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Emergent Information Technologies Inc. AwardedContract to Enhance Software for PanAmSat's...

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000

Emergent Information Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: EITI) Monday announced the award of a contract to enhance PanAmSat Corp.'s (Nasdaq: SPOT) QuickAccess software.

Emergent will modularize the network

operations center (NOC) application so it can be easily upgraded. The service, which has already begun, should be completed in about four months. Emergent is a leading provider of IT solutions, mission critical software, modeling and simulation, and systems engineering to business and government.

Robert Bunnett, senior vice president of Business Development with Emergent said, "This contract provides further evidence of our growing presence in providing both software development services and in providing software solutions for complex control center needs."

Michael Piraino, president and chief executive officer of Emergent, said, "Our contract with PanAmSat is representative of our high value commercial software development work."

About PanAmSat

PanAmSat is a leading provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite. The company builds, owns and operates networks that deliver entertainment and information to cable television systems, TV broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home TV operators, Internet service providers, telecommunications companies and corporations. With 21 spacecraft in orbit today, PanAmSat has the world's largest commercial geostationary satellite network. The company will expand its global fleet to 24 spacecraft by mid-2001. For more information on PanAmSat, visit the company's Web site at: http://www.panamsat.com.

About Emergent

Emergent Information Technologies Inc. (formerly SM&A Corp.) is a leading provider of IT solutions, mission critical software, modeling and simulation services, and systems engineering to business and government. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Steven Myers & Associates Inc. (SM&A), provides proposal management services. Statements herein concerning the company's growth and strategies may include forward-looking statements. The company's actual results may differ materially from those suggested as a result of various factors. Interested parties should refer to the disclosure set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the company's Form 10-K/A for the year ended Dec. 31, 1999 and the 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2000, for additional information regarding risks affecting the company's financial condition and results of operations. Additional information on Emergent is available via the Internet at http://www.emergent-IT.com .

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