Data Dimensions Licenses R Systems to Provide Year 2000 Procedures and Ardes 2k

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Dimensions Inc. (Nasdaq: DDIM) said it signed an agreement with R Systems Inc. to employ Data Dimensions' procedures and resell its Ardes 2k millennium product in Year 2000 consulting work.

R Systems provides Year 2000 consulting services using its VISION/2000 rapid response methodology to clients nationwide, including Year 2000 compliance support and consulting contracts with the states of Arizona, California and Washington.

"The addition of R Systems to the top-flight technology consultants licensed to use our Year 2000 procedures and resell Ardes 2k underscores the strength of our procedures and products," said Larry Martin, Data Dimensions' president and chief executive. Data Dimensions has licensed its technology procedures to 16 consulting firms, such as Deloitte & Touche, operating in 38 countries around the world.

El Dorado, California-based R Systems also provides a wide variety of professional services ranging from systems integration to technical staffing and custom software development. In addition to its offices in California, the company maintains corporate offices in Japan and India as well as an offshore development center in New Delhi.

"We selected Data Dimensions because of its extensive expertise in helping companies and government agencies solve their Year 2000 technology problems," said Rekhi Singh, president of R Systems.

Data Dimensions' Ardes 2k is a revolutionary CD-ROM and Internet product designed to give companies and government agencies end-to-end procedures and guidance to help fix their Year 2000 problems using in-house staff. Ardes 2k was released April 1.

R Systems is a business alliance partner with Oracle Corp., an independent Solomon Software developer and is a certified Microsoft Solutions Provider. Among R Systems clients are MasterCard International, the State of California, Bell Atlantic Software, Intel, Motorola and Sumitomo Electric.

Bellevue, Washington-based Data Dimensions is the world's leading provider of Year 2000 services, working as a consultant to companies such as MCI Communications and BankBoston.

SOURCE Data Dimensions Inc.

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/CONTACT: Larry Martin of Data Dimensions, 206-688-1000; or Christine Davies of Stern & Co., 212-888-0044/

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