Perfect Access Speer Selected as Interface Software Premier Partner 

New York, NY/Oak Brook, IL, August 22, 2001 -- Perfect Access Speer, a
 leader in software education and consulting for law and financial firms, is pleased to announce that it has successfully qualified to join Interface Software's Premier Partner program. This new program is designed for Interface Software training, consulting and reseller partners that demonstrate the highest level of experience, success and commitment in marketing, selling and implementing the company's InterAction® solution. It was created as a result of the rapid growth of Interface Software's Alliance Partner program, and the need to recognize the program's most effective members.

InterAction is the world's leading client relationship management solution for professional services firms. It delivers Relationship Intelligence to users, enabling them to increase revenues by uncovering new business opportunities, differentiating their firms from the competition and enhancing client service.

"We are thrilled to welcome Perfect Access Speer into the Premier Partner program," said Mitch Grossbach, Interface Software's Vice President of Business Development. "They have demonstrated a long standing commitment to excellence and service in the area of training and consulting, and are included amongst our highest performing partners. They have earned their membership into this distinctive program."

"We are very honored to be the first company with a core focus on education to be asked to be in the Premier Partner program," said Bonnie Speer McGrath, President of Perfect Access Speer. "Our consultants and trainers have supported InterAction since its inception with end user education and we now offer a broader array of services to help clients adopt the product. Our business process consulting and high-end education are aimed at the marketing and project planning staff so they can start on the right foot. In addition, we still provide end-user education programs for professionals and administrative staff so that they can productively use InterAction right away. We have significant plans to expand our service offerings around Interface products, and participation in their Premier program offers us improved access to key resources within the organization."

Premier Partners receive a host of benefits through their inclusion in this program, which include expanded sales and marketing support, training discounts, and enhanced access to professional services and customer support assistance. Premier partners also serve on the Interface Partner Advisory Board - a body designed to ensure continued improvement to the program on behalf of partners and their customers.

About Perfect Access Speer
Perfect Access Speer (www.PASpeer.com) is a leader in software education and consulting, bringing both traditional and e-learning solutions to its clients. With offices in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, and Minneapolis, the company's client list includes more than sixty percent of the top 250 law firms in the United States, as well as prestigious companies in financial services and the Fortune 500. Perfect Access Speer is a Kaplan Professional Company, a unit of Kaplan, Inc., (www.kaplan.com), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).

About Interface Software
Interface Software, Inc. is the industry leader in Relationship Intelligence solutions for the professional services industry. InterAction, the Relationship Intelligence solution for professional services, discovers, aggregates, manages and delivers to any platform, internal competitive intelligence about people, companies, relationships experience and expertise. A critical component to any firm's knowledge management strategy, InterAction empowers professionals to differentiate their services from the competition, source new revenue opportunities and enhance client service. For more information about InterAction, contact Interface Software, Inc. at 1420 Kensington Road, Suite 320, Oak Brook, IL 60523, Telephone: 630-572-1400, Website: www.interfacesoftware.com. In Europe and Australia, contact Dan Von Weihe, National Sales Manager, at 38 New Oxford Street, Suite 204 London, WC1A 1EP, United Kingdom, Telephone: +44 (0)78 7057 1234, Email: dvonweihe@interfacesoftware.com.

About Relationship Intelligence
The Relationship Intelligence category pioneered by Interface Software focuses on the unique process of transforming a professional services firm's internal competitive data into decision support intelligence. Relationship Intelligence is derived through the discovery, aggregation, management, and delivery of a firm's internal information about people, companies, relationships, experience and expertise. A critical component to a firm's knowledge management strategy, Relationship Intelligence enables professionals to uncover new client needs, differentiate their services from the competition, attract new business opportunities and enhance client service and loyalty.

InterAction is a registered trademark of Interface Software, Inc. All other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Kaplan, Inc. (www.kaplan.com) is a leading educational and career services company owned by the renowned Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). Kaplan is a sister company to Newsweek Magazine.

Press Contact: pubrel@kaplan.com, (212) 492-5965

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