Zumasys Signs Managed Unix Hosting Contract
with The Sieck Company
Leading Wholesale Florist Consolidates Ten Pick Systems with a Single IBM AIX Server

LAKE FOREST – March 6, 2007 – Zumasys, a leading provider of IT solutions for small and medium businesses, today announced the implementation of a hosted IBM AIX environment for The Sieck Company, an 89-year-old wholesale florist based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Sieck Company utilizes Zumasys’ Unix Hosting Services to run the company’s Pick-based floral ordering system which handles peak holiday sales volume for more than 2,500 retail florists spread across 8 states from Richmond, Virginia to the Canadian border.

The Sieck Company consolidated ten stand-alone accounting systems to a co-location facility managed by Zumasys to leverage the IT provider’s expertise in legacy application hosting and business continuity. Zumasys managed the entire process including the development of a fully functional test environment, the conversion of the customer’s legacy QIC ¼” tape media and porting the application to D3 AIX, a powerful multi-dimensional database from Raining Data (NASDAQ: RDTA).

With nearly 350 users relying on the system, Zumasys had to build a highly redundant environment to deliver the uptime and performance demanded by The Sieck Company. The system is accessed over the Internet using a combination of three protocols: Telnet over VPN, AccuTerm SSH and Citrix Presentation Server allowing the company to operate through virtually any power or weather-related issue, or natural disaster. Zumasys provided on-site professional services and support, resulting in a smooth site-by-site cutover that was completed within just 30 days, in time for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, two of the busiest sales days of the year for Sieck.

“Zumasys’ hosting experience with multi-value databases and their relationship with IBM provided us with a solution designed specifically for our environment. We reviewed several other options but Zumasys offered a managed hosting package that was the best fit for us,” said Will Sieck, Partner with the The Sieck Company. “Our floral ordering system must be available especially during peak holiday seasons and Zumasys provides solid infrastructure and support services to make that a reality.”

“The Sieck Company is known for excellent customer service and we are proud to keep their ERP system running through sleet and snow, including the recent winter storm that hit the East Coast on Valentine’s Day” said Paul Giobbi, President of Zumasys. “By consolidating in our hardened co-location facility and leveraging multiple access protocols, The Sieck Company effectively web-enabled their application allowing them to service customers through virtually any situation, which is very compelling.”

About The Sieck Company Founded in 1918, The Sieck Company is a well-established regional wholesale florist company serving retailers across an eight state marketplace. The Sieck network of ten independently operated companies covers an area that stretches from Richmond, Virginia north to the Canadian border and includes greater metropolitan Richmond, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Trenton, Newark, Rochester, and Buffalo. The Sieck Company employs over 350 people at its 10 locations to serve more than 2,500 retail florists. Each location handles a broad-based offering of fresh flowers, supplies and plants, as each store carries from 5,000 to 10,000 items for sale to retail florists everyday. The Sieck Company has adapted new tools and enhanced business practices to keep pace with the truly global marketplace for floral products. The company has established sources of supply from around the world to assure its customers of high quality products at always competitive prices.

About Zumasys, Inc. Zumasys specializes in architecting and implementing multi-vendor technology solutions that solve IT challenges. The company focuses on preserving and evolving legacy systems and allowing remote branches and mobile users to connect to applications from anywhere. Zumasys’ 3G Wireless initiative has attracted wide-spread attention and accolades from customers, vendors and press alike. Its deployments have been featured in publications including Computerworld, Network World, Computer Reseller News and The Washington Post. Zumasys appeared on D&B’s Hot 100 List of America’s Fastest Growing New Businesses in 2004 as well as CRN Magazine’s list of the 100 fastest growing solution providers in 2005 and 2006. Zumasys is a Microsoft Gold Partner and holds reseller agreements with Citrix Systems, HP, IBM, Panasonic, Raining Data, & SonicWALL. Zumasys is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

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