Perot Systems and Sykes Announce a Strategic Alliance to Bring Enhanced Value To Clients

Dallas (PROTEXT) - Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) and Sykes Enterprises (Nasdaq: SYKE) announce a strategic technology alliance that will allow each company to offer clients a complete spectrum of consulting, systems integration, call center, and technical support services. The strategic alliance will facilitate growth for both companies by enabling them to retain their core business focus, while offering expanded services. Perot Systems will gain access to Sykes' AnswerTeam product, a powerful diagnostic and desktop technical support tool, and Sykes' technical and call center service capabilities. Perot Systems will embed Sykes' call centers and fulfillment capabilities into integrated service offerings that support Perot Systems' e-commerce and application development initiatives. Sykes will make Perot Systems their provider of choice for business consulting, systems integration, application development, and technology infrastructure services, thus enabling Sykes to expand the services it offers to clients. "Helping our clients maximize their customer relationships is critical for success in e-commerce," said Ross Perot, Chairman and CEO of Perot Systems. "Through this alliance, we are better able to provide our clients with the products, skills and knowledge required to create profitable customer relationships." Gary Castleberry, Vice President, Systems Integration of Perot Systems said, "The Sykes products and services combined with our capabilities and partners enhance our ability to deliver an unparalleled e-commerce solution. We will also be able to enhance the customer experience for our clients through Sykes' world class technical and call center support." John H. Sykes, Sykes Chairman said, "Perot Systems and Sykes share a common philosophy that is grounded in a commitment to excellence. This relationship enhances our ability to provide world class solutions to our customers. It's our team effort that really makes the difference." Perot Systems, based in Dallas, TX, is a leading global information technology services and business solutions company. Perot Systems offers clients custom business solutions that transform the way they conduct business by integrating services that draw upon three core disciplines: business integration, systems integration and application development, and information technology infrastructure services. Perot Systems, with revenue of approximately one billion dollars, has more than 7,000 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia serving clients in the financial services, healthcare, energy, and travel and transportation industries. Additional information on Perot Systems is located at http://www.perotsystems.com. Sykes Enterprises is a global leader providing vertically integrated, technology-based solutions worldwide through its 12,000 employees. By utilizing its IT support centers and e- commerce platform, Sykes is able to provide services at all stages in the life cycle of its clients' products and services, including initial development, documentation and localization, customer product service, and end-user support. Sykes, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, currently operates 36 technical call centers (with three additional centers under construction), nine e-commerce centers and 25 offices throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, Europe, Africa, and the Philippines. Visit Sykes' Web site at http://www.sykes.com. Statements contained within this press release may contain forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Perot Systems disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Please refer to Perot Systems Prospectus dated February 1, 1999, Perot Systems Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for risk factors that may cause actual events to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. ots Original Text Service: Perot Systems Corporation Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Kim Testa of Perot Systems Corporation (USA) 972-340-6727, or fax, 972-340-6788, or email, kim.testa@ps.net; or Scott Bendert of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (USA) 813-233-2105, or fax, 813-273-0148 Web site: http://www.perotsystems.com http://www.sykes.com Subscribers please note that material bearing the slug "PROTEXT" is not part of CTK's news service and is not to be published under the "CTK" slug. Protext is a commercial service providing distribution of press releases from clients, who are identified in the text of Protext reports and who bear full responsibility for their contents. PROTEXT