BURLINGTON, Mass. [May 4, 2004]—The Ada Resource Association announced today that its member, Ada Core Technologies, Inc., , a leader in Ada 95 technology and providers of the GNAT Pro Ada development toolsuite, has entered into a distribution agreement with Dedicated Systems Australia Pty Ltd.. Dedicated Systems is a distributor providing Australia and New Zealand with world-class software and hardware solutions in the real-time and embedded computing markets with a special focus on defense and communications. This collaboration will not only provide Ada Core Technologies' Pacific Rim customers with a fully integrated Ada solution for native and cross systems, but also will bring them a high level of customer attention.

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"We are pleased to be working with Dedicated Systems,"said Robert Dewar, president of Ada Core. "This collaboration allows us to continue the tradition of partnering with our customers and maintaining a close relationship long after the point of sale."

"AdaCore has a fantastic reputation as a technology leader, providing products and outstanding customer support. We are excited to work with them in our territory," commented John Salerno, director of software engineering at Dedicated Systems.

The Ada Resource Association (http://www.adaresource.com) is an international trade group comprising the principal vendors of Ada-related technology. The ARA promotes and publicizes Ada technology usage (http://www.adaic.org), and it sponsors the ongoing development and maintenance of the Ada language standard and supporting infrastructure.