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To: bob who wrote (12488)7/28/1998 10:34:00 AM
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Tuesday July 28, 10:00 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release

SOURCE: Peritus Software Services, Inc.

Peritus Announces Family of Software Asset
Maintenance Solutions

Outsourcing Services Offer Clients the Benefits of New Software
Maintenance Paradigm

BILLERICA, Mass., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Peritus Software Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:
PTUS - news), a leading provider of solutions for software maintenance, today announced
its Software Asset Maintenance(SM) (SAM) family of service offerings. SAM enables
clients to take advantage of the new software maintenance paradigm and stop the escalation
of software maintenance costs while dramatically improving performance levels and user
satisfaction. By using the SAM solutions, clients free up resources that can be applied to
other strategic business activities.

Peritus offers three distinct SAM solutions:

SAMSP (Software Asset Maintenance for Software Providers) -- SAMSP is a software
maintenance outsourcing solution designed specifically for the manufacturers of
systems software and software products. SAMSP is focused on release management,
including defect removal and enhancements. SAMSP provides the productivity gains
required by software manufacturers to be competitive in their industry.
SAMIS (Software Asset Maintenance for Information Systems) -- SAMIS is a software
maintenance outsourcing solution designed for IT departments that maintain
application software. SAMIS pro-vides IT departments with the support they need to
meet user business requirements.
SAM2000 (Software Asset Maintenance for Year 2000 Compatibility) -- SAM2000
offers a unique way to address the Year 2000 problem by integrating Year 2000
renovations with software maintenance outsourcing services. SAM2000 enables
clients to spread the costs of century compliance over the life of the Software Asset
Maintenance contract.

All SAM offerings include SAMRELAY(TM), a web-based workflow tool designed
especially for managing the dynamics of software maintenance. SAMRELAY keeps all
maintenance work visible to the entire software maintenance team. Information about tasks
can be shared easily and actions taken are readily available. Clients using SAMRELAY
always know the state of the maintenance efforts.

''By using Peritus software maintenance services, we achieved a 275 percent decrease in
the time to perform bug fixes and the regression rate decreased from 6 percent to 2.2
percent,'' said Steve McLean, director of Customer Support, at Bull Worldwide
Information Systems. ''Peritus is one of our strategic weapons to improve customer
satisfaction, control costs, reduce cycle times and increase margins.''

With the introduction of SAM, Peritus has revolutionized software maintenance to provide
five advantages unique to the market:

Guaranteed Cost Savings -- Peritus people, processes, and technologies are so
efficient that Peritus guarantees cost savings for equivalent service in the first year.
Some clients see as much as 30 percent reduction in costs.
90 Day Transition -- Unlike traditional service providers, Peritus typically assumes
full responsibility for the client's software within 90 days. This allows Peritus clients
to rapidly redeploy resources to other strategic business initiatives.
Flexible Staffing -- Peritus offers clients the choice of having existing Peritus teams
provides the software maintenance service or Peritus can absorb the client's staff and
train them in the Peritus methodology.
Metrics Driven Results -- The need to resolve software issues quickly and accurately
is critical to user satisfaction and customer retention. SAM services transform
software maintenance into a results-driven, proactive, dynamic activity. Clients can be
confident that they will receive the results promised because performance metrics are
written into the contract.
Fixed Price -- Peritus software maintenance services are delivered at a fixed price, so
clients always know exactly what they are going to spend on software maintenance.
Fixed price also reflects the effectiveness of the Peritus approach to software
maintenance.

''With the introduction of the SAM family of solutions, Peritus is leveraging its core
competency -- software maintenance -- to meet the needs of organizations concerned about
controlling the annual cost of maintaining their IT systems,'' said Gareth Taube, vice
president of worldwide marketing at Peritus. ''SAM gives clients world-class software
maintenance technologies, exclusive computer-based tools and a proven processes to
provide unparalleled improvements in productivity and responsiveness at a reduced cost.''

AVAILABILITY

The SAMSP and SAM2000 offerings are immediately available. SAMIS is expected to be
available in September. All SAM offerings include the SAMRELAY web-based workflow
tool.

ABOUT PERITUS

Founded in 1991, Peritus Software Services, Inc., (Nasdaq: PTUS - news) is a leading
provider of solutions and technology for software maintenance. Peritus software
maintenance solutions enable organizations to transform software maintenance into an
efficient, cost-effective process to boost productivity and performance. For the Year 2000
problem, Peritus provides a complete solution for implementing and evaluating Year 2000
compliance. Peritus has successfully renovated more than a billion lines of code for clients
worldwide. Peritus is headquartered in Billerica, MA and can be reached at
1-800-598-7787 or at the Peritus Web site peritus.com.

Peritus is a registered trademark and Software Asset Maintenance is a registered service
mark of Peritus Software Services, Inc.

SOURCE: Peritus Software Services, Inc.

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Thursday July 30, 7:30 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release

SOURCE: Alydaar Software Corporation

Alydaar Software Corporation Reports 350% Increase
In Revenue And Earnings Of $2,846,000 Or $0.16/Sh
For 2nd Qtr 1998 Vs Loss Of ($2,345,000) ($0.16/Sh)
For 2nd Qtr 1997

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Alydaar Software Corporation (Nasdaq:
ALYD - news) reported today that for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998, it had
revenues of $9,560,000 compared with $2,121,000 for second quarter, 1997, or a 350%
increase. The Company earned $2,846,000 or $0.16 per share for second quarter, 1998
versus a loss of [$2,345,000] or [$0.16] per basic and fully diluted share for second
quarter, 1997.

For the six months ended June 30, 1998, the Company had revenues of $17,968,000 and
net income of $4,546,000 ($0.26 per basic and fully diluted share) compared with
revenues of $2,308,000 and a loss of ($5,463,000) or ($0.39) per basic and fully diluted
share for the six months ended June 30, 1997. Average fully diluted shares were
177,668,000 and 14,052,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.

Commenting on the results, Mr. V. Hollis Scott, Chief Financial Officer, stated, ''We are
very pleased with our second quarter and six-months results. Out net income grew 67%
sequentially from first quarter to second quarter, 1998, while revenues grew 14%. Our
results also reflect the leveraging of our relatively fixed cost structure with net income at
30% of revenues, up from a result of net income of 20% of revenues for first quarter,
1998. We expect to continue to deliver double-digit, quarter-to-quarter growth in earnings
and revenues over each of the next six quarters.''

The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts contain
''forward-looking information'' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as ''may,'' ''will,'' ''anticipates,'' ''expects,'' ''projects,'' ''estimates,'' ''believes'' or
''continue,'' the negative thereof, other variations or comparable terminology. Important
factors, including certain risks and uncertainties, with respect to such forward- looking
statements that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such
forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, the impact of competitive
products and services, the ability of customers to package code in a timely manner, the
Company's ability to manage growth and acquisitions of technology or people, the effect of
economic and business conditions, including risks inherent in international operations and
the ability to attract and retain technical personnel.

Alydaar Software Corporation is a software re-engineering company, specializing in
providing services to resolve the Year 2000 problem, as well as computer language
translation and systems migration services. Using SmartCode(R), its core re-engineering
technology, Alydaar can remediate most computer languages on most hardware platforms.
More information about Alydaar Software Corporation and its services can be found on the
World Wide Web at alydaar.com

Alydaar Software Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance

Assets June 30, 1998 June 30, 1997
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)

Total Current Assets $ 16,391,017 $ 7,140,657

Property and Equipment,
net 3,741,860 1,935,562

Goodwill, net 6,270,983 --

Other Assets 148,006 126,975

$ 26,551,866 $ 9,203,194

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Total Current
Liabilities $ 5,356,279 $ 1,844,823

Capital Lease Obligation 129,514 --

Commitments and Contingencies -- --

Total Stockholders'
Equity $ 21,066,073 $ 7,358,371

$ 26,551,866 $ 9,203,194

Alydaar Software Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Periods Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997
(Unaudited)

Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
6/30/98 6/30/97

Earned Revenues $ 9,560,419 $ 2,120,769

Expenses
Payroll and Related Items 3,886,992 3,629,629
Depreciation and Amortization 368,809 125,669
Rent and Occupancy 356,345 135,708
Other Operating Expenses 1,333,769 463,642
Bad Debt Expense 163,750 --
Litigation Costs 549,050 122,440

6,658,715 4,477,088

Operating Income (Loss) 2,901,704 (2,356,319)

Other Income (Expense) (55,322) 11,485

Net Income (Loss) $ 2,846,382 $ (2,344,834)

Earnings Per Share:
Basic $ 0.16 $ (0.16)
Fully Diluted $ 0.16 $ (0.16)

Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic 17,420,150 14,558,032
Diluted 17,682,441 14,558,032

SOURCE: Alydaar Software Corporation

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