Telecom provider to process up to 1.5 million records per day utilizing Microsoft technology, CoreTech integration expertise

Philadelphia, PA, Monday, November 16, 1998 —CoreTech Consulting Group, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider working with Fortune 2000 companies, announced today the implementation of a SQL Server™ 7.0-based data mart solution at Comcast Cellular. The solution represents an upgrade from SQL Server 6.5 and will enable Comcast Cellular, one of the Delaware Valley’s largest providers of wireless and cellular telecommunications services, to better understand and track the needs of its customers.

"The move to SQL Server 7.0 gives us the enhanced system performance, scalability, scheduling capability and manageability we need to keep pace with our increasingly competitive marketplace," said Dan Van Ostenbridge, Comcast Cellular Vice President of Information Systems. "It allows more people to access better information, helping them make better business decisions."

The CoreTech-designed solution will enable up to 500 Comcast workers to query the database for answers at the same time, double the previous maximum. In addition, SQL Server 7.0 will enable Comcast Cellular to triple the number of records it processes every day to two 40-gigabyte data marts. Those data marts currently receive 500,000 wholesale call records per day. The daily feed will be expanded over the next 12 months to include retail information, for a total of as many as 1.5 million records per day.

"CoreTech has spent years providing quality services and support to customers implementing solutions based on Microsoft technologies," said Bryan Watson, general manager, partner and corporate accounts at Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased to see CoreTech apply its expertise at Comcast Cellular, pioneering services that protect and extend its customer’s technology investments."

"We worked with Comcast on this solution from the very beginning to ensure the end result was advantageous for everyone involved," said Ed Beaumont, Chief Executive Officer at CoreTech. "It’s a core value of our company to work with corporate customers and assist them in utilizing new technologies - such as SQL Server 7.0 - to become more productive and realize the greatest return on their investment."

About Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Created by a world-class development team, Microsoft® SQL Server 7.0 brings business advantage and improved decision-making to all levels of the organization through the power of data warehousing, industry solutions and interoperability with Microsoft Office™. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 enables MCSPs and their customers to build and deploy scalable database solutions for e-commerce, line of business, mobile computing and data warehousing. Microsoft SQL Server is a member of the Microsoft BackOffice™ family, a set of servers that make it easy to build, manage and deploy powerful business solutions.

About CoreTech Consulting Group
CoreTech Consulting Group is an Information Technology consulting firm that partners with clients to favorably manage the impact of new technologies throughout their organization. Solutions developed by CoreTech help companies reduce the risk, minimize the negative effects and ultimately provide greater business value by assisting their clients in understanding and managing the broad implications new technology may have on their organization, processes and people. CoreTech has regional offices located around the United States, including Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Atlanta. More information about CoreTech may be obtained from www.CoreTech.com, or by calling 800-220-3337.