LeverPoint And Unanet Partner To Improve
 Software Development Results


The combined offerings of Unanet's enterprise Professional Service Automation software and LeverPoint's offshore software engineering and process outsourcing capabilities create a unique approach to solving client business challenges.

Fairfax, VA, March 15, 2004 - LeverPoint, a premier professional dual-shore software outsourcing firm today announced a partnership with Unanet, a leading Professional Services Automation software firm.  Under this new agreement, LeverPoint will provide services to support organization needs for rapid solution delivery, low total cost of ownership for application development and maintenance, flexible sourcing, and a consistent methodology that leverages the best practices of both onshore and offshore development while Unanet will provide web-based software to manage virtual teams of dispersed people and projects.

The Partnership will be initiated with an Executive Seminar on April 21, 2004 at the Microsoft Conference Center in Reston, VA.  This exclusive seminar will address the "Top 10 Reasons Offshore Development has Failed - Specifically in Small to Mid Sized Organizations . and a Roadmap for Success." 

Web-based software tools such as Unanet help organizations achieve superior project results.  In addition to the software tools, experienced people, processes and methodologies are key software development components.  "The unique challenges of software development projects include abilities to get to market quickly, to meet funding levels, and to ensure a repository of the key documentation.  It is our pleasure to partner with LeverPoint, a company that provides experienced people, processes and methodologies for better software development results," said Fran Craig, CEO of Unanet Technologies.  "In combination with the Unanet software suite, LeverPoint provides a significant advantage to organizations for rapidly exceeding market demands and bottom line results."
 
Todd Bramblett, CEO of LeverPoint said "With competition intensifying, software development managers must discover ways to both accelerate software development and reduce risks in delivering software products to market.  Unanet software helps find people with the right skills at the right time, manage (in real time) project budgets to avoid overruns, and collaborate on all aspects of a software development project. LeverPoint has invested years in optimizing a comprehensive dual-shore service model that significantly increases both quality and speed to market.  Consequently, the combined offering enables organizations to realize a software delivery solution that reduces risk and costs to match today's tight budgets."

About Unanet
Unanet Technologies provides service automation software for organizations that need to reliably plan, track and manage their people and projects. Unanet's suite of web-based, enterprise service automation solutions is reliable, easy to integrate with existing software and provides a quick ROI. Unanet's suite includes resource management, opportunity /project management, timesheets, expense reports and collaboration. With an impressive customer list, Unanet Technologies has the proven leadership and innovative technology to address the demands of today's business environment. Unanet is headquartered in Sterling, Virginia. For additional information see www.Unanet.com.

Contact:
dkilbourn@unanet.com

www.unanet.com

About LeverPoint
LeverPoint is a dual shore IT services firm committed to delivering tangible results to commercial and government clients.  Through our unique dual shore services model we provide each client with the optimal blend of onshore and offshore resources; thereby delivering the expected cost savings, immediate access to extensive process, technical and functional skills and speed-to-market benefits of traditional offshore development firms while increasing the quality and reducing the business and technology risks normally associated with offshore development.

Contact:
info@leverpointinc.com.

www.leverpointinc.com