Applied Software Technologies Licenses WorkPoint from Insession Technologies; Applied Software to Embed WorkPoint in its eRPortal Product.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2003

Insession Technologies (Nasdaq:TSAI), a leading provider of e-business technologies for business critical operations, today announced that it has licensed the latest release of its business automation tool, WorkPoint 3.2, to Applied Software Technologies. Applied Software plans to embed WorkPoint in its eRPortal(TM) product suite to provide business process management features.

WorkPoint enables end-to-end business process automation by tying together all aspects of a process -- people, resources and tools. With WorkPoint, new business processes can be modeled, validated and deployed from a central location. WorkPoint automatically queues and distributes work assignments and monitors completion, allowing businesses to transparently adopt and distribute new efficiencies and services.

The eRPortal Software Group, a unit of Applied Software Technologies, will embed WorkPoint into the eRPortal purchasing module to add sophisticated workflow and alert trigger functionality. The combined solutions will allow the routing of purchase requisitions based on item type, vendor and dollar amount. Users will also have the ability to simultaneously check budget approval status based on requester profile as well as item class, and route back approval process results to requestors or supervisors. In addition, users can route PO changes, approvals or cancellations to supply chain partners that are involved in the RFx or purchase process.

Ed Garibian, founder of Applied Software and President of the eRPortal Software Group, commented, "As a provider of Web and mobile-enabled logistics and operations software solutions, adding sophisticated notification rules and workflow functionality into our software maximizes the benefits and return on investment that our customers will receive with our application suites. We are excited with the opportunities WorkPoint brings to our development staff and customers. We look forward to deploying new projects with Insession Technologies and WorkPoint in the future."

"WorkPoint offers a unique combination of scalability, performance and flexibility," said Mike Sander, Director of WorkPoint Operations for Insession Technologies. "We are pleased to form a partnership with Applied Software Technologies and look forward to teaming with them to offer WorkPoint benefits to their customers."

WorkPoint offers a Java version using Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) as well as a Windows version leveraging COM+, and can be integrated with all major application servers as well as Microsoft's transactional environment. The solution exposes process management services to other applications via an API. Its core components allow easy modeling of complex business processes and work coordination to effectively automate and communicate processes across the enterprise.

About Insession Technologies

Insession Technologies, a division of Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSAI), provides business software and services that facilitate communication, data movement, transaction processing, Web enablement, workflow, security and systems monitoring across heterogeneous computing systems and the Internet. Since 1991, our solutions have been in use by more than 400 customers in 45 countries worldwide. Our customers represent such industries as transportation, telecommunications, banking, securities, other financial services, pharmaceuticals, retail and health care. For more information, contact [e-mail] or visit us at www.insession.com.

About Applied Software Technologies

Applied Software Technologies was founded in 1989 with headquarters in West Springfield, Massachusetts. They provide e-business solutions integration, supply chain technology solutions, and information technology consulting.

The eRPortal Software Group, a unit of Applied Software Technologies is a developer and provider of Web and mobile enabled inventory control and logistics automation software solutions. The company has developed two product lines. The eRPortal Asset Maintenance and Materials Management Suite is used in a range of applications and industries including Facilities Maintenance and Asset Tracking, Higher Education Campus Operations, MRO/Spare Parts Inventory Control, Manufacturing Production Maintenance, and Chemical/Toxic Materials Tracking. In addition, the eRPortal Distribution and Transportation Suite offers mid-market Distributors, Wholesalers, and Transportation/Freight businesses complete, eCommerce ready ERP solutions. The suite of eRPortal software products are designed and developed with a philosophy that respects the input received from Applied Software's 13 years of customer experience and feedback. For more information, contact [e-mail] or visit us at www.erportalsoftware.com.

Any statements in this press release regarding projected results are preliminary and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, this press release may contain other forward-looking statements including statements regarding Transaction Systems Architects, Inc.'s ("TSA"), its subsidiaries or third parties' expectations, predictions, views, opportunities, plans, strategies, beliefs, and statements of similar effect. The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially.

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, interested parties should review TSA's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including TSA's Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002 (filed January 13, 2003) and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 (filed February 13, 2003).