Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group/ICS selects Business@Web as Internet application development partner; Two companies to implement SAP business applications on the Internet

Business Wire, March 12, 1996

WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 1996--ICS, a subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, announced today that it is partnering with Business@Web, a leading Internet business application development company, to provide solutions for SAP customers interested in building business applications for the Internet and private intranets. Under terms of the partnership, the two companies will provide joint Internet application development services for customers, including front-end customization of SAP R/3 applications, and integration of legacy systems. The two companies will also conduct a range of worldwide executive seminars and other marketing programs to demonstrate the benefits of the Internet in both leveraging investments in and increasing the value of SAP systems. ICS and Business@Web have already begun joint development projects for several undisclosed customers.

"Our forward-looking customers are increasingly asking how to Internet-enable their business applications," stated Michael Pehl, CEO of ICS. "These companies recognize how the Internet can make it easier to place and track orders, provide customer service, and conduct other critical business operations, all with transparent connections to powerful SAP systems. With their integration of component software and three-tier client/server architectures, Business@Web provides the most efficient, streamlined method of extending mission-critical business applications to the Internet."

"ICS' philosophy is very similar to Business@Web's," added Klaus Besier, chairman and CEO of Business@Web. "We're both focused on increasing the value of existing IS investments through broad-reaching, compelling applications. With ICS' leadership position in implementing SAP business applications for organizations worldwide, they are an ideal partner for us to help companies easily and cost-effectively harness the power of the Internet."

About Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group/ICS

ICS was founded in 1990 by SAP professionals to provide rapid SAP implementation services for companies around the world. The firm was acquired by Deloitte & Touche in March 1995. A Global Logo Partner for SAP R/3, ICS has won SAP's Award of Excellence since its inception. The unique combination of deep SAP expertise and business experience offers clients a full spectrum of services that can be scaled to fit any project, regardless of scope or size. The firm delivers SAP software implementation with business process reengineering (BPR), complementary software products, education and training, and change management. More than 1,300 ICS professionals serve more than 100 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Chadds Ford, PA, the firm has over 22 offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and South Africa.

Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, one of the world's leading consulting services practices with over $1 billion in global consulting revenues, provides an array of services to industries including: manufacturing, healthcare, financial institutions, retail consumer intensive business, telecommunications, utilities and public sector. Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group is a division of Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nations leading providers of accounting, auditing, and tax services. Deloitte & Touche is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International, a global provider of professional services. Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group partners with clients to create change that produces results.

About Business@Web

Business@Web is the technology company that enables business customers to extend and enhance their current computing systems via the Internet. Business@Web's OpenScape line of software products provides a wide range of cost-effective solutions which leverage the Internet for mission-critical internal processes or external transactions. OpenScape is based on reusable software components which integrate multiple computing environments and existing systems, and provide maximum flexibility to organizations adapting to rapidly changing markets. For additional information about Business@Web, call (617) 923-6500, send email to info@busweb.com, or access the company's World Wide Web site at http://www.busweb.com.

CONTACT: Janice Rosen or Steve Diamond

The Weber Group, for Business@Web

Phone: 617-661-7900;

email: jrosen@webergroup.com, sdiamond@webergroup.com

or

Marikit Klein Smith

Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group/ICS

Phone: 610-558-7570;

email: marklein@dttus.com