provide a host of value-add functions along the way.
 
Value-add functions include document routing across complex networks, bi-directional communications with printers, document delivery confirmation, advanced spooling, printer management, secure printing, dynamic rules-based document re-routing, merging data with electronic forms, document conditioning (bursting, bundling), web based archiving and viewing systems, activity accounting, and document format transformations including XML. Plus Technologies solutions simplify administration and enhance security with respect to documents and physical assets i.e. printers and MFD's.
 
Plus Technologies offers software, consulting services, implementation services and technical support. The ultimate goal of Plus Technologies is to streamline document related business processes to increase efficiency and therefore the profitability of our customers.
www.plustechnologies.com 877-899-PLUS (toll free) 937-384-0444 (outside US & Canada)

Digital Controls Contact:  Joel Vedder, VP of Corporate Marketing, Digital Controls Corporation, 444 Alexandersville Road, Miamisburg, OH 45342  937-384-0444 
937-384-0842 fax  
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