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NTT Europe and MODCOMP Partner to Resell AutoWeb File Transfer Solution To Auto, Aerospace Industries

22 May 2000

NTT Europe and MODCOMP Partner to Resell AutoWeb File Transfer Solution To Auto, Aerospace Industries 
   Agreement Will Help Promote Global, Open Supply Chain Management Network

    FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 22 MODCOMP(R), Inc.
(http://www.modcomp.com), a subsidiary of CSP Inc. and a leading
developer of E-commerce and M-business solutions, today announced a
groundbreaking agreement allowing MODCOMP to promote and sell NTT Europe's
AutoWeb integration services to the automotive and aerospace industries
throughout Europe.  The agreement between UK based MODCOMP Ltd. and NTT Europe
Ltd., a subsidiary of NTT Communications, positions AutoWeb as the first step
toward a global and open network for supply chain management (SCM).
    AutoWeb is an independent service that focuses upon the automotive and
aerospace industries.  The AutoWeb range of services promotes the secure
transfer of textual and CAD/CAM based engineering data between an Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and its suppliers.  Using a variety of methods,
such as separation from Internet encryption and authentication technologies,
AutoWeb ensures the security of data transfer.
    More than 3,000 manufacturers currently subscribe to AutoWeb, among them
America's 'Big Three' (Daimler-Chrysler, Ford and GM) and AutoWeb is on course
to become the de facto file transfer product for the automotive industry.
AutoWeb also enjoys great success in Japan.  Honda, currently the largest
Japanese customer, employs AutoWeb on a global basis.
    NTT Communications Group launched the Global AutoWeb File Exchange(TM)
Service (G-AFX(TM)) during December 1999 when it connected three AutoWeb
Servers in Tokyo, Detroit, and London.  It is now launching new points of
presence (POPs) in Germany and France.
    NTT Communications positions AutoWeb as the first step towards global and
open network for supply chain management (SCM).  It plans to add collaboration
engineering functionality to AutoWeb and to establish new POPs in accordance
with the demand.  It eventually aims to provide the total SCM platform by
connecting AutoWeb with EDI and electronic commerce applications.
    "As an application integration services provider with a number of
customers in the UK's automotive industry, MODCOMP is ideally placed to
provide end-user integration services in support of NTT Europe's AutoWeb
initiative," said Rob Crigler, vice president marketing, MODCOMP E-commerce
Division. "AutoWeb -- when integrated with E-Business solutions -- will
significantly increase productivity levels for customers by automating
business processes for planning, scheduling, ordering and tracking changes in
design and manufacturing."

    About ACI (http://www.autoweb.net)
    AutoWeb Communications, based in Oak Park, Mich., provides CAD/Engineering
document file transfer services for the automotive and aerospace industry.
Its main customers in the U.S. are currently General Motors, Daimler-Chrysler,
Ford, US-Mercedes, US-Honda, US-Nissan and Pratt & Whitney. For more
information, call (248) 395-8500, email info@autoweb.net, or visit
http://www.autoweb.net. AutoWeb application services in Europe are provided by NTT
Europe, Ltd.

    About MODCOMP Inc. (http://www.modcomp.com)
    MODCOMP, Inc. is a CSP Inc. subsidiary based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.  The
company's E-commerce Division is a leading provider of Internet software
solutions and systems integration. MODCOMP works with third parties to develop
customized application solutions in the global E-commerce markets and has
offices in the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany.  For more information about
MODCOMP, Inc., call (800) 322-3287, email info@modcomp.com, or visit
http://www.modcomp.com.

    About CSP Inc.
    Based in Billerica, Mass., CSP Inc. and its subsidiaries
develop and market Internet software for E-commerce solutions, image
processing software, network management integration services and high
performance Linux systems.  For more information about CSP Inc., call
(978) 663-7598 or visit http://www.cspi.com.

    CSP Inc. wishes to take advantage of the 'safe harbor' provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to statements
that may be deemed be forward-looking statements under the Act.  Such
forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding the success of the Company's and its subsidiary's products and
services.  The Company cautions that numerous factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made by the
Company.  Please refer to the section on forward-looking statements included
in the Company's Form 10-K filed November 25, 1998 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

    To learn more about CSP Inc., consult http://www.cspi.com.
    To learn more about MODCOMP, Inc., consult http://www.modcomp.com.
    To learn more about Scanalytics, Inc., consult http://www.scanalytics.com.

    Note to Editors: MODCOMP is a registered trademark of MODCOMP, Inc. All
product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.