Fourth-quarter sales (April-June 2001) were recorded at EUR 8.7m, an increase of 19% with respect to the third quarter (EUR 7.3m), and an increase of 78% on the fourth quarter of 1999/00 (EUR 4.9m).

The breakdown of full-year sales between the three business areas attests to the strength of Business & Decision's market position. E-business (internet projects, intranets and extranets for large corporations and SMEs) accounted for 27% of consolidated sales, and achieved the strongest growth. Business intelligence contributed 42% of sales and CRM the remaining 31%.

Business growth internationally, and extension to the French territory

The international business grew substantially, and accounted for 13.5% of consolidated sales. This business includes the Swiss and Spanish subsidiaries (set up in March 2000 and December 2000 respectively) and the Moses joint-venture (set up in Belgium in February 2001 with BBDO-Omnicom). Business & Decision maintained its expansion policy in France by opening up regional units which generated 18% of sales in 2000/01, as opposed to 15% in 1999/00.

The two acquisitions made in May 2001-Araxe and Norm@net, consolidated as of May 1 and June 1, 2001 respectively-contributed sales of EUR 0.2m. Subsidiaries created by Business & Decision-Business & Decision Espagne in December 2000, the Moses joint venture in February 2001 and Directory & Services in May 2001-generated sales of EUR 0.25m.

As of June 30, 2001, Business & Decision employed 461 people (staff of 284 as of June 30, 2000). The strength of Business & Decision's signature: its "project" operations accounted for 90% sales, thereby reinforcing the company's reputation as a leader in specific business projects ranging from consultancy to IT implementation.

Patrick Bensabat, Business & Decision's founder, chairman and CEO, made the following comments: "In each of our main markets, IT services companies and specialist firms have downgraded their growth targets. We are proud to have kept the promises we made to our shareholders."

Results for the 2000/01 financial year will be announced on Thursday September 20, 2001 (analyst information meeting).

About Business & Decision - www.businessdecision.com

Founded in 1992, Business & Decision is an International consulting and Systems Integration company specializing in Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and E-Business. The Group works with clients to implement systems that aim at driving business functions and performance (dashboards, reporting, consolidation etc.); help in customer relationship management (sales force automation, call centers, campaign management, analytical CRM); and assist in E-Business (intranet and extranet portals, directories and Meta directories, e-commerce, knowledge management, Open source technologies, etc.). With more than 2,800 employees worldwide, Business & Decision has developed a "complete project" approach that spans from consulting to implementation. The Group has a reputation for its functional and technological expertise and has forged partnerships with all of the key technology vendors. At present, Business & Decision has more than 1,200 clients.

Business & Decision has been listed on the Euronext Paris since February 2001 (compartment B / Isin code: FR 00000 7895 8 / Symbol:  BND). Business & Decision is listed in the NextEconomy segment and in the IT-Cac (technology market). For more information, visit: http://www.businessdecision.com/

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