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MALVERN, PA., February 22, 2000 - SCT (Nasdaq: SCTC) today announced the appointment of three new vice presidents for its global energy, utility & communications solutions market unit: Steve Koporec as vice president, sales; Lynn Derrick as vice president, global marketing; and John Gregg as vice president, strategic business development.

"We are extremely pleased with the industry experience and proven record of success that each of these executives brings to the SCT team," said Bill Mahoney, president of SCT energy, utility and communications (EUC). "This team was specifically created to build upon our vision and ability to both develop and deliver innovative solutions to this deregulating market." The three executives report to Mahoney.

As vice president, sales, Koporec is responsible for global sales of software and services. Koporec joins SCT's utility market unit after a successful tenure as central region sales general manager for SCT's global education solutions market unit. In this role, he captured highest sales recognition honors for over-achievement of annual sales goals 3 times between 1996 and 1999. Steve's annual goals were consistently in the tens of millions of license fee dollars, and larger amounts of services dollars. Under his leadership, the central region for SCT's education solutions market unit has steadily grown to be a reliable provider of revenues and margins for SCT. In addition to his experience at SCT, Koporec has held positions in sales and sales support management at Texas Instruments, Dun and Bradstreet Software, and JD Edwards.

Lynn Derrick has assumed the role of vice president, global marketing for the utility market unit. Derrick joins SCT after nearly a decade of executive responsibility for worldwide sales and marketing at K2 Corporation, a $630M retail consumer goods product company. While at K2, Derrick affected sales and marketing turnarounds in multiple company divisions. Prior toK2, Derrick spent nearly 10 years with IBM in a succession of sales and sales management roles. His regional and vertical account responsibilities included utilities. Consistently delivering millions of dollars in revenues from these accounts, Derrick regularly achieved IBM sales quota over-performance recognition.

John Gregg returns to SCT, assuming the role of vice president, strategic business development. In his new role at SCT, Gregg leads two key business processes. He will create and help close strategic sales cycles, including sales within merging/acquiring companies, high-end account penetration, and first-of-a-kind engagements. Additionally, Gregg will assist in formulating new strategies, solutions, and programs that will support the company's strategic objectives. Gregg will call upon nearly three decades of executive management experience at SCANA, including positions as CIO, and the presidency of a non-regulated technology business unit. Gregg formerly served as vice president, marketing for SCT's utility market unit. During his tenure, Gregg and his marketing team created programs and positioning that directly drove the market unit record growth rate to more than 60% annually from 1994-1999, and to Market leadership in the Customer Management Systems/Utilities segment.

About SCT
SCT is a recognized leader in providing advanced technology solutions designed to meet the global needs of utilities, energy service companies, and communications companies. Its leading-edge software and services enable comprehensive customer aggregation and fulfillment strategies for clients moving aggressively into the age of deregulation.

SCT enables clients to achieve breakthrough results by leveraging their key relationships. Relationship leverage initiatives - from CRM and supply chain management toe-commerce and distance learning require organizations to use information in fundamentally different ways. SCT's unique and powerful relationship leverage solutions combine application software and services to Deliver benefits rapidly. SCT operates globally, providing specific solutions for four industry markets: education; energy, utility & communications; process manufacturing and distribution; and courts and state &local government. SCT has more than 3,600 employees and serves approximately 2,500 clients worldwide. The company is headquartered in Malvern, Pa. For more information, browse the SCT Web site at www.sctcorp.com.

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