CVN Conversion Services International,

- CSI engaged to implement new business intelligence platform - EAST HANOVER, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conversion Services International, Inc. (AMEX:CVN), a premier professional services firm focused on delivering business intelligence and business process optimization solutions to Global 2000 organizations and other businesses, today announced a new engagement with a global real estate investment company to implement several BusinessObjects(TM) Rapid Marts(R) packages for SAP(R) solutions. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060421/NYF015LOGO ) CSI, a Business Objects Platinum Partner, has extensive expertise in customizing and implementing BusinessObjects Rapid Marts for SAP solutions and BusinessObjects XI solutions and has assisted a number of clients to integrate their business intelligence solutions with rapid marts. CSI has been implementing BusinessObjects Rapid Marts for SAP solutions since 2005, well before SAP acquired Business Objects. Therefore, when customers engage with CSI, they can expect a knowledgeable team prepared to answer the myriad of questions surrounding such a deployment. CSI has deployed every available BusinessObject Rapid Mart for SAP solutions, including general ledger, the latest one to hit the market. With CSI's deep focus on information management -- both data warehousing and business intelligence -- rapid marts have become a natural match of software and service provider. As a leader in support of BusinessObjects Rapid Marts, CSI brings 5 years' experience -- adding knowledge and best practices with each rapid implementation. CSI's knowledge and hands-on expertise allows its clients to set realistic expectations with management laying the groundwork for success. According to Jared Hillam, CSI's vice president of Business Intelligence, "Leveraging CSI's history and leading-edge expertise in rapid mart customization and implementation, our client will reap immediate benefits in business intelligence through consolidated reporting, self-service reporting and a more-refined data warehouse supporting their business processes." This client is implementing the SAP ERP application Release 6.0, SAP NetWeaver(R) Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI), and a business intelligence platform based on the BusinessObjects Enterprise software. After engaging Conversion Services International (CSI) for a high-level business intelligence strategy and integration plan, this client turned to CSI to help with their subsequent implementation. CSI will work with this client using standardized methodology for rapid mart implementations focusing on business requirements, gap analysis, and maintainability. Both the BusinessObjects Rapid Mart database schema and semantic layer will be modified and enhanced to maximize business value. Hillam added, "CSI has been a partner of Business Objects for 10 years. This has resulted in a team of consultants that provide an extraordinary level of expertise on the matter. Our Business Objects Center of Excellence provides services for more than 100 business intelligence implementations annually. Business Objects has acquired many of the tools with which CSI has established depth of expertise. Hence, CSI is nationally recognized for its expertise in the core business intelligence and data warehousing tools from Business Objects. With expertise in CRM and ERP applications from vendors including Microsoft, SAP, Sage and Oracle, CSI's full-service approach to business intelligence provides the tools and training to help companies get the most out of their BI software investments. CSI has extensive expertise extracting data from SAP data structures. This is where CSI methodologies and best practices help our clients reduce time to implement and increase time to value when taking a rapid mart to production." BusinessObjects Rapid Marts for SAP solutions are prepackaged, flexible data marts that can be implemented in weeks instead of the months or quarters that are normally associated with data warehousing projects on SAP ERP. Rapid Marts are powered by BusinessObjects Data Integrator, a powerful and productive data integration platform that leads the industry with its support for extracting data from and loading data into SAP ERP and SAP NetWeaver BI-based systems. SAP application interfaces supported include ABAP(TM), BAPI(R) and IDoc. About Conversion Services International, Inc. Conversion Services International, Inc. (CSI) is a leading provider of professional services focusing on strategic consulting, data warehousing, business intelligence, business process reengineering, as well as integration and information technology management solutions. CSI offers an array of products and services to help companies define, develop, and implement the warehousing and strategic use of both enterprise-wide and specific categories of strategic data. CSI's customers include ADP, Coach, Goldman Sachs, Liberty Mutual, Merck, Morgan Stanley, and Pfizer. Information about CSI can be found on the web at http://www.csiwhq.com/ or by calling its corporate headquarters at 888-CSI-5036. Note on Forward-Looking Statements Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains, among other things, certain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to CSI's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements identified by words such as "may," "could," "would," "should," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans" or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of CSI's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including the ability of CSI to be in compliance with all applicable American Stock Exchange continued listing requirements, the ability to maintain revenue growth, the ability to locate and acquire other businesses and to successfully integrate such acquisitions, the ability to decrease operating expenses, and those detailed in CSI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond CSI's control). CSI undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects and Crystal Reports are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects in the United States and/or other countries. SAP, SAP NetWeaver, ABAP, BAPI and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Media Contact: Tracee Lee Beebe Conversion Services International, Inc. 973-560-9400 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060421/NYF015LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Conversion Services International, Inc. CONTACT: Tracee Lee Beebe, Conversion Services International, Inc., +1-973-560-9400, Web site: http://www.csiwhq.com/

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