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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Royal Caribbean Places Order for Interactive Television With Allin Corporation

Royal Caribbean Places Order for Interactive Television With Allin Corporation

ITV Solution to be Implemented on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas

PITTSBURGH, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allin Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ALLN) announced that Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ltd. has placed an order with Allin Corporation covering the implementation of an interactive television solution on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas. Upon its entry into service, the Freedom of the Seas will be the world's largest cruise ship. The vessel is scheduled to sail in April of 2006. With this order, Royal Caribbean, along with its sister company Celebrity Cruises, will have nineteen vessels in operation with Allin's industry leading interactive television solutions onboard. Across all cruise lines, Allin has a total of thirty four shipboard interactive television systems in operation or under contract. This order was previously disclosed in the Company's year end earnings release.

"We are very pleased that Royal Caribbean has chosen Allin to deliver the interactive television solution for what will be the largest cruise ship in the world," commented Rich Talarico, Allin's CEO. "Every new Royal Caribbean or Celebrity vessel sailing since 1997 has an Allin interactive television solution onboard. We work on an ongoing basis with Royal Caribbean to ensure that each implementation utilizes the most technically advanced and economically viable solution. Our systems deliver industry leading reliability and a solid return on investment. Allin's experience in the industry and commitment to service allow us to remain the industry leader in interactive television solutions for the cruise industry."

"Allin Corporation continues to deliver interactive television reliably and efficiently while remaining on the leading edge of technology," commented Richard Coombs, project manager for Royal Caribbean. "Because of its size, the Freedom of the Seas presents a number of logistical issues that the interactive television technology helps solve. We have enjoyed a long relationship with Allin Corporation and are pleased that relationship will continue with the Freedom of the Seas."

The interactive television solution will use the latest in Web technology to provide Royal Caribbean's guests the convenience of using their in- stateroom TV sets to access a variety of electronic commerce services such as previewing and reserving shore excursions, watching on-demand movies and informational videos, ordering room service, enjoying games of chance and reviewing their folio accounts and shipboard activities. The Allin solution will interface with the vessel's hotel management system to allow direct billing to guest accounts for E-commerce transactions processed through the interactive television system.

About Allin Corporation

Allin Corporation is a leading provider of solutions-oriented application development and technology infrastructure consulting and systems integration services. Allin specializes in Microsoft-based technologies and interactive media with operations centered on four practice areas: Technology Infrastructure, Collaborative Solutions, Business Process and Interactive Media. Allin leverages its experience in these areas to work with clients through a disciplined project delivery framework to ensure that solutions are delivered on time and on budget. Allin delivers these services through the trade names Allin Consulting, Allin Interactive and CodeLab Technology Group. The Company maintains offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Wakefield, Massachusetts; and San Jose and Walnut Creek, California. For additional information about Allin, visit the Company's Internet sites on the World Wide Web at http://www.allin.com/ and http://www.codelabtech.com/.

About Royal Caribbean and Celebrity

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, with a combined total of 29 ships in service, two under construction and one on firm order. The company also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Canada and Europe through its cruise-tour division. Additional information can be found on http://www.royalcaribbean.com/, http://www.celebrity.com/ or http://www.rclinvestor.com/.

Source: Allin Corporation

CONTACT: Dean C. Praskach, Chief Financial Officer of Allin Corporation,
+1-412-928-2022, or Telefax, +1-412-928-0225, or Dean.Praskach@allin.com

Web site: http://www.allin.com/
http://www.codelabtech.com/
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/
http://www.celebrity.com/
http://www.rclinvestor.com/

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