Programming Plus, Inc. signs with CIMCO

Sterling, MA, January 15, 2002 - CIMCO Integration, LLC proudly announces the signing of one of the premier DNC and CAD/CAM resellers in the midwest to our team, Programming Plus, Inc. of New Berlin, WI and Kansas City, KS. Programming Plus will market, service, and support the world's most advanced DNC, NC program editing, and NC program optimization products to the automotive, industrial manufacturing, and job shop supplier markets in Wisconsin and Illinois with a focus on Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

"Having worked with Tom Bentley and Derwin Bunce of Programming Plus in the past I speak from experience when I say they are an outstanding addition to our team, stated Anthony W. Graves, Vice President of Sales and Marekting for CIMCO. "Tom, Derwin, and the entire staff of Programming Plus represent one of the most experienced VARs and systems integrators in all of North America. Their selection of CIMCO as their DNC vendor at a time when everyone in the DNC business is claiming to be the industry leader speaks volumes about who actually owns the title. I speak for everyone at CIMCO when I say we are proud to have been chosen as their DNC vendor and look forward to working with them to help the customers with their communications and specialized NC programming needs."

Tom Bentley, President of Programming Plus, Inc. commented, "Speed, Power, and Ease-of-Use is what it is all about in today's manufacturing software market. Customers don't need products that make claims but dont deliver. They need solutions that get the job done. They need products that can be put into service quickly with minimal training required. They need products that start running and stay running. CIMCO's products are the perfect fit for our customers and a perfect match for the rest of our product line. CIMCO's unmatched flexibility and ease-of-use will make the lives of our customers, and our own technicians, a lot easier. CIMCO is changing the face of DNC and we are glad to see it. We have sold other products in the past from a number of well known vendors and have finally found the One that can deliver the goods, and that's CIMCO.We could not have asked for a better partner to help PPI and our customers grow into the future."

About Programming Plus, Inc. (PPI)

Programming Plus, Inc. is a nationally known value added reseller of leading CAD/CAM and DNC software and solutions. Tom Bentley, a former programmer and machinist founded PPI in 1989 to address the problems faced by today's high technology Mold, Die, and Machine shops. For at least half of the eleven years PPI has been in business they have been one of the largest resellers in North America. They credit their success over the years to their outstanding technical support and customer service.