Sapient Delivers Enterprise Architecture Solution to Support the NIH Mission; Traffic to NIH Enterprise Architecture Site Increases 300 Percent

Business Wire, May 16, 2006

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE) today announced that it partnered with the Office of the Chief IT Architect (OCITA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in a project designed to increase use of the enterprise architecture which supports the NIH's overall mission. Sapient worked with OCITA to rebuild and improve the NIH Enterprise Architecture website, http://enterprisearchitecture.nih.gov. The new site is designed to help NIH staff and contractors adopt the policies and frameworks required to develop and deploy IT solutions that enable efficient business processes.

The NIH is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research in the U.S. and throughout the world. The NIH Enterprise Architecture is the framework that defines how information, people, processes and technology should work together to support the NIH's business operations.

By improving the NIH Enterprise Architecture online resource with additional tools and support and making it easier to navigate, Sapient has helped the NIH realize important business benefits, including increased process efficiencies, faster solution design and development, and greater interoperability. Additionally, Sapient created a strategic communications plan to increase awareness of the new site. As a result of the redesign and communications plan, online traffic has already increased by 300 percent over last year.

"We transformed the NIH's vision for the program into reality, delivering a highly valued solution on time and on budget," said Michael Detjen, a vice president in Sapient's Government Services practice. "Throughout the project, we were able to bring together key individuals across the NIH in an engaging and collaborative environment to create a solution that directly supports the NIH mission."

Sapient was a subcontractor on this project to prime contractor SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX) of Fairfax, Virginia. SRA is a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to clients in national security, civil government, and health care and public health and is supporting the development and implementation of NIH's EA program, Web technologies, and information technology infrastructure. SRA was awarded the contract under the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners 2 Innovations (CIO-SP2i) contract.

About The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical Research Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov.

About Sapient

Sapient, a business innovator, helps clients achieve extraordinary results from their customer relationships, business operations and technology. Leveraging a unique approach, breakthrough thinking and disciplined execution, Sapient leads its industry in delivering the right business results on time and on budget. Sapient works with clients that are driven to make a difference, including BP, Essent Energie, Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton International, Janus, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Sony Electronics, the U.S. Marine Corps, and Verizon.

Founded in 1990, Sapient is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and operates across North America, Europe and India. More information about Sapient can be found at www.sapient.com.

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