Advantage from Deltek Systems Is Clear Winner in PSMJ Shootout; Financial Management System for Professional Services Firms Tops in 7 Out of 11 Categories.

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1999--

Deltek Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTK) (www.deltek.com)

Design firms voted Advantage from Deltek(R) Systems the winner of the Financial Management Software Shootout sponsored by PSMJ Resources, a publishing and consulting firm specializing in management of design firms.

Harper and Shuman, which Deltek acquired last year, released Advantage in 1997. Over 130 representatives from 60 design firms attended the shootout to see selected vendors demonstrate their products at Budgeting -- Flexibility in Financial Billing -- Overall Ease of Use -- Ease of Electronic Timesheets -- Project Manager Access to Project Information -- Sf 1-5 in 11 categories. Advantage from Deltek/Harper and Shuman won 7 of the 11 categories. More information ek Systems, "We are very pleased with our showirimera Engineering and McDonald's AEC Division in Chicago, New York City's Swanke Hayden Connell, Denver's Fentress Bradburn, and Irvine, California's RBF--are all satisfied Advantage customers who see Deltek's resounding win as reassuring sign that it remains committed to the A/E industry. In just the past few months the shootout has produced seven new customers, and we're continuing our talks with many other attendees."

Ron Gott, Controller at Kisinger Campo & Associates, Corp., came to the Shootout as the culmination of his firm's search for a new financial management system. Says Gott, "The Shootout simplified our decision process. Not only did we see a great presentation of Advantage, but we learned about the added power of Deltek Systems."

Kisinger Campo & Associates is a 165-person engineering consulting firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida, with other offices in Georgia and North Carolina. (www.kcaeng.com).

Deltek Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTK), headquartered in McLean, Virginia, designs, develops, supports and provides successful enterprise solutions for project-oriented businesses. Founded in 1984, Deltek now serves thousands of companies in professional service industries ranging from architecture, engineering and government contracting to make-to-order manufacturing and systems integration.

Advantage is exclusively endorsed by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), exclusively sponsored by The American Institute or Architects (AIA), and is a suggested software solution of the American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC).

The Company's Y2K compliant products address project-oriented business needs with enterprise-wide applications ranging from financial and project accounting to web-enabled labor resource management. Deltek's customer services offer comprehensive implementation consulting, training, software maintenance and telephone support.

Deltek is headquartered in McLean, VA, and has offices in Cambridge, MA; Englewood, CO; London, England; Manila in the Philippines; San Jose, CA; and St. Louis, MO. For product and service information, visit the Company's Web site at www.deltek.com.

Deltek is a registered trademark of Deltek Systems, Inc.