San Ramon, CA – October 29, 2004 – Relevant Business Systems, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software provider to leading Aerospace & Defense, Engineer-to-Order, Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul, Contract Manufacturers and other project based firms, announced today that Ionatron, Inc. has chosen to implement Relevant’s ERP software in its Tucson, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, and Stennis Space Center, MS, facilities.

Ionatron, a security solutions company developing laser-guided directed energy technology, is a rapidly growing 2002 start up. During its first year in business, Ionatron focused on designing, engineering, and prototyping its unique product, which uses laser-induced plasma to power specialized types of directed-energy weapons. Ionatron believes their proprietary technology’s superior accuracy and ability to provide lethal or non lethal force positions the company to capture a significant share of the estimated $12 billion market for directed-energy weapons.

After a thorough competitive review, Ionatron chose Relevant’s Enterprise Software based on three key attributes:

• Relevant’s ability to seamlessly integrate and support facilities separately geared towards design and engineering or manufacturing.
  Relevant’s Multi-Division capability supports divisions with diverse geographies and/or entirely different operational environments on a single Relevant installation. The software enables separate financial statements, different costing models, and varying operational structures, all within the same database capable of rolling up to a single, consolidated view.
• Relevant software’s proven defense-related capabilities.
  For project-oriented companies, the centerpiece of Relevant’s ERP system is the module for Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). This module increases the functionality of project control by enabling more accurate cost tracking at the project level and providing key reporting for Earned Value Management.
• Excellent customer service.
  Pat Garrehy, President and CEO of Relevant Business Systems, says, “Ionatron is a company in a hurry. They were looking for an enterprise software provider that could have them up and running quickly and would provide them with an on-going, highly responsive customer service team. Relevant fit the bill on both counts."

Bernie Walik, Ionatron’s Vice President of Operations, adds, “Ionatron’s future success will be predicated on our ability to 'scale' the company. Our software needs to be able to continually and seamlessly provide key data, information, and functionality as we transform and grow. We believe Relevant will do exactly that.”