Novient, Worldwide Leader in Professional Services Automation, Opens 7 New Sales and Support Offices throughout North America.

Customer Demand for Novient eServices at the Heart

Of Company's Exponential Growth

ATLANTA, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Novient, the world's leading provider of Professional Services Automation solutions, today announced its expanded operations with sales and support offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Novient's new customer wins, fast growing client base of over 50,000 global users, and its technological leadership have propelled the company to the forefront of the Professional Services Automation (PSA) market.

"Novient's momentum has been tremendous," said R. Halsey Wise, Novient's president and chief operating officer. "Top companies in all segments of the professional services marketplace are adopting and deploying Novient eServices to grow revenue and to optimize the profitability of their services business. As the clear leader in the PSA industry, we've experienced a 733% increase in users worldwide from 1999 to 2000. Our expansion is a direct result of the unique business value that the Novient solution provides. The overwhelming endorsement we have received from clients and industry analysts has substantiated the market's approval of our solution and our vision for PSA."

About Novient eServices

Novient eServices 5.0 improves all functions of running a Profession Services Organization (PSO), including maximizing resource effectiveness and utilization; fostering effective decision making; driving business growth through alliance partners; boosting client satisfaction; improving revenue and profitability forecasting; increasing engagement profitability; and improving delivery performance. Because Novient eServices is 100% Web-based, PSOs are able to virtually connect and communicate seamlessly between offices and with their alliance partners and clients. Additionally, deployment is rapid and simple, and remote access can be achieved by using a standard Web-browser.

Novient eServices can be licensed to run on a services organization's Intranet, Extranet, or Internet site. Novient also offers the option to outsource the solution from Novient - giving clients the ability "rent" Novient eServices in its highly secure, application hosting environment.

About Novient

Founded in 1995, Novient, Inc. (http://www.novient.com ) is the global leader in Professional Services Automation. Novient's 100% Web-based solution enables professional services companies, embedded service organizations of Fortune 500 corporations, and systems integrators to automate and optimize management of their intellectual capital, engagement, alliances, and customers. Used by more than 50,000 consultants in 32 countries, Novient is the only company providing an industry-proven PSA solution. Representative global customers include SAP-AG Worldwide and its partner network, Policy Management Systems Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, Siemens-Nixdorf Information Services, Hyperion Solutions Corporation, and Harbinger Corporation.

Novient and Novient eServices is a trademark of Novient, Inc.

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