[December 03, 2014]

CSI Founder and Chairman John A. Williams Sr. Inducted into Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

John A. Williams Sr., founder and chairman of Computer Services, Inc. (CSI (News - Alert)) (OTCQX: CSVI), a provider of end-to-end financial technology solutions, has been recognized as one of four inductees into the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame for 2014.

Each year, the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame celebrates stories of Kentucky's most successful entrepreneurs. The mission of the annual award is to raise awareness of the impact that entrepreneurship has made in the Commonwealth and to encourage others to pursue similar endeavors. Williams was presented with his award by former CSI board member Dr. Constantine Curris during the fifth annual Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014.

Throughout his lengthy career in the financial services industry, Williams has earned numerous honors for his leadership and innovation, including the Governor's Technology Award for Kentucky, induction into the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics Hall of Fame, and Murray State University's Telecommunications Systems Management Department's inaugural Entrepreneurship Award, which has been renamed the John A. Williams Entrepreneurship Award in his honor. Outside of his work with CSI, William currently serves as co-chair for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute for School Principals. Additionally, he has held previous positions as chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Louisville Branch and is a founder and the first president of the Association of Financial Technology (AFT).

"I am deeply honored to be recognized as an inductee into the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame and will strive to continue to live up to the standards set by my fellow honorees and those recognized previously," said Williams. "Nearly 50 years after starting CSI, I will look to this honor as further motivation to maintain CSI's momentum in the financial industry."

Based on CSI's continued dedication to innovation and superior customer service, the organization has reported its 14^th consecutive year of revenue growth ($219.9 mil.) and 17^th consecutive year of earnings growth ($26.7 mil.). Additionally, the company was included in the top 2 percent of managed service providers by MSPmentor in its 2014 Top 501 Managed Service Providers and was highlighted as one of the top 100 financial technology providers as part of both IDC (News - Alert) Financial Insight's 2014 FinTech Rankings, and BAI and American Banker's 2014 FinTech Forward 100 listing.

About Computer Services, Inc.

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) delivers core processing, managed services, mobile and Internet solutions, payments processing, print and electronic distribution, and regulatory compliance solutions to financial institutions and corporate customers across the nation. Exceptional service, dynamic solutions and superior results are the foundation of CSI's reputation and have resulted in the company's inclusion in such top industry-wide rankings as the FinTech 100, Talkin' Cloud 100 and MSPmentor Top 501 Global Managed Service Providers List. CSI's stock is traded on OTCQX under the symbol CSVI. For more information about CSI, visit www.csiweb.com.

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