ADVISORY/ Exact Software's Michael House to Participate in Panel Discussion at DCI CRM Leadership Summit; Discussion Will Focus on the Real-Time Enterprise.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (October 30)

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2002

Exact Software North America, a division of Exact Holding N.V., is pleased to announce that Product Manager, e-Synergy, Michael House will participate in a panel discussion at DCI's CRM Leadership Summit at the Fairmont Hotel San Francisco today. The panel will be moderated by Barton Goldenberg, president of ISM, Inc., and will also include representatives from the Sphinx Group, NetLedger and Applix.

    What:  "Is CRM the Driver Behind the Real-Time Enterprise?"

    Who:   Michael House, Product Manager, e-Synergy,
           Exact Software North America

    When:  Wednesday, October 30, 2002
           1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. PST

    Where: DCI's CRM Leadership Summit
           Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, 950 Mason Street,
           San Francisco, Calif.

This panel discussion, entitled "Is CRM the Driver Behind the Real-Time Enterprise?," will define the real-time enterprise and establish its value proposition. The moderated discussion will give attendees the opportunity to ask questions that seek out concrete examples of today's real-time enterprises and their pervasiveness in the modern business arena. The panelists will discuss the role new technology can play in building the real-time enterprise, as well as the timetable that the real-time enterprise industry should expect to follow in establishing its market presence.

DCI's CRM Leadership Summit is designed to address the next generation of CRM technology and solutions in order to enable enterprises to enhance their businesses and dramatically improve their customer relationships.

About Exact Software North America

Exact Software North America offers innovative, fast and user-friendly manufacturing, distribution and financial solutions. Based on advanced technologies, these e-Business solutions provide a strong backbone for today's business environment. A division of Exact Holding N.V., a leading supplier of CRM, ERP, payroll and accounting solutions located in Delft, the Netherlands, Exact Software North America is comprised of the former Macola Software and Kewill ERP companies.

Exact Software North America's award-winning product line consists of e-Synergy, an entirely new solution that integrates traditional front-office functionality; and Macola ES, JobBOSS, MAX and Alliance/MFG - a group of innovative, highly adaptable back-office solutions designed to help organizations control inventory, process orders and plan material and resource usage. When combined, Exact Software North America's front- and back-office products provide a single end-to-end solution businesses can use today and well into the future.

Exact Holding N.V. is a publicly traded company with over 50 subsidiaries and 20 distributors in over 60 countries worldwide. It has customers in over 100 countries and can be placed among the leaders in its market segment.