Aquarius Technology Announces Partnership With Great Plains Software.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999--

Agreement Positions Aquarius as a VAR and Systems Integrator for

Great Plains' Dynamics C/S+ Product Line with a focus on eBusiness

Aquarius Technology Corporation, a systems integration consulting firm, has finalized an agreement to serve as a value added reseller (VAR) and systems integrator for Great Plains Software's (Nasdaq:GPSI) high-end Dynamics C/S+ product line.

Great Plains is a leading provider of enterprise-wide financial and business management solutions.

"We are excited to be teamed with such an outstanding industry leader," said Aquarius President Paul Colella about his company's new alliance with Great Plains. "Great Plains focus on eBusiness and their tight relationship with Microsoft fit right into our strategic vision and our core differentiators."

As a long-time partner and value added reseller of Onyx Software (Nasdaq:ONXS), a leading provider of web-enabled enterprise relationship management (ERM) solutions, Aquarius has a strong history of building web-based solutions that seamlessly integrate with their business partner's products.

"Great Plains is extremely pleased to have Aquarius as a new partner. They are an aggressive, young company that is dead serious about achieving success in everything they do," said Steve Pottle, Great Plains' Northwest Regional Sales Manager. "We are very impressed with their strong infrastructure, professionalism, and internal training requirements. Aquarius is an ideal partner for us."

As a Great Plains partner, Aquarius will provide a practice group dedicated to the integration of the Dynamics C/S+ product line, a Microsoft SQL server-based product. One of their core areas of focus will be to build an e-Business model which seamlessly links Great Plains' Back Office enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions with Onyx's Front Office ERM solution.

Aquarius' Great Plains-dedicated practice group will also focus on e-Business solutions and core financials of the Dynamics C/S+ product line, including General Ledger, Receivables Management, Payables Management, Fixed Asset Management, Bank Reconciliation, Advanced Order Processing, and Purchase Order Processing. In addition, Aquarius will place special emphasis on Dynamics.Commerce and Dynamics.Order, Great Plains' e-Business suite of products.

Aquarius Technology Corporation, a privately held company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, is a systems integration consulting firm. They focus on consistently providing companies with seamless solutions by integrating software applications and leveraging the internet as an extension of their functionality. For more information on Aquarius, please visit their web site at www.aquacorp.com or contact them directly at 888/462-6605.

Great Plains is a leading provider of enterprise-wide business management solutions for the midmarket, including financials, project accounting, distribution, electronic business, human resources, manufacturing, service management and enterprise reporting. Great Plains' solutions are sold and implemented by a unique worldwide network of independent Partner organizations that share the company's commitment to lasting customer relationships. Great Plains has nearly 1,000 team members worldwide. More information about Great Plains can be found at www.greatplains.com. Great Plains Middle East is based in Dubai and offers training, consulting and customization services throughout its network in the Middle East.