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General Dynamics Unit Acquires Devcor, Inc.

30 October 2000

General Dynamics Unit Acquires Devcor, Inc.

     Acquisition Strengthens TechSight's(R) Position for On-Line Delivery
                          Of Automotive Repair Data

    PITTSFIELD, Mass., Oct. 30 In a move designed to
strengthen its position as a supplier of electronic documentation solutions in
the automotive industry, General Dynamics Defense Systems has acquired San
Diego-based Devcor, Inc., a leading provider of automotive shop management and
repair data delivery software.  General Dynamics Defense Systems is a wholly
owned subsidiary of General Dynamics .
    Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Effective immediately, Devcor Inc.
will be incorporated into and will conduct business as an element of General
Dynamics' TechSight business area.
    "The automotive repair industry has long recognized the value of receiving
repair data in a paperless form," said Doug Belair, vice president of
TechSight.  "Through our TechSight technologies, mechanics can make repairs
faster and more accurately, and Devcor is positioned to expand our ability to
deliver technologies to a larger segment of the automotive repair market."
    Dale Craig, president of Devcor, said, "Devcor has been a principal
developer of data delivery and shop management software for third-party
automotive repair businesses since 1995.  The shop management and labor-
estimating software that we created is one of the most widely used in the
automotive after-market industry.  Devcor has also developed software that
supports operation of automotive scan tools and software that enables CD and
web-based delivery and display of automotive repair information."
    Over the past five years, General Dynamics has been building a position as
a supplier of on-line maintenance and repair manuals, electronic content
management and on-line documentation delivery solutions for military, airline,
automotive and publishing customers through its TechSight business area.
    "During in-depth discussions over the past few months, TechSight and
Devcor became convinced our businesses were highly complementary," Belair
explained. "We recently opened offices in Detroit and Pittsburgh, and the
acquisition of San Diego-based Devcor expands TechSight's national reach to
better serve our growing customer base."
    "Devcor also strengthens TechSight's technical base," said Belair.  "Our
web-based technologies and engineering skills are extremely complementary.
Together, we'll bring better and more cost-effective solutions to our current
customers and more rapidly add new customers and new vertical markets to our
backlog."