Accela Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Support Expansion; New Location Reflects the Company's Continued Commitment to Customers, Products, and Growth.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

DUBLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003

Accela, Inc., the leading provider of government enterprise management solutions, announced today that the company has relocated corporate headquarters to Dublin, California to support its expansion efforts. The new headquarters is located in a class "A" building and represents a four-fold increase in square footage from the previous location in South San Francisco. The new state-of-the-art building provides employees with expanded work areas, new communication services, and sophisticated meeting centers. The headquarters is located in the Pleasanton/Dublin area in a newly developed high-tech center making it part of the greater Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area. Accela's new neighbors include technology leaders such as Sybase, PeopleSoft, Commerce One and EMC Corporation.

"What makes us so excited about our new headquarters facilities is that it reinforces our message of quality products and services to our customers," said Robert P. Lee, president and CEO of Accela. "In the past year, the Accela team has grown nearly 100% by staying focused on this commitment. With the help of this larger and better equipped office, we strive to do an even better job in being the absolute best solutions provider to our customers."

In addition to the new headquarters, Accela also occupies large offices in the Washington, D.C., Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Fresno, Calif. metro areas as well as sales and project management offices in many other cities.

The company's new corporate headquarters is located at 4160 Dublin Blvd, Suite 128, Dublin, Calif.

For more information on Accela, please visit www.accela.com or e-mail [e-mail].

About Accela

Accela develops enterprise systems for permitting, planning, licensing, public health, emergency response, and many other processes for government agencies of all sizes. Accela's software solutions manage critical public sector applications for thousands of departments in major metro areas, cities, and counties such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington D.C., Miami-Dade County, Atlanta, Kansas City, San Diego County, and many others. Accela is headquartered in South San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.accela.com.