Elite Launches Alliance Program For Business Partners; Program Provides Wide Range of Elite...

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2001

Elite Information Systems, a worldwide leader in practice and financial management systems for professional services firms, announced the Elite Alliance Program for qualified information technology companies

This program is designed to help companies maximize returns by working closely with Elite to provide valuable solutions for mutual customers worldwide.

Members of the Elite Alliance Program benefit from a wide range of resources provided by Elite, including marketing and sales tools, customer referrals, extensive technical support, documentation and software for internal development purposes, and premium booth location at the Elite Annual International User Conference.

The Elite Alliance Program includes two membership levels, gold and platinum. Elite Gold Alliance members are the foundation of the program and qualify for valuable alliance benefits, and Elite Platinum Alliance members are those who have a demonstrable track record in providing quality, added-value products and services to the Elite customer base.

"There is already a large community of companies that provide value-added products and services to the Elite customer base, and that community is growing all the time. An investment in Elite is even more valuable because of the wealth of options available to our user base," said Chris Poole, chief executive officer and chairman of Elite.

"This program formalizes our commitment to the companies we collaborate with, ensuring that our best partners get top quality support from Elite. In addition, our customers are assured that members of the program are highly qualified to provide products and services that complement Elite's world-leading solutions."

Details on the Elite Alliance Program are available on the Elite IS Web site. For information on program benefits, requirements and fees, visit www.eliteis.com/partnersalliance/programintro.asp.

About Elite Information Group

Elite Information Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ELTE) is an international provider of a comprehensive suite of financial and practice management software products, including integrated time and billing, general ledger, accounts payable and matter management products, as well as related consulting services. Elite's customers include legal and other professional services organizations of all sizes such as accounting, consulting, public relations, financial services, actuarial, software, security, insurance, market research and systems integration firms as well as corporations and government. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.eliteis.com.