Data Science Automation Accorded Prestigious "Gold-Tier" Distinction in the Control and Information Systems Integrators Association (CSIA)

Houston, Texas, October 21, 2003 --- Robert Reinhart, the Chairman of Control and Information Systems Integrators Association (CSIA), accorded "Gold Tier" distinction in the association's prestigious registered member program to Data Science Automation, Inc. and 50 other companies. "Gold Tier" membership is limited to the first 50 CSIA member-firms to pass the association's rigorous Best Practices & Benchmarks process. The intensive audit process, which measures each company's performance against criteria in seven business areas - Business Development, Financial Management, General Management, Human Resources, Project Management, Quality Management, and Technical Management is conducted by an outside auditing firm.

"These companies," Reinhart continued, "truly serve as the 'gold standard' for control and information system integrators worldwide - a fact given real dimension by the inclusion of four European system integrators among our 'Gold Tier' of registered members. All have clearly demonstrated their understanding - and acceptance - of what it takes to be good business people in addition to being superior technologists. We are proud to call them CSIA members!"

The Registration Process, first announced by CSIA in late 2000, has twin missions," said Reinhart. "One, to assist users in evaluating and selecting integration firms, and two, to provide control and information system integrators a means to evaluate and continuously improve their own businesses. The honored 'Gold Tier' class of registered members has clearly shown its commitment to the control and information system integration community."

Richard Brueggman, Chairman of Data Science Automation stated "We joined the CSIA in relentless pursuit of developing a company that delivers the best overall value in automated systems to a diverse client base. We are proud to be included among the elite system integrators worldwide and will use our 'Gold Tier' registered member distinction and relationship with CSIA to drive our continuous improvement efforts applied to create risk-free automation results for our clients."

Control and Information Systems Integrators Association (CSIA) is the foremost organization for independent control and information system integrators. Its members are responsible for more than $1billion in industrial automation equipment, including $400 million of hardware and software automation products. Located on major continents, they provide integrated control systems for clients in a wide range of industries throughout the world.

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