BILLERICA, Mass., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Peritus Software Services, Inc.
(Nasdaq: PTUS) announced today that they have formed the twenty fifth
alliance in their Powered by Peritus program, enabling qualified service
providers to utilize Peritus' Automate:2000(R) service technologies.
Through these agreements, Peritus' partners are able to add the strength
of the AutoEnhancer/2000(TM) tools to their own expertise in project
management, systems integration, and software remediation to help
clients reach century compliance.
    In offering a license for the Automate:2000 service components, Peritus
provides a high quality automation-assisted approach to identifying and
correcting date sensitive code.  Peritus provides training and support to
its Powered by Peritus partners to facilitate the successful
implementation and deployment of the Automate:2000 technology for
automation-assisted COBOL code renovation.  Partners are able to leverage
the Peritus technology, methodology, and reputation to grow their Year
2000 businesses.  For Peritus, the expansion of the Powered by Peritus
program extends the reach of the Automate:2000 services into new markets
and geographies.
    By forming alliances, the Peritus approach is made available to
licensees who can provide value-added services and tools to a broad base
of clients worldwide.  "Peritus is pleased to expand our Powered by
Peritus partner program to help satisfy the demand for Year2000
services," said Doug Catalano, President and COO of Peritus.  "The
expertise provided by these companies, combined with the Peritus
methodology and technology for date expansion and logic correction,
enables us to support large-scale Year 2000 projects from initial
planning through testing.  We have specifically chosen partners with
complimentary offerings and a customer service focus that can
potentially extend mutually beneficial relationships well into the new
millennium."
    "The AutoEnhancer/2000 software reduces the need for extensive domain
expertise," noted Gerald Hogan, Director of Product Marketing at
Peritus.  "Our partners have selected the Peritus solution because it is
easy to use, and because it provides high quality results.  That some of
the most reputable Systems Integrators, IT Outsourcing firms, and
Technology Consultancies have chosen the Powered by Peritus program
speaks very highly of our solution."
    Peritus provides software products and services that enable
organizations to improve the effectiveness of evolving information
technology systems.  The company combines state-of-the-art concepts and
scientific principles from multiple disciplines including team-based
organization, workflow management, and formal mathematical techniques
into a dynamic, leading-edge approach to software evolution.  Peritus
outsourcing services employ the Peritus Approach in providing
organizations with enhanced productivity, responsiveness, and quality in
systems and applications software maintenance functions.  Peritus'
technology licensing programs provide end users, consultants, systems
integrators and distributors with access to Peritus' unique technology,
including the Automate:2000 service technology, one of the industry's
leading Year 2000 renovation solutions.  For more information, please
visit the Peritus Web site, http://www.peritus.com, or call
1-800-598-7787.
    NOTE:  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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