HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - TFE Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD), received a perfect award fee rating of 100 for the October 2003, through March 2004, evaluation period. This accomplishment marks the fourth time TFE Technology has received a perfect score from the Award Fee Evaluation Board and the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Redstone Arsenal.

"TFE's perfect rating is a direct reflection of its exceptional capabilities as a major player in this space," said Richard Baggot, vice president of Electronic Security & Currency Systems Group at Diebold. "TFE will also help us advance our relationship with U.S. government officials in the security arena."

Performance evaluation is based on technical and contract management, performance and administration. Criteria includes general, technical and resource management, data requirements, delivery, quality control, customer satisfaction, timeliness and cost control.

"I am extremely proud of our project management team's achievement of a perfect award fee score," said John Walker, president of TFE Technology, who believes his team's accomplishments have set high standards and looks forward to future performance. "An unprecedented four in a row is a testimony to the great team we have at TFE Redstone and their unrelenting focus on customer service and customer satisfaction."

TFE Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of Diebold, Incorporated, and is a premier national provider of multi-vendor Information Technology services and solutions with locations throughout North America. For more than 25 years TFE, as an independent service organization, has specialized in systems support and maintenance, network integration, help desk and other value-added IT services. Headquartered in Bountiful, Utah, TFE Technology is dedicated to meeting the service needs of both Government and Industry. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.tfetech.com.