Covansys Completes Phase I of $3.9 Million Contract to Implement Washington Drinking Water Information System.

Business/Technology Editors

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2002

New System Will Improve Supply Tracking, Distribution and

Reporting While Increasing Public Water Safety

Covansys Corporation (Nasdaq: CVNS), a global consulting and technology services company, today announced that they have completed phase I of a $3.9 million contract to implement a drinking water information system on behalf of the state of Washington Department of Health, Division of Drinking Water.

Currently in phase II of the project, the new system, called Sentry, is being designed to improve the state's ability to track drinking water supplies and distribution, thereby increasing the Division of Drinking Water's ability to prevent water contamination. Phase I implementation was completed on May 31, 2002. Scheduled to be fully operational by mid-2003, Sentry will modernize the Division of Drinking Water's information processing platform by replacing an outdated mainframe system with a more efficient Web-based system.

"Covansys has consistently proved to be a valuable asset to the Department of Health (DOH)," said Frank Westrum, chief information officer, state of Washington Department of Health. "They understand our business needs, and work hard to establish good working relationships with the DOH staff. These relationships substantially lower risk, and can virtually assure a successful project."

Sentry is a Web-based application that enhances the state's ability to track every registered drinking water supply in Washington with an easy-to-use interface. It also increases efficiency, saving time and money due to faster reporting capabilities - both predefined and ad-hoc - of each water system's water sample lab test results.

"Covansys takes pride in helping state and local governments improve the quality of services that they provide to their citizens," said Arvind Malhotra, vice president, Covansys Public Sector Practice. "With Sentry, we are confident that we are providing a more reliable and scalable system that will serve the state of Washington well for many years to come."

Sentry was built using HTML/ASP/XML/XSLT, VB/COM+, SQL Server 2000 and Crystal Reports.

For the past 16 years, Covansys has provided public sector solutions to more than 25 states in the areas of health and human services, transportation, public retirement systems, labor and tax and revenue systems. Covansys derives over 30 percent of its current annual revenues from state and local government customers.

Most recently, Covansys acquired PDA Software Services, Inc. (PDA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SIGI). The acquisition expanded Covansys' portfolio of impressive IT capabilities for state governments due to PDA's, leadership in the development, implementation and maintenance of systems for states required to meet federal tracking and reporting mandates of the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program.

In 2002, Covansys successfully implemented a $1.1 million Hazardous Waste Tracking System on behalf of the state of California that increased the efficiency, timeliness and security of tracking hazardous waste materials throughout the state. Covansys also recently announced a $4.2 million public retirement system on behalf of the state of Wisconsin.

About Covansys Corporation

Headquartered in Michigan, Covansys Corporation (Nasdaq: CVNS) is a global consulting and technology services company specializing in industry-specific solutions, strategic outsourcing and integration services. Our clients gain competitive advantage by leveraging our unique on-site, offsite, offshore delivery capability to achieve rapid deployment, world-class quality and reduced costs. Since its founding in1985, Covansys has successfully delivered an array of innovative and cost-effective business and technical solutions to leaders in the private and public sector. Our 4,400 employees offer a professional heritage spanning Old World legacy systems and the New Economy's leading-edge technologies. Covansys has 23 locations worldwide, including six development centers. Covansys offers one of the largest offshore capabilities among U.S.-based technology services providers, and two of the company's three wholly owned development centers in India are SEI CMM(R) Level 5 certified. Covansys was named one of the top 500 solution providers in North America in 2002 by VARBusiness magazine. Visit our web site: www.covansys.com.