_Tuesday June 1, 1999 5:32 pm Eastern Time_ Company Press Release _SOURCE: Keane, Inc._ Keane Acquires Internet Solutions Firm California-Based Jamison/Gold Enhances Keane's E-Solutions Practice BOSTON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading IT consulting firm Keane, Inc. (Amex: KEA - news) today announced it has acquired Jamison/Gold, LLC, a privately held consulting firm that provides full service Internet solutions. The acquisition of Jamison/Gold, based in Marina del Rey, California, is structured as a purchase of assets and is intended to enhance Keane's e- solutions practice. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Jamison/Gold provides end-to-end Internet business services, which include designing, developing, deploying, and managing Web-based solutions. These solutions have helped such leading companies as Sony Computer Entertainment, Nissan Motors, Media One, and Energizer transform their businesses and maintain a competitive edge. It is anticipated that Jamison/Gold's proven experience will complement Keane's e-solutions plan, build and manage strategy to help clients create new channels of revenue, lower cost structures and provide increased value to customers and shareholders by leveraging the power of the Internet. Keane's end-to-end e-solutions capability includes three phases: 1) e-Strategy, in which industry and market dynamics are assessed, and specific business transforming recommendations are made; 2) e-Development, a multi-disciplinary approach to Web development combining expertise in business analysis, creative design, and technical design and development; and 3) e-Management, which includes site-management and refresh, community management, ongoing competitive analysis, and opportunity analysis. ``Jamison/Gold brings to Keane proven and innovative capabilities in implementing Web-based solutions,'' said John Keane, Jr., office of the president, Keane, Inc. ``By combining Jamison/Gold's capabilities with Keane's other e-solutions expertise, Keane is well positioned to establish a leadership position in the e-solutions market.'' Company principals and founders Brian Jamison and Josh Gold are expected to assume management positions within Keane's e-solutions practice. Jamison and Gold are authors of the well-known book, ``Electronic Selling: 23 Steps to E-Selling Profits.'' ``We are pleased to bring our Internet solutions expertise to Keane,'' said Josh Gold, co-founder of Jamison/Gold. ``Integrating our Web experience with Keane's plan, build and manage strategy will enable us to provide an exciting new level of service to our combined client base.'' ``Joining Keane allows us to expand the scope and reach of our Web solutions capability,'' said Brian Jamison, co-founder of Jamison/Gold. ``We will now be more effective than ever at helping clients harness the power of the Internet to achieve business advantage.'' The acquisition of Jamison/Gold follows Keane's recent purchase of Parallax Solutions Ltd, a software services consultancy, based in Coventry, England. Parallax helps leading automotive, retail finance and capital market companies develop customer-facing business solutions using the Internet and advanced technologies. Parallax's capabilities enhance Keane's e-solutions and customer relationship management (CRM) practice areas, which represent the fastest growing segments of the IT market. Jamison/Gold, LLC is a full service Internet solutions firm based in Marina del Rey, California. Formed in 1995, the firm provides leading-edge design, development, and maintenance services for Web sites and other new media platforms. The Jamison/Gold team has a proven track record in developing successful Internet solutions and implementing Web technologies such as Java, Shockwave/Flash, Streaming Audio and Video, and E-Commerce. Jamison/Gold is well known for developing the first commercial-quality interactive game on the Internet, ``Adventure With An Attitude,'' which was featured on the Sony Web site to coincide with the launch of the highly successful PlayStation video game system. The site received unprecedented levels of Web traffic and won numerous awards, including Interactive PR's ``Web Site of the Year'' for 1995. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Keane, Inc. is a $1 billion firm that helps companies plan, build and manage application software to achieve business advantage. Keane does this by adhering to rigorous process and management disciplines and performance metrics incorporated in its core IT solutions. Keane's services include operations improvement consulting, e- solutions, customer relationship management (CRM), data warehousing, custom application development, and application outsourcing. These services are delivered through a network of more than 50 branch offices in North America and the United Kingdom. Information about Keane is available via [22]www.keane.com or via Shareholder Direct at 1-800-75-Keane. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the future benefits Keane expects to derive as a result of the Jamison/Gold acquisition. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Such factors include, without limitation, Keane's success in integrating Jamison/Gold into its own operations and the various factors set forth under the caption, ``Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results'' in Keane's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, which important factors are incorporated herein by reference. _SOURCE: Keane, Inc._