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MALVERN, PA, October 21, 1998 – SCT (Nasdaq:SCTC), announced today that a record 23 utility service providers went live with the SCT Banner Customer Management System during fiscal year 1998, which ended September 30. Of that record number, 12 utility service providers implemented Banner during the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998.

Utility providers who went live with SCT in the fourth quarter include Green Mountain Power (NYSE:GMP), an investor owned utility which is the ninth-largest company in terms of revenue in the state of Vermont; Citizens Water Resources, a subsidiary of Citizens Utilities (NYSE:CZN), the fourth largest public water utility in the United States; and the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN), which provides wastewater treatment to320,000   customers in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.

"We have more than three times as many customer information systems operational in a live client-server environment as any other CIS provider, according to a recent market study," said Bill Mahoney, president of SCT Utility Systems, a division of SCT. "In an industry where information technology projects are often delivered late and over budget, the track record we have developed for timely implementations is a significant achievement."

Worldwide, SCT utility clients bill and serve approximately 18,000,000 customers. The Banner suite of products and services provide a full range of capabilities for utilities entering an era of deregulation.  "Utilities seeking to remain competitive as deregulation approaches have turned to SCT for our accelerated implementation methodologies," Mahoney said. "Our replicable core product lets utilities implement and operate large-scale customer management systems with highly predictable cost, schedule and function. We consistently remain cheaper, faster and better than traditional alternatives. Plus our clients," he added, "receive new releases and enhancements through our Technical Currency (TCP) program to stay up-to-date with the most current application capabilities and technology."

Several energy service providers have implemented the Banner technology in 4 to7 months, including Edison Source, an unregulated California-based subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), and AllEnergy, Waltham, Mass., an independent wholly-owned subsidiary of New England Electric Systems (NYSE: NES).

Others who achieved operational status with Banner during fiscal year 98 include the Orlando (Florida) Utilities Commission, the City of Etobicoke, a municipality of Toronto, Canada, and municipal utilities in New Bern, Goldsboro and Kinston, North Carolina.

"Our proven software, product development and implementation methodologies make it possible for SCT to provide a comprehensive customer management system to utilities of all shapes and sizes," Mahoney said. "Even organizations with limited resources can implement quickly and provide superior customer-service levels.  These customers benefit from the range of industry best practices and process improvement that are continually embodied in SCT's products and implementation services."

About SCT:
SCT is a recognized leader in providing advanced application software designed to meet the global needs of utilities and energy services companies. Its leading-edge products support comprehensive customer management, fuels management, and supply chain management processes for utilities 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 & distribution. The company provides long-term information and technology solutions and is a recognized leader in outsourcing.

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