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WaveBend Solutions LLC and Rational Software Team to Deliver Comprehensive E-Business Solutions for Rapidly Evolving Companies

Alliance further complements WaveBend's e-business approach to team with best-of-breed software vendors for delivery of enterprise Web applications and solutions

CHICAGO — February 18, 2000 — WaveBend Solutions, formerly the Business and Technology Solutions practice of BDO Seidman, LLP, today announced that the company has joined Rational (NASDAQ: RATL) Software's Unified Partner Program and will develop e-business solutions using the Rational Suite family, a key component of Rational's integrated e-development solution for cross-functional development teams.

WaveBend Solutions is a single-source company delivering dynamic and sustainable business and infrastructure e-solutions to growing businesses and high-growth divisions of Fortune 1000 companies. Rational helps organizations develop software for e-business, e-infrastructure and e-devices through a combination of tools, services and software engineering best practices.

The combination of Rational Suite and WaveBend's deep understanding and experience in building dependable e-business solutions will allow for a fast-path approach for high-growth, Internet-enabled organizations. As part of the Rational Unified Partner Program, the two companies will collaborate on marketing initiatives and implement e-business solutions that include consulting and custom deployment services, training, education and maintenance.

"The phenomenal growth of the Internet economy is forcing IT managers to roll out new applications at record speed — while maintaining security and minimizing system downtime — in order to optimize their business for the Web," said Mark Jones, national director of marketing for WaveBend. "This alliance provides clients who seek to maintain their competitive advantage in an electronic economy with tested solutions for implementing Internet applications."

WaveBend Solutions provides distinctive e-business solutions that automate business processes and enable companies to transform into digitally integrated organizations. WaveBend offers a full range of custom development services — from requirements analysis and systems design to application development and implementation — designed to advance web-based applications to complex transaction processing systems.

"WaveBend's demonstrated approach to implementing e-business solutions enhances our ability to offer comprehensive solutions for our customers," said Eric Schurr, senior vice president, Marketing & Windows Suite Products for Rational. "The combination of Rational Suite and WaveBend's system integration expertise provides customers with sophisticated e-business systems quickly and reliably. Both WaveBend and Rational recognize that rapid software development and implementation are critical for success in this market."

About WaveBend Solutions, LLC
WaveBend Solutions, LLC, is a single-source company delivering dynamic and sustainable business and infrastructure e-solutions designed to accelerate business performance for growth-oriented organizations. Headquartered in Chicago, WaveBend, formerly the Business and Technology Solutions practice of BDO Seidman, LLP, has 11 offices, servicing North America, with more than 230 experienced professionals. For more information, visit WaveBend via the Web at www.wavebend.com.

WaveBend Solutions, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of BDO Seidman, LLP.

About the Rational Unified Partner Program
Rational Software Corporation (Nasdaq: RATL), the e-development company, helps organizations develop and deploy software for e-business, e-infrastructure, and e-devices through a combination of tools, services and software engineering best practices. The Rational Unified Partner Program supports over 300 participating partners with tools, joint marketing opportunities, qualifications and training, and ensures that their products and services meet the high standards that customers have come to expect from Rational. The Rational Unified Partner Program extends Rational's e-development solution, providing extended product and service offerings, further enabling Rational customers to build Internet software faster with higher quality. Companies and individual technology consultants interested in learning more about the Rational Unified Partner Program, including details on how to participate, can visit www.rational.com.

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