DND Technologies Announces Record Results for Fiscal 2004 CHANDLER, Ariz., April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DND Technologies (NASDAQ:DNDT.OB) and its sole operating subsidiary, Aspect Systems, Inc. (ASI), today announced results for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. The company posted revenues of $15.8 million, representing an 82 percent improvement over the $8.7 million revenue posted the prior year. Net income also more than tripled, jumping from a $2.8 million loss (-$.12 per share) in fiscal 2003 to a $1.2 million profit ($.05 per share) in fiscal 2004. "I am extremely encouraged by what we were able to accomplish during this past year," said Dennis Key, president and CEO of ASI. "At the beginning of the year, there were formidable and distracting obstacles confronting the company, most of which we were able to resolve during the course of the year. This allowed us to re-focus our attention on the important needs of our customers and on improving our manufacturing efficiencies." Demand for ASI's products and services remained strong throughout the year, with much of the system business stemming from new OEM product sales. In addition, ASI benefited from increased demand for many of the re-manufactured products added to the company's growing line over the last two years. As a result, ASI is entering fiscal 2005 with a strong backlog. Moreover, the company believes that its continued strong quoting activity signals that the momentum will continue this year. To achieve the progressive goals set for the company going forward, Key reports that cost reduction and aggressive cost control will be important factors. According to Key, "with that said, given that much of the manufacturing learning curve is now behind us, we believe we are poised to meet those goals over the course of the year." Safe Harbor Statement: Statements in this press release about the Company's future expectations, including the impact of improved efficiencies and cost management strategies on the profitability of the Company and all other statements in this release, other than historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. It is important to note that actual results and ultimate corporate actions could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements based on such factors as softening of demand, future backlog, or desire for our products for a variety of reasons or the failure to meet covenants in our new lending documents, among other factors. Such "forward- looking statements" are subject to risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004. About Aspect Systems: Aspects Systems, Inc. (ASI) is a well-established equipment and engineering services company, offering a broad suite of services to the semiconductor industry. The company recently directed its attention to the growing market for equipment that has been proven to serve the needs of discrete manufacturers who are building .25 micron and higher devices on 100mm to 200mm wafers, and do not require the more advanced, and capital intensive, equipment to achieve their goals. To meet this demand, ASI has greatly enhanced its technical capability with the addition of a full line of ref urbished and highly customized products. Offered on the popular Rainbow and TCP platforms, and originally manufactured by Lam Research, Inc., the more recent addition of a variety of products are manufactured on the company's MX-1, MX-10, Arista and Arista Dual product platforms (formerly marketed by Matrix Integrated Systems and Axcelis Technologies, Inc., under the trade names of System One, System Ten, Bobcat and Cheetah). It is ASI's intention to continue adding relevant products and services as they become available to address the needs of this growing market. DATASOURCE: Aspects Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Dennis Key, President and CEO of Aspect Systems, Inc., +1-480- 892-7200, or fax, +1-480-892-8044, or ; or Kelly Picasso, Account Coordinator of MCA, +1-650-968-8900, or fax, +1-650-968-8990, or , for Aspects Systems, Inc.

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