Pearson Government Solutions Implements Deltek Costpoint to Improve Cash Flow; Leading Government and Business Solutions Provider Replaces Oracle's ERP Solution with Deltek

Business Wire, Nov 15, 2005

HERNDON, VA. -- Deltek, the enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor of choice for project-based businesses, announced today that government and business solutions provider Pearson Government Solutions has deployed Deltek Costpoint(R), as well as Deltek Time and Expense and Enterprise Planner.

With more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Pearson Government Solutions is now utilizing Deltek's ERP solution to manage its complex financial and project accounting, billing, procurement and reporting requirements. Since completing the implementation, Pearson Government Solutions has quickly achieved a number of critical benefits, including a reduction in time-consuming manual data entry, improvements to labor utilization and contract billing, and a significant increase in monthly cash flow.

"Deltek has a reputation for providing specialized, robust solutions that speak the language of federal contractors," said Asif Mahmud, Director of Internal Systems for Pearson Government Solutions. "Deltek's best-of-breed solutions meet the majority of our Federal business needs, significantly reducing customization and substantially increasing our return on investment. With Deltek, we can better streamline our business processes, strengthen internal controls, and further improve our contract management."

For over three decades, Pearson Government Solutions has been partnering with government agencies to help them achieve their goals. The Arlington, Virginia-based company operates as division of Pearson plc, a $8 billion international media and education corporation.

"High-caliber government contractors, such as Pearson Government Solutions, are choosing Deltek's robust suite over other big-name ERP solutions, which require more costly customization," said Kevin Parker, President and CEO of Deltek. "Deltek has been speaking the language of the government contracting industry for more than 20 years, providing them with the flexible, robust functionality they need to meet their unique requirements."

ABOUT PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS

With over 5,000 employees worldwide, Pearson Government Solutions, Arlington, Va., serves the U.S. federal, state and local, and international governments; higher education institutions and student financial aid entities. The company designs, builds, and operates solutions that optimize the performance of public sector entities in delivering information, benefits, and services to their constituents. Clients include the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Justice, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Pearson Government Solutions is a business of Pearson, the international media and education company, including the Financial Times Group, and the Penguin Group.

ABOUT DELTEK

With more than 11,000 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 Costpoint(R), 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.