Exhibit 99.1
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For Immediate Release

Contact:   Alfred C. Angelone
           Chairman & CEO
           ASA International Ltd.
           www.asaint.com
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           508 626-2727


ASA INTERNATIONAL LTD. ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE SHAREHOLDER VOTE AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

         FRAMINGHAM, MA -- Friday, November 12, 2004 --ASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(NASDAQ: ASAA), today announced the results of the stockholder vote at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to amend the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to effect a 1-for-600 reverse stock split of the Company's common
stock and pay $5.00 per share to the holders of shares that would be converted
to a fraction of one share.

         "We are pleased to report that our shareholders have approved the
proposed amendment that enables ASA to `go private' and eliminate the
substantial costs of filing documents with the SEC under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934 and complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
related regulations," said Alfred C. Angelone, Chief Executive Officer. "As a
privately-held company, ASA's management will have more flexibility to consider
and initiate actions that may produce long-term benefits and growth for our
remaining shareholders without the pressure and expectation to produce quarterly
earnings per share growth."

About ASA International Ltd.

         Since its inception in 1969, ASA International Ltd., has been
designing, developing and implementing enterprise software solutions coupled
with services and on-going support to hundreds of businesses in North America,
South America and Europe. ASA specializes in providing enterprise
business-to-business software solutions and value-added services to vertical
markets. ASA enterprise solutions enable its customers to achieve maximum return
on their information technology investment because they provide the tools to
simplify the processes required to plan, manage and control the entire business
life-cycle.

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         This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking
statements are delays in product development, competitive pressures, general
economic conditions and the risk factors detailed in the company's periodic
reports and registration statements filed with Securities and Exchange
Commission.