Gilbarco Inc. and DataMax Consulting Corporation Announce Strategic Partnership

Deal includes sale of Gilbarco's Back Office/Home Office assets.

Greensboro, NC- February 7, 2003 - Gilbarco Inc. and DataMax Consulting Corporation announce a strategic partnership. As part of the agreement, DataMax will purchase all assets related to Gilbarco's Retail Management Solutions (RMS) Division.

Gilbarco's RMS Division markets industry-leading Back Office and Home Office software products for both single-site (TSW!) and multi-site (Envoy) convenience store markets. The BOS/HOS products will compliment DataMax's wide variety of custom services, such as retail technology and business consulting services, engineering services, rollout management, hardware procurement, staging and deployment.

"DataMax is delighted to welcome the RMS team into our organization to expand our ability to offer everything our customers need to run profitable, consumer-friendly stores more efficiently," said Lee Pennington, DataMax President and CEO.

In addition to the RMS purchase agreement, DataMax will enter into a VAR relationship for the sale and distribution of Gilbarco's point-of-sale products. "This will enable Gilbarco customers to continue to enjoy the value of an end-to-end solutions provider for both their point-of-sale and back office software needs," said David Kaehler, President Gilbarco North America.

Gilbarco and DataMax will work jointly with customers to ensure a smooth transition of the Retail Management Solutions Division. Under the new structure the TSW! and Envoy products will continue to be developed and enhanced. In the next few weeks, the new Windows version of TSW! (StoreWorks!) will be released, and on April 1st, the next generation of Envoy (Version 4.0) will be available for general release.

DataMax will continue to operate the consulting services company out of Round Rock, TX and the RMS business out of the four existing RMS locations - Los Angeles, Montreal, Miami and Bangkok.

The sale was effective January 31, 2003. The price of the transaction was not disclosed.

About DataMax Consulting Corporation

DataMax is a recognized business and technology consultancy based in Round Rock, Texas, and provides convenience retailing technology, and integration solutions with a focus on global super-majors in the integrated energy industry. DataMax is a one-stopshop for business / technical consulting, project management, development, engineering/design, and retail automation, accounting and management information system services. Automation services and solutions include: Retail Automation Consulting, Business Consulting, Engineering Services, Custom Software Development, National Rollout Services, and Hardware Sales, Break/Fix Depot and Warranty Services. Clients have included international and domestic petroleum companies, automation providers, consulting and information technology providers, and nontraditional entrants into the convenience retail industry. Client size has ranged from those with 100+/- locations to those with more than 20,000 locations. DataMax's primary focus is integrated energy businesses within the Fortune 100 list of companies. For more information on DataMax, visit www.DataMaxGroup.com.

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