Elite Signs New Encompass Clients in U.S. and International Markets; First Portal-Based Document Management System Attracts Firms Worldwide.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2002

Elite Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Elite Information Group (NASDAQ:ELTE) and a worldwide provider of integrated practice and financial management systems to professional service firms, today announced key new clients who will be implementing Elite(R) Encompass(TM), the first portal-based document management system. In addition, Law Manager, Inc. (LMI), a subsidiary of Elite Information Systems, signed a contract with an existing client to implement Encompass along with LawManager.net.

Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman, a White Plains, NY-based law firm, recently signed a contract for 600 Encompass licenses, primarily because it is the first portal-based document management system available built on the strength of Microsoft(R) SharePoint(TM) Portal Server (SPS). In addition, the large firm needed a robust feature set to satisfy collaboration and information access needs inside and outside the office. As the first portal-based document management system, Elite Encompass delivers a variety of unique features and benefits. Elite Encompass takes advantage of the Microsoft SPS browser interface and extends inherent SPS document management support with extranet capabilities, folder storage policies, offline support and application-integration features. After Jackson Lewis purchased Microsoft SPS, implementing Encompass was the logical next step in taking full advantage of portal technology while meeting its document management and collaboration needs.

Accounting for its first international Encompass sale, Elite also signed a contract with Bell & Scott, a niche practice firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The firm, which has 50 users, purchased Encompass in addition to Elite's complete practice management suite. Bell & Scott has always taken advantage of the latest in intranet- and Internet-based technologies, and its decision to implement Encompass was largely based on the system's extensive customization capabilities and portal-based architecture.

The legal department of Cigna (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company), a longtime client of LMI, also recently implemented Encompass to meet its extensive document management and collaboration needs. Cigna has used LMI, a leading provider of legal software products for large corporate legal departments, to connect its in-house and outside counsel -- allowing them to collaborate on matter management. In addition to having the robust feature set that the large international office requires, Encompass also integrates with the Law Manager suite for a complete solution that can include invoice tracking, budgeting, case management, and records management in addition to document management functions. Because Cigna is planning for a highly customized implementation, the flexibility that Encompass offers ensures the system will ultimately satisfy its unique needs. Cigna also purchased LMI's LawManager.net, a completely web-based system that will improve collaboration between the company's U.S. offices and international locations in the Far East, Europe and South America.

"We are very pleased with the early success of Encompass, and we're confident that our newest product will continue to gain momentum in a number of markets. The universal appeal and flexibility of Encompass will help us further penetrate the legal and professional services markets, both in the United States and internationally," said Chris Poole, chairman and CEO of Elite Information Group. "As a portal-based system, Encompass is already on the leading-edge of document management technology, and the advanced technology Elite has applied to SPS further increases the value of the portal architecture. And as with other Elite and LMI products, Encompass clients will benefit from integration with the external applications they use most frequently."

For more information on Elite Encompass, please contact Tom Bartley at 323-642-5200.

About Elite Information Systems

Elite Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Elite Information Group, Inc., is a leading provider of integrated practice and financial management systems for professional service firms worldwide. The company has built on its success as the dominant provider of world-class time and billing systems for the legal industry to deliver a variety of products and consulting services to other professional service markets, including, but not limited to, accounting, engineering, marketing and management and IT consulting. More than one-third of the top 1,000 law firms and more than one-half of the top 100 law firms use Elite's practice management systems as ranked by American Lawyer Media. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Elite has been named a top-ten software developer by the Los Angeles Business Journal for the second consecutive year. The company employs 365 professionals and has offices worldwide including Los Angeles, New York and London. For more information, visit www.elite.com.