Office Depot Launches the Sale of Broadband Services Through DigiTerra Broadband.

Business Editors/Retail Writers

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2002

OFFICE DEPOT, INC. (NYSE:ODP), the world's largest seller of office products, today announced that it now offers the sale of high-speed Internet services through a web-based interface in all of

Office Depot announced today that it has selected DigiTerra Broadband, a subsidiary of CIBER, Inc. (NYSE:CBR), to enable the integrated sale of broadband services. As part of the agreement, DigiTerra will provide Office Depot with use of its BroadbandCompass(TM) software suite - the leading commerce and settlement platform for broadband services. Customers will leverage an Office Depot-branded version of the BroadbandCompass(TM) that tightly integrates a wide range of access providers and ISPs. Customers will be able to choose from services from leading companies, including EarthLink, Comcast and America Online.

"Office Depot is committed to providing our customers with the tools they need to be successful. We are pleased to offer customers in our retail stores the opportunity to select the broadband service that best meets their needs," noted Mike Dietrich, Vice President of Technology at Office Depot. "Few technologies offer more benefits to our customers than a broadband connection, and nothing makes it easier to understand and easier to buy than the BroadbandCompass(TM)."

"DigiTerra Broadband's technology is all about providing value-add to retailers, providers and end-users alike, so we are thrilled to be working with Office Depot to enable the sale of broadband," added Karl Denzer, Vice President at DigiTerra. "Office Depot understands the value DigiTerra Broadband brings in terms of normalizing data and processes across providers, supporting real-time transactions and, ultimately, deploying customized solutions at a low cost."

Through the use of DigiTerra's BroadbandCompass(TM), Office Depot will sell EarthLink High Speed Internet services in all Office Depot stores where EarthLink provides coverage. Trained Office Depot employees will provide demonstrations and assist customers in purchasing decisions to ensure that they select the best service that is right for them.

In addition, with the use of BroadbandCompass(TM), Office Depot will also be able to offer Comcast High-Speed Internet service at Office Depot locations throughout Comcast's 26-state service area. Office Depot and Comcast have worked together to develop a point-of-sale presence at nearly one hundred of the Office Depot's stores nationwide. Customers visiting these select locations can now check availability of the service to their home and purchase a modem and self-installation kit.

Added Dietrich, "Our customers are passionate about cutting-edge technology. Partnering with Comcast will help us offer even more options to our customers and demonstrates our commitment to being the most compelling place to shop and the destination of choice for small business customers."

About Office Depot

No one sells more office products to more customers in more countries through more channels than Office Depot. As the largest seller of office products around the world, the Company operates under the Office Depot(R), Viking Office Products(R), Viking Direct(R) and 4Sure.com(R) brand names. As of June 29, 2002, Office Depot operated 853 office supply superstores in the United States and Canada, in addition to a national business-to-business delivery network supported by 24 delivery centers, more than 60 local sales offices and 13 regional call centers. Furthermore, the Company sells products and services in 19 countries outside of the United States and Canada, including 32 office supply stores in France and 12 in Japan that are owned and operated by the Company; and 110 additional office supply stores under joint venture and licensing agreements operating under the Office Depot name in five foreign countries.

The Company operates an award-winning U.S. Office Depot brand Web site at www.officedepot.com where customers can access Office Depot's low competitive prices seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, as well as a new Web site that targets the school supply market at www.school.com. The Company also operates eighteen additional Web sites, under the Office Depot and Viking Office Products names, in the U.S. and eleven countries including: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Japan, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Office Depot's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index.

About DigiTerra Broadband

DigiTerra Broadband, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIBER, Inc. (NYSE:CBR), provides software and support services to streamline the sale of digital services within retail and e-tail environments. The Company's products enable retailers and e-tailers to benefit from the sale of these services, and enables service providers and ISPs to extend the marketing reach of their core services. Information on DigiTerra Broadband can be obtained at www.digiterrabroadband.com or by calling 720.529.1143. CIBER, Inc. is a leading international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services for both private and government sector clients. CIBER's services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974, the company's consultants now serve client businesses from 50 CIBER, 10 DigiTerra and five CIBER Solution Partners offices in the U.S., Canada, Europe and India. With offices in seven countries, CIBER's IT specialists continuously build and upgrade our clients' systems to "competitive advantage status." CIBER, ALWAYS ABLE.