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Wednesday September 8, 7:34 am Eastern Time

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UniComp Enters Into Technology Agreement With Symbol Technologies

UniComp Subsidiary, Continuum Technology, and Symbol Technologies to Develop Price Check Kiosks for One of the Largest Discount Retailers in the World

MARIETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999-- UniComp, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCMP - news) announced today that its subsidiary, North Carolina-based Continuum Technology Corporation, has entered into an agreement with Holtsville, N.Y.-based Symbol Technologies, Inc., (NYSE:SBL - news) a global leader in mobile data management systems and services, to jointly develop and produce Price Check Kiosks for one of the largest discount retailers in the world.

Under the current terms of the contract, initially worth an estimated $450,000, Continuum will provide design assistance and engineering support as well as the manufacturing of 2,400 Price Check Kiosks over the next three months. According to UniComp President and CEO Stephen A. Hafer, ``If the project is as successful as envisioned, an additional 7,500 units could be built and delivered over the next two years.''

``Continuum Technology and its engineering team are experts at providing custom and semi-custom products that meet the exacting design specifications and operational requirements of this large sophisticated retailer,'' said Patrick J. Salatto, Symbol senior product manager. ``We have worked on several projects with Continuum and currently provide our LS 9100 omni-directional scanner as the scan engine for their off-the-shelf price check terminals. We continue to appreciate the design manufacturability and the level of quality built into Continuum's products as it provides a great benefit to both the Continuum and Symbol end users.''

``We are pleased that Symbol Technologies selected Continuum as their technology partner in the design and development of these innovative, cost-saving Price Check Kiosks,'' said Continuum President Daniel J. Conti. ``We have installed over 10,000 of our standard price check terminals enabling retailers to reduce store personnel requirements while enhancing a customer's shopping experience and improving customer satisfaction. We look forward to building upon our strong business relationship with Symbol Technologies as they pursue future business here in the United States as well as internationally,'' continued Conti.

About Symbol Technologies, Inc.

Symbol Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in mobile data management systems and services with innovative customer solutions based on wireless local area networking for voice and data, application-specific mobile computing and bar code data capture. Symbol's wireless LAN solutions are installed at more than 45,000 customer locations, and more than seven million Symbol scanners and application-specific scanner-integrated mobile computer systems are in use worldwide. Symbol and its global network of business partners provide solutions for retailing, transportation and distribution logistics, parcel and postal delivery, healthcare, education, manufacturing and other industries. Information is available from Symbol at 1-800-722-6234 and at www.symbol.com.

About Continuum

The Company designs, manufactures, and supports innovative electronic hardware and software products primarily in the Point of Sale (POS) industry as well as providing a family of transaction processing and information management systems. The Company engages in the development and promotion of technology solutions that enable merchants to collect, utilize, and distribute information in the retail environment as well as utilize the Internet for electronic commerce. Continuum conducts business worldwide through partnerships, resellers and through direct sales efforts. The company markets its products to over 10 countries in North America, South America and Europe. Please visit Continuum's World Wide Web site at http://www.ctcsolutions.com for further information.

About UniComp

UniComp, Inc. is an innovative provider of business solutions and information technology services to small and large businesses located throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Asian-Pacific Region. These business solutions and services include the following: A comprehensive suite of systems management software for IBM AS/400 users along with two platform migration products targeting independent software vendors and users of IBM/36 and AS/400 systems requiring migration to open-system platforms such as Windows, Windows NT or Unix; A Windows-based human resource planning and management system with a focus on employee scheduling; A complete suite of end-to-end secure electronic payment solutions for e-commerce and traditional retail merchants. The company's full suite of e-commerce products and services, including transaction processing, web development and web hosting, will be available by the end of August 1999. Please visit our World Wide Web site at: www.unicomp.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release relating to the projected revenue from the Company's agreement with Symbol Technologies contain forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including timely development and market acceptance of its Price Check Kiosks , upgrades to its existing family of products, the impact of competitive products, and pricing, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's publicly available reports.


Contact:
     UniComp, Inc.

     Robert Shaver, 770/424-3684 ext. 116

     or

     Investor Relation Resources

     Marty Tullio, 949/376-4458
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