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ATLANTA, GA., October 18, 2000 - Peace Software, a global provider of e-Business solutions for retail energy companies, today announced the appointment of Denese D. Van Dyne to vice president of marketing. Van Dyne is charged with the strategic marketing of Peace Software as the leader in integrated customer and commodity management solutions for the expanding retail energy market worldwide

"As the retail energy market continues to evolve, it is critical that energy retailers understand the strategic advantages that Peace's Energy e-Business solution can create for them, said Brian Peace, chairman and CEO of Peace Software. "By focusing on the unique value that we create for companies as they become participants in the deregulating energy industry, our strategic marketing approach will help companies realize how they can quickly benefit from the new opportunities inherent in these emerging markets."

"Peace has been quietly yet steadily growing its customer base, and now it is time to much more broadly make companies aware of the new competitive advantages that are available by working with us," explained Denese Van Dyne, Peace Software vice president of marketing. "We believe our efforts will not only create new benefits for specific companies, but will allow the deregulating industry as a whole to flourish through excellent customer service and profitable commodity management."

Van Dyne has an extensive marketing background in the IT industry, including such positions as product marketing manager at Hewlett-Packard Company and vice president of industry relations at Sterling Software. Most recently, Van Dyne was vice president of global marketing for Landmark Graphics Corporation, a leading supplier of decision-making software and services for the exploration and production of oil and gas. During her time at Landmark, Van Dyne developed integrated marketing and sales programs that grew revenue from $125 million to$300+ million in three years. She integrated marketing operations from 15 acquired companies in 84 countries and led a company initiative to transform its software/services operation into an e-Business, including Web-based personalized sites, ASP capabilities, e-Commerce and on-line services.

Van Dyne graduated with a BA in technical journalism from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo, and is an award-winning marketer and writer.

About Peace Software
Peace Software International delivers the broadest and most comprehensive e-business solutions to the global retail energy market. The industry-leading Energyä suite is being rapidly deployed in 20 deregulating markets spanning North America and Australasia. Based on industry standards, the innovative and customer-proven Energy suite integrates comprehensive e-Commerce and customer self-service, comprehensive customer care, zero-defect billing and commodity management. Headquartered in Atlanta and founded in 1984, Peace is a global company with offices in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Visit us at www.peace.com.

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