Exhibit 99.1


         HALIFAX ANNOUNCES NEW ENTERPRISE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
                     AWARDS TOTALING $6.5 MILLION

    Company Also Reports Loss of Pennsylvania Maintenance Contract


ALEXANDRIA, VA - April 7, 2004 - Halifax Corporation (AMEX: HX) today
announced that it has been awarded new contracts from its business
partners valued at over $3.0 million on an annual basis and over $6.5
million over the full term of the awards.  The enterprise maintenance
contracts include support for over 2,200 locations nationwide for an
auto rental service and several hundred locations for a nationwide
finance company.

The Company also announced that it was unsuccessful in renewing its
enterprise maintenance contract, valued at $3.9 million per year, with
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Halifax will continue to provide
maintenance services under this contract through June 30, 2004.

Charles McNew, president and CEO, noted, "We're pleased to add several
large, national enterprise maintenance solutions customers, validating
our growing position as a leader in this niche of the IT market.  We
remain bullish about our ongoing growth prospects, and we currently
have several large bids outstanding for nationwide enterprise
maintenance support."

He added, "Although we are pleased to continue building our service
base in this difficult market, we are disappointed with the loss of the
Pennsylvania contract.  We are proud of the level of high-quality
service our employees have provided to Pennsylvania, and despite this
loss we plan to maintain our national support center in its
Pennsylvania location. We have planned cost-containment actions, which
we believe will mitigate any negative long-term impact from the non-
renewal of this contract."

Concluded McNew, "In addition to the success of our enterprise
maintenance business, our secure network services group is continuing
to experience strong demand, particularly within the intelligence
community.  We also remain committed to our acquisition strategy, and
we continue to review strategic acquisition candidates."

Founded in 1967, Halifax Corporation is an enterprise maintenance
solutions company providing a wide range of technology services to
commercial and government customers throughout the United States.  The
Company's principal products are high availability hardware maintenance
services, technology deployment and integration services, and secure
network program services.  More information on Halifax can be found at
www.hxcorp.com.

Certain statements made by the Company which are not historical facts
may be considered forward-looking statements, including, without
limitation, statements as to trends, management's beliefs, views,
expectations and opinions, which are based upon a number of assumptions
concerning future conditions that ultimately may prove to be
inaccurate.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties and may be affected by various factors that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements.  For further information that could affect the Company's
financial statements, please refer to the Company's reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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