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Business Edge Systems` USA partner appoints new executive vice president

Johannesburg, 20 Nov 1999

Business Edge Systems` USA partner, SPL WorldGroup, Inc., a leading international provider of information technology consulting and enterprise solutions, recently announced the appointment of Eileen Basho as Executive Vice President. Eileen will also act as President of SPL WorldGroup Industry Solutions division. In her new role, Eileen will SPL WorldGroup`s software operations group focusing on its utilities offering. She will be directly responsible for global product and development, customer support, sales, consulting, and partner strategy.

SPL WorldGroup chief executive officer and president, Moshe Mor, comments, "Eileen brings to SPL WorldGroup a background rich in enterprise applications as well as consulting. We are confident her expertise and leadership skills will direct our Industry Solutions into the forefront of the enterprise applications industry."

Formerly, as a partner at Andersen Consulting she was responsible for the Global Change Management practice of the firm`s Enterprise Business unit. She led the strategic offering and market direction for Enterprise Business Solutions - a line of business comprised of more than 6,000 consultants. She was also responsible for the development of programs that support the company`s strategic vision of providing a full range of business integration services to the enterprise application market.

Prior to Andersen, Eileen made significant contributions to SAP America, Inc. during the company`s early development stages. In her four years at SAP, Eileen rose to the position of Executive Vice President where she led all of SAP`s Professional Services and grew it to a 2,000-person operation with revenues of $600 Million. Eileen came to SAP as the former of a medium-sized manufacturing company where she was responsible for the successful completion of one of the first SAP implementations in North America.

In response to what attracted her to SPL WorldGroup, Eileen said, "SPL WorldGroup and its product CIS PLUS(r) have a reputation for quality. Recognition for CIS PLUS is emerging in the utilities industry, but I see this product`s potential as not only dominating this niche, but becoming a market leader in the CIS space."

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