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Peritus Announces Election of Dominic Chan as Chief Executive Officer and Delay in Release of Third Quarter Results

    BILLERICA, Mass., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Peritus Software Services, Inc.
(Nasdaq: PTUS) announced today that Dominic K. Chan, Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Technology Officer of the Company, has succeeded Allen
Deary as President and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Deary has resigned as
President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Chan is a founder of the Company and was Chief Executive Officer until
October 1997.  The Company announced that William Verity has also resigned
from the Board of Directors.
    The Company also announced that it is delaying the release of its
financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 pending their final
review and confirmation.

    About Peritus
    Founded in 1991, Peritus Software Services, Inc. is a leading provider of
software maintenance outsourcing services.  The Peritus Software Asset
Maintenance (SAM) offerings enable organizations to transform the maintenance
process into an efficient, cost-effective discipline that boosts productivity
and performance.  SAM offerings include customized services for software
providers, information systems organizations, and Year 2000 renovations.
Peritus is headquartered in Billerica, MA, with offices worldwide.  For more
information, see the Peritus web site at http://www.peritus.com.
    This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements, which
involve risks and uncertainties.  The Company's actual results may differ
materially from the results discussed in such statements.  Certain factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in
such forward-looking statements include the risks described in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, and other public
filings made by Peritus with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
factors are incorporated herein by reference.
    Peritus is a registered trademark and Software Asset Maintenance is a
service mark of Peritus Software Services, Inc.


SOURCE Peritus Software Services, Inc.




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