CSIA Press Release

Viewpoint Systems is pleased to announce that they have earned the Registered Member distinction of Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA). To earn this distinction an intensive audit process conducted by an independent company measured the firm's performance against a rigorous series of best practices and benchmarks in General Management, Human Resources, Project Management, Quality Management, Financial Management and Business Development. Additionally, Viewpoint has been included as a charter member of the association's Registered Member Silver Tier group. This honor was earned by being among the first 25 of 170 member companies of CSIA to earn Registered Member distrinction.

"The Registered Member designation provides definition to an industry typically characterized by a range of general or vague descriptions," said James Cummings, CSIA Chairman, "and provides an industry-specific means to identify the areas of importance and minimize the uncertainties.".

Viewpoint Systems is a Select Integrator Partner of National Instruments. Jack Barber, Partner Development Manager of National Instruments (http://www.ni.com), congratulated Viewpoint with the following, "By passing the audit, Viewpoint has demonstrated its commitment and ability to manage and grow a successful system integration business".

CSIA (www.controlsys.org) is the largest and oldest organization in North America for independent control systems integrators, representing companies responsible for more than $1 billion in industrial automation equipment, including $400 million of hardware and software automation products. The Audit Process was developed in concurrence with Fortune 500 companies and others who use control system integrators' services, including National Instruments, ConAgra, DuPont and General Electric Automation Services.

Viewpoint Systems, with offices in Rochester and Boston, is a nationally recognized provider of PC based data acquisition and analysis systems, products and training. Viewpoint is a highly experienced systems integrator dedicated to delivering high-quality custom solutions in Product Development, Manufacturing Test, Product Validation and Industrial Automation.