Deltek Secures Contract with Land O'Lakes; International Development Division of Worldwide Agribusiness Selects Deltek to Manage Project Accounting Needs Domestically and Overseas

Business Wire, July 11, 2005

HERNDON, Va. -- Deltek, the enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor of choice for project-based businesses, announced today that the International Development Division (IDD) of leading farm-to-market agribusiness Land O'Lakes has chosen the Deltek Enterprise(TM) suite, including Deltek Costpoint(R), to improve its international accounting, resource planning and human resources functionality.

Land O'Lakes IDD will utilize the suite's multicurrency and multicompany functionality to coordinate between multiple field offices in more than 20 countries worldwide. IDD will also deploy the Deltek Enterprise suite for purchase approvals, timekeeping and business performance management.

"With its multicompany and multicurrency functionality, robust reporting and intuitive user interface, the Deltek Enterprise suite will eliminate the inefficiencies of our legacy system and integrate all our project management and reporting needs into a single, easily accessible solution," said IDD Director of Finance Mary Jo Robinson.

"The flexibility of the Deltek Enterprise suite allows it to adapt to the unique needs of project-based companies, from nonprofit organizations to international corporations, like Land O'Lakes," said Rick Lowrey, executive vice president of Deltek. "By enabling these companies to monitor the profitability of their projects at a glance, Deltek's software facilitates scalable operation at every level of the business."

ABOUT LAND O'LAKES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

To proactively engage in international development around the globe, Land O'Lakes formed its International Development Division in 1981. The division applies the cooperative's proven expertise in cooperative and association formation, value-adding technology, quality control, new product and packaging development and market access to improve the lives and incomes of people in developing and middle-income countries.

ABOUT LAND O'LAKES

Land O'Lakes, Inc. (www.landolakesinc.com) is a national farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative with annual sales of nearly $8 billion. Land O'Lakes does business in all 50 states and more than 50 countries, and provides agricultural training and technical assistance in more than 30 developing nations. It is a leading marketer of a full line of dairy-based consumer, foodservice and food ingredient products across the United States; serves its international customers with a variety of food and animal feed ingredients; and provides farmers and ranchers with an extensive line of agricultural supplies (feed, seed, crop nutrients and crop protection products) and services.

ABOUT DELTEK

With more than 8,000 customers, Herndon, VA-based Deltek is the leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for project-based businesses and professional services firms. Founded in 1983, Deltek enables companies to maximize profitability and productivity, integrating all aspects of their businesses. Deltek focuses on the architecture/engineering/construction, IT/systems integration, professional services and government contracting markets. Its clients include Bechtel, CACI, HOK and Verizon. Analyst firm Technology Evaluation Centers declares Deltek "... the ERP leader for professional services industries and other companies focused on project-related work."

Deltek Enterprise(TM), Deltek Vision(R) and Deltek GCS Premier(R) power a myriad of front- and back-office applications including accounting, billing, resource planning, budgeting and control, business intelligence, CRM and proposal automation, employee time and expense, HR management, procurement and materials management and project management.

Visit www.deltek.com, or call 800/456-2009 in the United States or 44 (0) 20 7518 5010 in the United Kingdom.

Deltek Enterprise(TM), Deltek Vision(R), Deltek GCS Premier(R), Deltek Costpoint(R) and Deltek GovWin(TM) are registered trademarks of Deltek Systems, Inc. All other product names used are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This press release is available on the Deltek Web site at www.deltek.com.