Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software

Press Release

Date:
Friday, January 19, 2001
Contact:
David Peikin
Phone:
(301) 918-0818
Email:
G1@schwartz-pr.com

Group 1 Promotes Ken Chow
to Vice President of Business Development and e-Commerce

Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) announced today that Kenneth T. Chow has been promoted to the newly-created position of vice president of business development and e-commerce. Mr. Chow has been with Group 1 since 1999, previously as executive director of marketing.

In his new position, Mr. Chow will be responsible for the development and management of Group 1's strategic partnerships and alliances. He will also direct product strategy for Group 1's e-commerce initiatives, including the recently launched real-time Web service, DataQuality.net. Mr. Chow will also lead the development and rollout of Group 1's eCRM offerings.

"Ken Chow has done an outstanding job directing Group 1's marketing efforts and has been an important contributor to our success since joining Group 1," said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1 Software. "Specifically, Ken has been a major force behind our successful entry into the e-commerce market with our new DataVerse and DataQuality.net offerings. This and his other experience makes Ken the ideal business manager for our forthcoming comprehensive eCRM offering. With a substantial track record in business development for leading Silicon Valley technology businesses, he is also well suited to help Group 1 advance its strategic partnerships."

Mr. Chow has over 15 years experience in hi-tech marketing, sales and business development. He has developed cooperative relationships with world-leading technology companies, including Microsoft, Intel, and Cisco. Prior to joining Group 1, Ken served as vice president of marketing for Network Alchemy, in Santa Cruz, California.

Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) is a leading provider of CRM software for data quality, marketing automation, customer relationship communications, and direct marketing applications. Group 1 supports MVS, VSE, AS/400, UNIX (including Linux), Windows NT and other operating systems and various computers. Group 1 has offices throughout the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe; the Miami office serves the Latin American market. The company is also represented in Asia and Australia.

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