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ACS TEchnologies Director, Tom Rogers, Receives Prestigious Order of the Palmetto Award

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ACS TEchnologies Director, Tom Rogers, Receives Prestigious Order of the
Palmetto Award

Tom Rogers Presented with South Carolina's Highest Honor for Charitable Work

FLORENCE, SC, September 2, 2003 —ACS Technologies' (www.acstechnologies.com)
founding director, Thomas J. Rogers, received the state's highest honor, the
Order of the Palmetto, in a surprise ceremony earlier this month at the Myrtle
Beach Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented on August 18 during the
monthly Council of Myrtle Beach Area Organizations (COMBO) meeting and
recognized him for all his hard work as chairman of the organization.

''We are extremely proud of Tom and all his accomplishments,'' commented Hal
Campbell, President and CEO of ACS Technologies. ''Tom's contributions to ACS
Technologies throughout the years have been a huge blessing to all of us.''

A native of Tabor City, N.C., Rogers graduated from Wake Forest University in
1958 and Devry Technical Institute in 1960. He has served as president of Grand
Strand Broadcasting Corp., president of the South Carolina's Broadcasting
Association, president of the Myrtle Beach Rotary Club, and is a founding
stockholder and director of ACS Technologies. Rogers was a founding director of
The Anchor Bank, and currently serves as a director on the South Financial
Group (Carolina First) Board of Directors.

''Tom has been a great partner over the past 25 years as we've seen ACS
Technologies grow from an idea to an industry-leading software company,''
commented Billy Campbell, founding stockholder and Chairman of ACS
Technologies.

In April 2002, Rogers was one of the four leaders from ACS Technologies
recognized as Small Business Persons of the Year for the state of South
Carolina. ACS Technologies serves over 12,000 clients and is the leading
provider of software technology solutions for churches, ministries, and
nonprofit organizations. The company continues to support the local economy,
employing more than 235 employees in Florence, and is currently building a new
research and technology facility to house its growing staff.

About ACS Technologies Group, Inc.
Founded in 1978, ACS Technologies (http://www.acstechnologies.com) has been in
business for 25 years and is a privately held company. ACS Technologies is
currently the leading provider of best of breed technology solutions for
churches, schools, and faith-based organizations, and has made its biggest
contribution to the industry with its powerful church management software, ACS.
The company offers a host of other technology solutions including, Headmaster™
enterprise software for private schools and the Extend Platform™ online content
management for Web sites and larger network community management. ACS
Technologies ranks on the Soft-Letter 100 list, which recognizes the PC
software industry's largest companies based on yearly revenues. The Small
Business Administration recognized the company's owners as Persons of the Year
in South Carolina in 2002; and Ernst & Young nominated the company's president
and CEO, Hal Campbell, as a technology finalist in its Entrepreneur of the Year
program in 2002. Over 12,000 different organizations rely on ACS Technologies
for their daily operations—the largest client base in its market.
Headquartered in Florence, South Carolina, with sales and training offices
throughout the U.S., ACS Technologies has over 300 employees.

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