The CBSI Global Millennium Engineering Factory(SM) Will Use The
        Peritus AutoEnhancer/2000(TM) Software To Renovate COBOL Code

    BILLERICA, Mass., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Peritus Software Services, Inc.
and Complete Business Solutions, Inc.(CBSI) announced today that they have
entered into a license agreement to allow CBSI to use Peritus'
Automate:2000(R) service technologies in The Time Machine 2000(SM), CBSI's
Year 2000 compliance methodology.  Through this agreement, CBSI adds the
strength of the AutoEnhancer/2000 tools to the company's project management
and technology migration expertise to help clients reach century
compliance on time.
    "The demand for CBSI's Time Machine 2000 solution has grown as our
clients race to complete their Year 2000 project," Dan Rankin, vice president
of technology for CBSI, said.  "As a technology leader in the area of century
compliance, Peritus' expertise in automated COBOL code renovation will
further strengthen CBSI's Time Machine 2000 solution.  CBSI is incorporating
the Peritus automation technology to help satisfy the demand for our Time
Machine 2000 services," he added.
    The Automate:2000 service combines Peritus' proprietary technologies and
methodology with Peritus' expertise and experience in software
maintenance. In offering a license for the Automate:2000 service components,
Peritus offers licensees a high-quality automated approach to identification
and correction of date-sensitive code.  "Peritus welcomes CBSI to our Powered
by Peritus partner program," said Doug Catalano, president and COO of Peritus.
"CBSI's experience and offshore capabilities enable them to support large-
scale Year 2000 projects from initial planning through testing."
    CBSI has an extensive infrastructure that includes two fully functional
"software factories" dedicated to Year 2000 work and development centers in
Michigan, Illinois, and California as well as off-shore facilities in
Madras and Bangalore, India.  CBSI utilizes proprietary methodologies
including the Year 2000 Time Machine and COSMO(SM), the CBSI Offsite Success
Management Methodology.  CBSI is a worldwide provider of a broad range of
information technology services offering Year 2000 end-to-end solutions,
legacy maintenance, reengineering services from legacy to client/server
applications development, Internet/intranet expertise and packaged software
implementation.
    Founded in 1985, CBSI's outstanding performance record has enabled the
company to grow to 1996 revenues of $83 million through its project sites
around the world.  To learn more about CBSI, visit its web site,
http://www.cbsi.com
    Peritus, a private company, develops technologies that employ state-of-
the-art concepts and scientific principles to increase productivity,
responsiveness and quality in software maintenance resulting in reduced
costs.
    Peritus provides access to its technologies and methodologies through its
software maintenance outsourcing and insourcing services and its technology
licensing programs.  Some of the most prominent computer manufacturers,
software companies and users of information technology have entrusted their
software maintenance to Peritus.  Some of the most highly regarded names
in IT services have integrated Peritus technologies into their core business
strategies.  More information about Peritus is available at the Peritus Web
site, http://www.peritus.com, or by calling 800-598-7787.
    NOTE:  The CBSI Global Millennium Engineering Factory, The Time Machine
2000 and COSMO are servicemarks of Complete Business Solutions, Inc.  Peritus
is a registered trademark, Automate:2000 is a registered servicemark, and
AutoEnhancer/2000 is a trademark of Peritus Software Services, Inc.

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