BusinessEdge Solutions and Unanet Technologies Announce Alliance

FAIRFAX, VA; December 20, 2001 — Unanet Technologies a pioneer of innovative software technologies and BusinessEdge Solutions a leading business consulting and systems integration firm, announced an alliance today whereby BusinessEdge provides implementation for and resells Unanet’s web-based workforce optimization products. The Unanet Professional Services Automation (PSA) software automates an organization’s primary workforce processes including project/opportunity tracking, resource scheduling, time and expense reporting, and billing. To help clients improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs, BusinessEdge will extend its Repeatable Solution Assets (RSA) to include the Unanet product suite as part of their PMO and IT Excellence Services offerings.

Using the Unanet suite of products for over a year for its own internal workforce, BusinessEdge recognized that their clients could realize the same workforce optimization benefits. “Our extensive experience in implementing business solutions for companies across vertical industries, combined with Unanet’s best-of-breed PSA software, enables us to provide our clients with an outstanding solution to their workforce optimization needs – one that will reduce cost, improve efficiency, and increase overall productivity…Through this alliance BusinessEdge will help clients implement proven web-enabled workforce optimization products, while partnering with Unanet to provide key integration services and co-marketing efforts,” said Peter Gibson, Managing Partner for Business Edge Solutions.

"Unanet’s product capabilities fused with BusinessEdge’s expertise and experience in application integration and implementation management services, can help organizations achieve strategic advantage,” said Frances Craig, CEO of Unanet Technologies. "Unanet solutions enable project portfolio review and selection, provide real-time project control to managers, offer self-service to users, provide more capacity by minimizing rework and by scheduling people with the right skills at the time needed, and, using previous project data, better estimate budgets for new projects.”

About BusinessEdge Solutions

BusinessEdge Solutions Inc. (www.businessedge.com) is a next generation industry focused consulting and integration firm specializing in the Communications, Financial Services and Pharmaceutical Industries. BusinessEdge offers services in the areas of program management and IT excellence, technology strategy and architecture, CRM, application and portal development, application management, quality assurance and testing and enterprise process integration (EPI). In addition, BusinessEdge offers Communications Industry specific services in the areas of OSS strategy and architecture, billing, provisioning, network management and inventory. Founded in 1999, BusinessEdge Solutions is headquartered in East Brunswick, New Jersey with velOSSity Solution Centers in New York, Dallas, Denver, Houston, and Washington, D.C. For additional information: contact Melissa Alvis at 732-247-7588 or at malvis@businessedge.com

About Unanet Technologies

Unanet Technologies is the pioneer of 100% Web-based workforce optimization tools that increase corporate value. Unanet Technologies helps high technology companies better manage project, product and services work. Unanet ’s best-of-breed Professional Services Automation (PSA) suite of products includes resource scheduling, project/opportunity tracking, timesheets, expense reports and collaboration. With over 170 customers, Unanet Technologies has the proven leadership and innovative technology to address the demands of today's business environment. Unanet is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. For additional information: contact marketing@unanet.com or see www.unanet.com