data-basics' R&D Director Honored at Innovations in Business Conference

Bill App is Finalist for SBN's on Innovations in Business Award

CLEVELAND — September 26, 2002 — Data-Basics is proud to announce that William App, Director of R&D, has been named as an SBN Innovations in Business Finalist. Mr. App was honored at the 2002 Innovations in Business Conference in Cleveland on September 17, 2002. This award is presented for innovative products and ideas that help shape the business world; Mr. App was honored for his contribution to the development of Rules-Based Management™ (RBM).

RBM operates on the premise of management by exception: let the software deal with routine situations, but have it alert the appropriate personnel to the exceptions (problems) before they become serious. Data-Basics clients' have found that incorporating RBM technology has enabled them to expand their business without increasing their staff, while increasing customer satisfaction. Rules-Based Management results can be seen where it really matters – a firm's bottom-line.

About Data-Basics Inc.

Data-Basics Inc. (www.databasics.com) is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the service, construction and facilities management industries. Offering a fully integrated system, Data-Basics helps companies plan and track enterprise-wide activities in real time while managing data in a customized, secure environment. Based in Cleveland, Ohio since its establishment in 1974, Data-Basics is a privately held company with more than 25 software professionals and a growing network of dealers and sales representatives throughout the U.S. and North America.

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data-basics' R&D Director Honored at Innovations in Business Conference

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