Burlington, MA, November 14, 2001—Deltek Systems, a leading provider of business software, solutions and consulting to more than 7,500 project-based organizations and professional services firms worldwide, today announced its endorsement for Cognos® Series 7, the industry's most comprehensive, enterprise-class business intelligence solution. Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSE: CSN) is the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions.

Architecture, engineering and design services firms, many of which are already using Deltek back office and front office systems, are facing unique pressures in today's business environment. The ability to closely manage large-scale projects depends heavily on the quality and speed at which firm track and analyze project information on budgets, personnel, and equipment is critical.

Cognos Series 7 will provide Deltek clients with a widely enhanced means to readily report business information; analyze and measure business performance; and keep decision makers informed wherever they are - on the project site, on the road or in the office.

Tested in the Deltek environment, Cognos Series 7 business intelligence framework meets the unique requirements of the Deltek client base and delivers all-new information delivery options in the form of Cognos NoticeCastT. Deltek expects to make the new tools available for use with its advanced, enterprise-level back office and time collection automation systems in the first quarter of 2002.

Centralized installation, administration and security address the needs of the IT organization to get business intelligence solutions out to a broad, distributed user base quickly and securely. With the new Cognos Configuration capabilities, the ability to organize everything with one central console will enable Deltek IT and consulting teams to closely manage and support more than 1,000 remote client sites around the world.

"With Cognos Series 7, the value to our global customers will expand dramatically. It delivers a unified user interface, making the entire breadth of the our business intelligence solution available in a single view, guiding them by information, not by application," said Alan Salton, Vice President, Deltek Enterprise Systems."

"One of the other compelling aspects of the Cognos Series 7 offering," Salton continues, "is Cognos NoticeCast. This type of functionality is ideally suited to our end-users' needs. It will allow them to create alerts to manage budgets and project progress, and they can also use it to alert them via PDAs or any other device, showing them where the budget is in relation to the goals they want to achieve."

About Deltek Systems, Inc.:
Deltek is a leading provider of business software, solutions and consulting to more than 7,500 professional services firms and project-based companies worldwide. Deltek's solutions encompass project and financial accounting, client relationship management, time collection and employee expense, proposal automation, project and resource management, human resources and payroll, business intelligence, and e-Business. Integrated services include premium-level customer support and software maintenance, implementation and practice management consulting, and classroom training. For more information, visit Deltek at www.deltek.com, or call 800/456-2009 in the U.S., or +44 (0) 20 7518 5010 in the U.K.