Press Release

Verticent Wins New Licenses in Metals Service Centers and Configure-To-Order Manufacturing

RELEASE DATE: May 23, 2005

TAMPA, FL – Verticent, Inc., a leading developer of enterprise software solutions for small-to-medium size manufacturers and distributors, announced today that it enjoyed several key license sales in the Midwest. Locations for the new license deployment were Detroit, MI, Chicago, IL, Milwaukee, WI, and central Illinois. Verticent President, Scott Galloway, stated “Verticent’s focus continues to payoff. These three new license sales were won in our targeted verticals where we focus on the metal service center industry, metal fabrication, and configure-to-order manufacturing”. Galloway added “We are building momentum and taking away new business from our competitors while displacing others that focus on these industries exclusively. This proves that the combination of our technology, broad ERP capability, and deep and focused vertical functionality is what these targeted industries are yearning for”.

About Verticent:
Verticent, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASA International, Ltd. (a private holding company), provides integrated enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, e-business and business intelligence software solutions that meet the unique business demands of small-to-medium size manufacturers and distributors. With a commitment to specific vertical industries where it has proven experience and success, Verticent leverages industry-specific knowledge and functionality to deliver a flexible, yet affordable, enterprise business system. The Verticent enterprise business system helps enhance overall business operations by reducing implementation and on-going administrative costs, increasing organizational responsiveness and productivity, improving customer service, sharpening organizational insight and control, and delivering a rapid return on investment. For more information contact Verticent at (813) 226-2600, fax (813) 222-0886 or visit www.verticent.com.