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JOPLIN, MISSOURI, October 20, 2004 – Conversant, Inc. announced today that Stuyvesant Energy, LLC (Stuyvesant) has selected Customer Watch, Conversant’s award winning software for billing and managing customer information. Stuyvesant is a privately owned, natural gas marketer and retailer, headquartered in Bronx, New York that serves primarily small commercial accounts, across multiple utility territories in New York and New Jersey.

Bob Reicher, Stuyvesant Vice President, said “We needed a system that would efficiently support our existing customer base and was flexible enough to support our anticipated customer growth and expansion into additional states and utility service territories. Conversant’s Customer Watch software provides us with that flexibility and at a total cost of ownership that is extremely competitive.”

Stan Royal, Conversant's Chief Executive Officer said, “We appreciate the confidence which Stuyvesant has placed in Conversant. We look forward to working with Stuyvesant to continue our record for on time, on budget, system implementations and delivering a system, on a sound technology platform with the flexibility and functionality to support Stuyvesant's future business plans.”

About Conversant
Conversant created the first production-proven, 100% open source Java Customer Information System. We develop and market software that increases efficiency and lowers cost in the utility enterprise. Our products are designed for the future while providing everything needed to maximize operations today. Conversant has received numerous international awards for its software architecture and innovative approach to managing customer care and billing for utilities and energy service providers.

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