NETWORK SYSTEMS was recently selected as one of North Carolina's Technology Fast 50, part of a national competition sponsored by the accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche. The program acknowledges the fastest growing high tech firms in the state, as measured by percentage growth in revenue over the last five years. NETWORK SYSTEMS, based in Greensboro, NC, learned they had been selected 29th among the North Carolina Technology Fast 50. NETWORK SYSTEMS, founded in 1985, develops and installs proprietary software for vertical process manufacturers. This suite of software products, referred to as the net collection™ , addresses all aspects of sales order management, resource planning, manufacturing, distribution. NETWORK SYSTEMS's customer base is in the Textile, Hosiery, Home Fashions, Apparel industry and Printing and Publishing industry.

Robbie M. Efird, Chief Executive Officer of NETWORK SYSTEMS, commented, "Anytime an independent group with the credibility and stature of Deloitte & Touche recognizes the success NETWORK SYSTEMS has had, it serves as a real boost for our employees. This announcement should also reinforce the decision our customers have made in choosing to work with NETWORK SYSTEMS."

Efird continued, "Certainly, part of the satisfaction in this selection to the Technology Fast 50 for North Carolina is the state's well deserved reputation as home now for many emerging high tech firms. Internet start-ups, telecommunication firms and bio-technology companies are recognized for their competitive growth. We are committed to strengthening our position as a market leader in software, assisting the textile and sewn products industry as well as the printing and publishing industry with state of the art enterprise-wide systems."