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KPMG Consulting and YOUcentric, Inc. Announce StrategicAlliance to Provide eBusiness Relationship Management Solutions

Alliance Introduces Innovative RxWeb Application for Health Care and Life Sciences Enterprises


  CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 30, 2000 -- KPMG Consulting, LLC, a leading provider of
  Internet integration services, and YOUcentric, Inc., an eBusiness Relationship Management
  software solutions provider, today announced a strategic alliance to market relationship
  management software that enables enterprises in a variety of industries to improve their
  marketing, selling, and service effectiveness.

  Under the agreement, KPMG Consulting and YOUcentric will leverage the strengths of their
  sales organizations and participate in joint selling opportunities. YOUcentric will train KPMG
  Consulting professionals for technical projects, and the two firms also will team on marketing
  activities for industry events.

  In addition to working towards maximizing opportunities in the eBusiness Relationship
  Management market, YOUcentric and KPMG Consulting also have collaborated to develop
  RxWeb for the pharmaceutical industry. This eBusiness Relationship Management
  application offers numerous advantages, including an open architecture that can provide
  the pharmaceutical industry with flexible solutions designed to meet its rapidly changing
  needs. RxWeb can help optimize the value of marketing dollars spent on new drug and
  other marketing campaigns. Additionally, it is designed to help professionals maximize sales
  to institutions as well as individuals.

  "The pharmaceutical industry is evolving at lightning speed and we are teaming with
  YOUcentric to deliver an important solution for this market," said Karen Harper, managing
  director, health care, KPMG Consulting. "RxWeb utilizes the power of the Web to help life
  sciences and health care enterprises more effectively manage all relationships between
  physicians, hospitals, managed care organizations, and any other partners or vendors that
  can affect customer relationships."

  "The premise for implementing eBusiness Relationship Management solutions is to better
  manage relationships in order to drive top line growth," said Don DeLoach, president, and
  CEO, YOUcentric. "Our relationship with KPMG Consulting will help us leverage our
  mass-customized software approach for a variety of industries, allowing companies to
  deploy exact-fit solutions that will evolve over time to meet changing business needs."

  About KPMG Consulting, LLC

  KPMG Consulting, LLC is a leading provider of Internet integration services. For more
  information, visit us on the web at http://www.kpmgconsulting.com

  About YOUcentric

  YOUcentric is a supplier of eBusiness Relationship Management software. YOUcentric
  software allows businesses to manage information and interactions among customers, sales
  partners, employees, and suppliers in real time using the web - from a desktop, cell phone,
  palm device, or a pager. Our open, java-based application allows us to employ the
  principles of mass-customization in order to rapidly provide tailored solutions more
  cost-effectively than could otherwise be achieved through a traditional approach to
  software. To learn more about YOUcentric's mass-customized eBusiness Relationship
  Management software, please visit our web site at http://www.youcentric.com



  YOUcentric and YOUrelate are trademarks of YOUcentric, Inc. Any other trademarks
  mentioned above are the property of their respective owners.
 
Editorial Contact:
Amy Cojac
YOUcentric, Inc.
704.401.1191
alcojac@youcentric.com
 
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