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Monday March 1, 9:40 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Syntel Wins "Best Business Partner Award" from Dayton Hudson Corporation One of Six IT Vendors to Earn Award TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 1999--Syntel, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNT - news), a leading Applications Management and information technology (IT) consulting firm, today announced it has won a ''Best Business Partner Award'' from Minneapolis-based Dayton Hudson Corporation for consulting performed on the Global Merchandising System (GMS) migration. ''Dayton Hudson is dedicated to being a leader in the retail industry and depends on the partnership of key information services vendors to achieve that goal,'' said Vivian Stephenson, Dayton Hudson executive vice president and chief information officer. ''We credit each business partner for delivering exceptional performance - thus enabling us to reach our corporate business objectives.'' Awards were given to the following companies: Syntel, US West, Dell Computer Corporation, Control Data Systems, HM & Associates, and TCS. According to Dayton Hudson Corporation, Syntel has been a strong partner with the DHC Global Merchandising System (GMS) Migration team. Strong leadership, planning, and execution have garnered Syntel an Execution Excellence Award for its work with DHC IS and the construction of a conversion process and interface systems to support the successful rollout of GMS. ''We are honored by this award and I'd like to add my congratulations to the outstanding global Syntel team that has really worked very diligently to earn this recognition,'' said Bharat Desai, Chairman and CEO of Syntel. ''We look forward to providing continued value to DHC toward reaching their business objectives.'' About Dayton Hudson Corporation Dayton Hudson is the nation's fifth largest general merchandise retailer, operating large-store formats, including discount stores, moderate-priced promotional and traditional department stores. The company operates 1,182 stores in 41 states. About Syntel, Inc. Syntel provides cutting-edge Applications Management and technology consulting services to Fortune 500 companies such as AIG, Dayton Hudson, Ford Motor Company, and Borders, among others. Syntel helps its clients better manage their business applications to improve time to market, productivity, and competitiveness through integrated applications solutions. The company has more than 2,100 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia and operates four world-class Global Development Centers in the US and India. To learn more about Syntel, visit the company web site at: www.syntelinc.com