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To: Tim Luke who wrote (57208)	9/6/1999 7:03:00 PM
From: Devil's Advocate	Respond to of 90042

ITDS has been bought over 10. Congrats to those who held on, on my advice. I'm happy to take a more then 30% of profit. ;-)

To: Tim Luke who wrote (57208)	9/7/1999 9:20:00 AM
From: kathyh	Respond to of 90042

sape news... Tuesday September 7, 8:16 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Sapient and USADemocracy Team to Create Web Site to Foster Communications Between Politicians and Citizens CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 1999--Sapient Corporation (NASDAQ:SAPE - news), an innovative e-services consultancy, today announced that it has helped USADemocracy create a system and Web presence that allows American voters to make their views on pending legislation known to their elected representatives in real time, while the legislation is being considered. Working with Sapient, USADemocracy is harnessing the power of the Internet to enable citizens to take a more active role in national politics and inform their elected officials of exactly where they stand on issues. Utilizing Sapient's unique expertise in user-research and user-centered design, USADemocracy was able to create a site that is useful, relevant and convenient to people's lifestyle and needs today. ''USADemocracy.com provides citizens with an instant means for connecting with Capitol Hill and keeping tabs on those they have elected to office,'' said Don Baptiste, CEO, USADemocracy.com. ''We chose to partner with Sapient because it is an established company that is nimble enough to meet the strategic, creative and technology needs required to provide the quality Web site that citizens deserve.'' ''The Internet is significantly helping to break down the communication barriers between the government and its citizens,'' said Sheeroy Desai, executive vice president at Sapient. ''USADemocracy is leveraging the Internet as a political tool to provide the means for citizens to both cast their opinion on major legislation as well as to send those opinions directly to Washington.'' To maintain voting accuracy, USADemocracy.com relies on the verification program that it developed jointly with Sapient. In addition to rejecting multiple votes, the program ensures that subscribers' votes are sent only to their representatives and that representatives only receive voting information from their constituents. By creating this credible, verifiable interaction between voters and representatives, USADemocracy.com has captured the ''one-person, one-vote'' relationship via the Internet. About USADemocracy.com USADemocracy.com is a free, online voting service designed to engage more people in the political process. Subscribers to USADemocracy.com receive e-mail alerts when legislation they are interested in is up for a vote in Congress. With the click of a mouse, subscribers can review bill summaries and vote ''for'' or ''against'' pending legislation. USADemocracy.com then sends e-mail to the subscriber's Senators or Representative with the subscriber's stance on the legislation. All votes are tracked in real time enabling subscribers to compare their personal voting record with their elected officials and fellow constituents in their district, state and across the country. USADemocracy.com is a nonpartisan service and does not take a stand on any issue or endorse any legislation. More information on USADemocracy.com can be found at www.USADemocracy.com. About Sapient Sapient Corporation is an innovative e-services consultancy. Through the delivery of integrated services, from business strategy and organizational transformation consulting through user-centered design and technology implementation, Sapient helps emerging and evolving businesses transform themselves into e-businesses. Founded in 1991, Sapient has experienced strong and consistent revenue growth in each of the last eight years. The company currently has approximately 1,800 employees in offices in Cambridge, Mass., the company's headquarters, as well as London, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. More information on Sapient can be found at www.sapient.com. Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation. All other product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: FitzGerald Communications Inc. Julie Barnes (415) 677-0217 jbarnes@fitzcomm.com or Rasky-Baerlein Group Frank Gelman (212) 626-6845 fgelman@rasky.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Sapient Corp (Nasdaq:SAPE - news) Related News Categories: computers, internet, networking