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SCT Utility
www.sctcorp.com

Teldata, Inc
www.teldata-inc.com

MALVERN, PA., March 6, 1998 — SCT Utility Systems, Inc., a division of Systems & Computer Technology Corporation (SCT) (Nasdaq:SCTC) and Teldata, Inc.(Teldata) announced today the signing of a software marketing and sublicensing agreement that will provide a total information technology package for small to mid-size and municipal utilities. Teldata is a leader in strategic metering systems and utility information technology for electric, gas and water utilities and their customers. SCT Utility Systems, Inc. specializes in utility billing and financials software and customer information systems.

The agreement establishes Teldata as the main marketing channel for SCT's utility Billing/CIS/Financials in the small to mid-size and municipal utility markets. "The combination of our MeterSentry^® automatic meter reading (AMR) technology with SCT's Billing/CIS/Financials package creates a product offering utilizing the ‘best of breed' in our respective industries," said Donna M. Salvatore, president and CEO of Teldata. "In the deregulated electric utility industry, the marketplace will be much more demanding of timely and accurate information regarding utility consumption, and this information will have to be delivered more frequently and conveniently. Teldata's "end-to-end" metering and billing solution is uniquely positioned to meet these needs."

"We are pleased to have Teldata as a uniquely-positioned BANNER reseller for SCT in the mid-size to smaller utilities marketplace," said Bill Mahoney, president, SCT Utility Systems. "Additionally, the combined efforts of SCT Utility Systems and Teldata, as a leading U.S. AMR vendor, create an alliance that gives us an even greater ability to provide services for many large-scale prospects."

About SCT
SCT Utility Systems is a recognized leader in providing advanced application software designed to meet the global needs of public and private utilities. Its leading-edge products support comprehensive customer management, fuels management, and supply chain management processes for utilities and energy services companies moving aggressively into the age of deregulation.

SCT, headquartered in Malvern, Pa., is a leading provider of client/server, mission critical, enterprise software and a series of information technology services for utilities, government, higher education, and manufacturing and distribution. SCT provides long-term information technology solutions and is a recognized leader in outsourcing. SCT has more than 2,800 employees and serves approximately 2,500 clients worldwide. For more information, visit the SCT Web site at www.sctcorp.com.

About Teldata
Teldata is an information technology company specializing in utility information systems and revenue cycle services for electric, gas, and water utilities and commercial and industrial customers. It is the leading provider of telephone-based AMR technology, and holds 13 patents related to that technology. Teldata designed and manufactured the first telephone-line powered telemetry interface unit, and it recently introduced customer-secure Internet access to energy consumption data, an advanced system that fulfills the expanding information needs of utilities and their customers. Teldata's open architecture systems have proven reliable in more than 70 pilots and permanent installations in the US and eleven other countries worldwide. For more information, visit Teldata's Web site at www.teldata-inc.com.

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