Press Release
August 14, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Buan Consulting, Inc. Awarded Federal GSA Contract
Award Simplifies Purchase of IT services and software

Annapolis, MD – August 14, 2004 - Buan Consulting, Inc., which offers software consulting services for knowledge management and portal solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a Schedule 70 contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). GSA Schedule 70 provides federal agencies with information technology (IT) and telecommunications hardware, software and professional services. The contract period is five years, with three separate five-year options.

A certified 8(a) company, Buan Consulting will provide government agencies with IT services and software to support the GSA in accomplishing their mission to make it as easy as possible for federal customers to purchase state-of-the-art information technology.

"GSA Schedule 70 allows Buan Consulting to continue its growth into the federal marketplace and complements its existing GSA 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services (STARS) contract. We are very pleased by our company's continued partnership with GSA," said Dan Buan, President of Buan Consulting.

Buan Consulting's current federal government customers include:  the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, the U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Energy.

"Buan Consulting is uniquely positioned as an Autonomy reseller, an 8(a) certified corporation, and now a GSA Schedule 70 holder.  This will make procuring Autonomy technology for government agencies much more streamlined and cost effective," says John Cronin, Vice President of Government Sector, Autonomy.

Federal customers can access information about Buan Consulting products and services through the GSA Schedules e-Library (http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/) by searching by the contract number (Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) GS-35F-0645P), "Buan Consulting," or other keywords denoting the product or service being sought. They can also place orders online through GSA Advantage (http://www.gsaadvantage.gov/).

 About Buan Consulting, Inc.

Buan Consulting, established in 2000 with headquarters in Annapolis, MD, offers software consulting services that encompass full turn-key solutions:  requirements analysis, design, redesign/repair, implementation, application development testing, web crawling/spidering, and categorizing, using proven methodologies. The team is comprised of a small group of Knowledge Management and Portal experts with more than 30 years of experience.  Additional information is available at www.buanconsulting.com.

For More Information, Contact:
Dan Buan
410-263-2707
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