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Manchester Software Enhances Web Portal Software The Manchester Web Portal enables higher levels of business productivity with features for team collaboration, web site management and Internet marketing ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manchester Software Development & Operations Consulting, a division of Manchester Technologies, Inc. , announced today that its highly successful Manchester Web Portal has been significantly enhanced and is now available to customers. The Manchester Web Portal is a cost-effective platform for web technology that enables higher levels of business productivity. In addition, the web portal includes features for web-based marketing and promotion to help increase company sales and market awareness. Targeted towards small and midsize companies, the Manchester Web Portal supports company web sites, business extranets and a corporate intranet on a single technology platform. This approach greatly reduces the total cost and effort required for creating and managing web applications and marketing via the Web. New features include: * More eMarketing tools. Enhanced support for email newsletters and multiple distribution lists allow users to easily create and manage email marketing campaigns. * Enhanced information sharing. The new portal supports multi-level libraries for posting white papers and articles, with more options to control user access. Options range from simple registration forms to full password protection. * Robust image management. Users can create libraries of images, and target individual images for rotation into specific web pages. This enables easy creation and control of dynamic, fresh image content. "The Manchester Web Portal provides increasing utility for our clients who wish to drive sales and service via the web," said Barry R. Steinberg, President and CEO of Manchester Technologies, Inc. "The return on investment is typically less than six months and the upside canbe tremendous." PACE Electronics, (http://www.paceelectronics.com/) a global contract manufacturing company with operations in the U.S. and China, has deployed the latest version of the Manchester Web Portal. "Our old web site was tired- looking andwas not attracting new customers," said Pat Kehoe, President of PACE Electronics. "We are very happy with the professional look and the ease with which we can work with the Manchester Web Portal. Manchester people have provided a lot of great advice and guidance as to how to generate sales leads and create new business opportunities through the web." The Manchester Software Web Site (http://www.manchestersoftware.com/) is also built on this version of the Web Portal. Manchester Software pilots every feature on their own web site prior to release to clients. This is one example of the rigorous quality program that is required for all software projects and products. "With the Manchester Web Portal, clients can now keep content fresh, upgrade their web site, and post news and articles with 10% of the effort of traditional web sites," said Anthony Mazzullo, President of Manchester Software. "Manchester Web Portal programs are all-inclusive for a worry-free and low-risk approach to using the webto produce measurable business results: lower costs, higher revenue and greater margins." A Manchester Web Portal Program, including strategy, design, corporate site license and deployment, starts at $15,000. For more information about Manchester Software Development and Operations Consulting visit http://www.manchestersoftware.com/. About Manchester Technologies, Inc. Manchester Technologies, Inc. is a single-source solutions provider specializing in hardware and software procurement, display technology, custom networking, security, IP telephony, remote management, application development/e-commerce, storage, enterprise and Internet solutions. Manchester offers its customers single-source solutions customized to their information systems needsby integrating its analysis, design and implementation services with hardware, software, networking products and peripherals from leading vendors. In addition, Manchester offers a complete line of products and peripherals for customers' display technology requirements. More information about the Company can be obtained by visiting the Company's website located at http://www.e-manchester.com/ Manchester's Software Development & Operations Consulting (http://www.manchestersoftware.com/) combines best-practice knowledge of business processes and workflow with expertise in enterprise software development and Internet solutions. With a unique combination of business and technical insight, we help clients align strategy, operations and technology. Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act This press release includes information that may constitute forward- looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact,including, without limitation, those with respect to Manchester Technologies, Inc.'s objectives, plans and strategies set forth herein and those preceded by or that include the words "believes," "intends," "expects," "will," "plans," "anticipates," or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Manchester assumes no obligation to update any of the information referenced in this press release. Manchester's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed herein as a result of a number of unknown factors, including, without limitation, the risks set forth in Manchester's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2003, and those set forth from time to time in Manchester's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents are available from the Company, or through the Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system(EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov/. DATASOURCE: Manchester Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Kim Hayton, Software Development & Operations Consulting, Manchester Technologies, Inc., +1-585-899-6710, Web site: http://www.e-manchester.com/ http://www.paceelectronics.com/ http://www.manchestersoftware.com/

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