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February 23, 2005

Unanet, Digicon and Sun Partner to Boost Profitability for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses!

Unanet Technologies (www.unanet.com), a developer of Web-based Professional Services Automation (PSA) software, announced today enhanced business management services for small to medium-sized government contractors and commercial consulting companies. Offered through a three-way partnership, these services include monthly subscription access to the powerful Unanet PSA software, hosted and managed by Digicon and powered by Sun Servers. Digicon Corporation (www.digicon.com) is a SunToneSM certified provider of Managed Hosting and Co-location Services. Both Unanet and Digicon are Sun iForceTM partners.

Over the past several years, Unanet and Digicon have offered Applications Services Provider (ASP) software services which include resource management, project planning, project management, project portfolio management, timesheets and expense reports to government contractors and commercial service providers. Hosting the Unanet PSA software in its computer server farm, Digicon has provided 24/7 operations, network and systems administration services, reliable and fast Internet bandwidth, ever-ready electrical power, database maintenance, data backups, off-site storage, redundancy, and secure networks. Jointly, Unanet and Digicon have provided usage and performance monitoring, software updates and customer support to a vast array of clients. As the number of companies and individual licenses using the PSA software grew, Unanet and Digicon recognized the need for a higher performing server with more capacity and room to grow. When Digicon achieved SunTone certification, the suggestion was made to move the Unanet PSA to Sun Servers. After the transition, Unanet’s customers remarked on the improved performance and the execution speed of the Unanet real-time project management reports.

The ASP-version of Unanet PSA is easy to acquire, implement, and use. John McBride, Chief Operations Officer of Nova Technologies, Inc., the first joint customer of Centrivity®, a Digicon company, and Unanet, states, “We moved from a manual timesheet and billing system to Unanet because we wanted to focus on our core business.” McBride goes on to say,

“Unanet's Web-based solution reduced the time and effort our management staff spent collecting time and expenses and preparing financial reports by over 90 percent, allowing them to offer more attention to our customers. While Nova is a small business, our customers believe our performance and financial management is superior to many large businesses. The resource planning module allows us to forecast revenues and plan billable utilization.”

“Unanet's hosted Web-based solution was online and fully operational in less than a month without the up front investment in people, time and technology. “We believe the hosted service is secure and reliable, and Unanet takes care of all the system administration and product updates. We think it’s GREAT!”

“The partnership between Unanet, Digicon and Sun represents a real story in teamwork across varied organizations, looking to provide premier service for their customers. Our developers and network engineers participated in the planning and execution of the initial offering and for this improved service offering. With clear responsibilities and a commitment to the highest level of service, the team provides a software services offering to customers that is unbeatable. Eliminating the up-front investment in technical people, hardware, software, network and facilities infrastructure, these customers are free to focus on their core business,” said Fran Craig, President and CEO of Unanet Technologies.

“We congratulate Unanet on their continued success!” said John Wu, CEO of Digicon Corporation. “Unanet’s focus on delivering highly intuitive and practical solutions for customers is a mirror of our customer care and satisfaction philosophy. During the past few years, we have forged long-lasting relationships with these two very prominent organizations. We value the relationship and teamwork approach each organization brings to the table and are committed to helping our customers take advantage of every opportunity that rests ahead.”

Unanet, Digicon and Sun will be showcasing the Unanet Professional Services Automation software at the Sun iForce Center in McLean, VA on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 8:00AM. Please contact marketing@unanet.com to register for this event.

About Digicon Corporation

Founded in 1985, Digicon is a leading IT services provider for organizations facing enterprise information technology challenges. Our professional and highly skilled team employs proven methodologies to successfully design, build, and manage mission-critical projects for Federal Government and commercial markets. For more information, visit www.digicon.com.

About Unanet Technologies

Unanet Technologies provides professional services automation software for organizations that need to reliably plan, track and manage their people and projects. Unanet’s product suite provides leading edge functionality for professional services automation, project portfolio management as well as resource, time and expense management. With more than 300 enterprise customers, Unanet is proud to serve customers including government contractors, professional services firms, and large internal IT organizations across a broad segment of industries by delivering easy to install/maintain software products and outstanding customer service. For additional information, visit www.unanet.com or contact marketing@unanet.com.

About The SunToneSM Initiative

The SunTone Initiative, an industry effort led by Sun, provides specifications of best practices and policies, assessment and remediation consulting offerings and an audit and certification process, aimed at ensuring high quality network service delivery and management. For more information, visit www.sun.com/suntone.

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