Apex IT, Inc. Joins Siebel Alliance Program; Apex IT Consultants Certify on Siebel eBusiness Applications.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002

Apex IT, Inc., a leading provider of business and technology consulting services focused exclusively on customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise integration, today announced that it has joined the Siebel Alliance Program as a Consulting Partner. Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL) is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Apex IT has certified consultants via the Siebel Certification Program to ensure that its personnel have the expertise necessary to position, install, configure, operate, maintain, and interface with Siebel eBusiness Applications.

As a Siebel Consulting Partner, Apex IT will leverage its expert CRM consulting and implementation experience to deliver the full range of Siebel eBusiness Applications to both midmarket and enterprise-level clients to maximize return on CRM investment. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software, enabling multichannel sales, marketing, and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail, and dealer networks. Siebel Systems' technology and Apex IT's expertise in providing strategic consulting services will enable companies to transform their businesses into customer-centric operations.

"Providing our customers with the best suited eBusiness solution is our vision," said Eric Steege, President of Apex IT. "Together with Siebel Systems' MidMarket Edition software and Apex IT's CRM implementation experts, we are able to address the growing demand for scalable, integrated eBusiness solutions. Collectively, we can offer the right solution for each unique customer."

Siebel Systems forms alliances with proven consulting leaders and requires that their consultants pass the Siebel Certification Program. This program certifies professionals who can effectively work on a Siebel eBusiness Applications implementation team and provides a standard by which customers are able to objectively measure consultants' knowledge about Siebel eBusiness Applications and implementation techniques.

About Apex IT

Apex IT, Inc. is a leading business and technology consultancy built to deliver high-value, comprehensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) services. Apex IT's vision is to help clients become more profitable by dramatically improving their ability to manage customer relationships. Apex IT leverages extensive CRM knowledge, practical implementation experience, and deep technology expertise to provide enterprise-wide CRM strategy, implementation, and integration consulting services. With offices in Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta, Apex IT has been successfully delivering expert CRM consulting services since 1997 for over 150 organizations in many verticals. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.apexit.com or contact Philip Haine at [phone] or [e-mail].

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