eSystems' ASaP AND ASACA TeraCart DVD-RAM LIBRARIES COMBINE

ASACA Corporation and eSystems Inc, a leading provider of advanced, integrated content management and information portal solutions for businesses, announced that eSystems' revolutionary multi-dimensional database software, called ASaP, is fully compatible with ASACA TeraCart DVD-RAM libraries. Combined, the products deliver accurate, comprehensive searches of distributed information banks -- inside or outside the enterprise that authorized corporate users and customers can browse and access online.

The ASaP data mining solution is unique in the support and flexibility it provides. More than 200 document formats are supported including images, sound, video, Web and office documents. It also allows users to query against a single data bank or across multiple data banks to extract specifically accurate results. As a result, information can be mined from the Web, corporate intranets, databases, imaging systems, file servers and other sources. With ASaP's "on-the-fly" structured search capabilities, users can modify search fields and indexes at any time without having to re-index the database.

The ASACA library is also unique in that it's the only storage solution capable of acting as four separate libraries within a single cabinet. This feature enables users to create data banks to categorize specific information. The ASACA DVD library helps organizations maximize the value of the ASaP searches by becoming the firm's enterprise-wide information exchange facilitator -- the central repository where people throughout the organization can share information and experiences to improve decision-making, productivity and profits.

Working together, the software/hardware solution is capable of indexing Gigabytes of information per day and support for hundreds of simultaneous user queries and displays.

According to IDC analysts, the demand for quicker access tools for information collection, retrieval and analysis as well as the ability to handle heterogeneous collections of text, images, video and sound will lift the document and content technologies (DCT) market to new heights. They project that the worldwide DCT market will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32%, from $1.1 billion in 1999 to nearly $4.4 billion in 2004.

"Today's business enterprises need more than simple repositories of massive amounts of data, they need fast access, simplified searches, and nearly instant retrieval, as well as flexible methods for browsing and indexing the data," said Chuck Larabie, vice president of Business Development for eSystems Inc. "With ASaP software's comprehensive and highly accurate multi-dimensional searches and the virtually unlimited capacity of the ASACA library, businesses will be able to get the right information to the right people at the right time. It's the kind of solution that will provide an almost immediate return on investment."

"ASaP software is a robust solution that provides businesses and government agencies with an efficient means of sorting through massive amounts of information to speed decision making," said Chris Stone, ASACA's director of marketing. "When combined with our TeraCart libraries, organizations have an affordable solution for turning Terabytes of raw data into a valuable, easily accessible, and easily shared information resource."

Price/Availability

ASaP is available through eSystems and many of the leading library and storage software developers with prices starting at $10,000.

ASACA's TeraCart DVL systems are available for immediate delivery. Individual libraries can be configured with 1 to 24 DVD-RAM drives for online capacities ranging from 2.3TB to nearly 14TB. Expansion cabinets are available for up to 109TB of DVD-RAM storage. Fibre Channel SAN-ready models include a built-in server and are available with an ATX or Sparc, NT or UNIX operating system.

About eSystems Inc

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., eSystems Inc is a privately held company that provides eCommerce business solutions incorporating document management and imaging innovations. eSystems has developed a premier product, ASaP, which provides document management, search and retrieval capabilities for high-volume users over the Web. For more information on eSystems, call 719-955-4100 x3009 or visit www.esystemsonline.com.

About ASACA

Founded in 1971, the ASACA/SHIBASOKU Corporation has its US headquarters in Golden, Colo. A leading developer of high-capacity, high-performance data storage solutions, the company is focused on serving broadcast and data storage markets worldwide. For complete information on the TeraCart DVL systems, visit the ASACA Website at www.asaca.com.

Contact ASACA Corporation, Golden, Chris Stone, 303-278-1111, chriss@asaca.com.