Sapient Selects IBM Linux-Based Hardware and Software For Its Java Scalability Lab.

Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2002

Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE), a leading business and technology consultancy, today announced that IBM is the new sponsor of Sapient's Enterprise Java Scalability Lab. The lab will utilize IBM Linux-based hardware

Sapient will use IBM's WebSphere software, DB2 database software and eServer xSeries systems to showcase enterprise-ready solutions for the financial services, insurance, automotive and travel industries. The IBM hardware and software in the lab will support Sapient's design and delivery of a wide range of Linux-based solutions that are cost-effective, reliable, scalable and flexible.

"In today's marketplace, clients require high value solutions that deliver quick return on investment. Sapient's unique fixed-time, fixed-price approach is a great complement to the high performance and lower total-cost-of-ownership benefits of IBM's software and servers for the Linux platform," said Scott Handy, director, Linux Software Solutions, IBM. "Sapient is a valued partner that helps clients understand and embrace the benefits available through advanced technologies such as J2EE, web services and Linux."

Sapient has implemented numerous Java solutions for clients. Many of those have utilized IBM software, including solutions for Franklin Templeton, Harrah's Entertainment, Nissan, and Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company.

"Clients are looking for measurable business results from their technology initiatives, and Sapient's ability to develop and test enterprise-ready solutions in our lab provides them with cost-effective, proven solutions to achieve those results in the near-term," said Ben Gaucherin, Sapient's chief technology officer. "With IBM's sponsorship of our Java Scalability lab, we have improved our capacity for rapidly delivering high value, scalable enterprise solutions to our clients."

Established in 2000, the lab is managed by Sapient's Advanced Technology team. Previously, the lab was sponsored by Sun Microsystems and used Oracle and BEA products.

About Sapient

Sapient, a leading business and technology consultancy, helps Global 2000 clients achieve measurable business results through the rapid application and support of advanced technology on a fixed-price basis. Founded in 1991, Sapient employs more than 1,800 people in offices in Atlanta, Cambridge (Mass.), Chicago, Dallas, Dusseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Munich, New Delhi, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Toronto and Washington, D.C. More information about Sapient can be found at www.sapient.com.

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