December 1, 1999

NEON Ranked No. 7 On Deloitte & Touche Fast 500 List; NEON Revenue Grows by 44,000 % in Five Years

DENVER, Dec. 1 / New Era of Networks, Inc. NEON has been ranked number seven in the U.S. on the Deloitte & Touche list of "Fast 500" companies for 1999. The Technology Fast 500 list ranks the fastest growing technology companies in the U.S. based on percentage of revenue growth over a five-year period. NEON revenues grew 44,070 percent from 1994 through 1998. Other top ten winners in the Internet and software industry include Siebel Systems, Inc.

New Era of Networks, Inc. (NEON) - <i> Formerly MicroScript Corporation</i>

NEON is the only e-Business Integration provider to be ranked in the top twenty of the list.

"Our exponential revenue growth demonstrates the high demand and market acceptance of our e-Business Integration products and services," said Rob Theis, executive vice president and chief marketing office for NEON. "With a customer base that exceeds 2,500, we will continue to lead the market in e- Business Integration and e-enabling business solutions."

Other 1999 awards for the NEON include a number-six-ranking in Forbes ASAP's "Dynamic 100 Technology Companies" and Red Herring's "Top 100 Companies of the Electronic Economy." NEON was also awarded the 1999 Crossroads "Best- of-Show Award" for its e-Business Integration product, and was a Crossroads "99 A-List Award" winner. Ernst & Young named NEON's CEO Rick Adam as the 1999 Entrepreneur of the Year.

In 1998, the International Data Corporation (IDC) recognized NEON as the Fastest Growing Software Provider in the U.S. Also in 1998, NEON won the American Electronics Association (AEA) Technical Achievement Award.

About Deloitte & Touche

Deloitte & Touche () is one of the nation's leading professional services firms and the fastest-growing Big Five firm. It provides assurance and advisory, tax, and management consulting services through more than 28,000 people in more than 100 U.S. cities. Deloitte & Touche's High Tech practice is headquartered in San Jose.

About New Era of Networks, Inc.

New Era of Networks Inc. NEON is the leading provider of e- Business Integration software. Its products enable companies to share information and manage end-to-end business processes across Internet-facing e- Business applications, packaged software such as ERP systems, and legacy applications. NEON has a rapidly growing base of 2,500 customers worldwide in a variety of industries including financial services, insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications and hospitality. NEON has demonstrated that its products shorten implementations while providing performance and reliability, proven in some of the most demanding transaction processing environments in the world. NEON partners with most of the leading IT software and services providers including IBM, BEA Systems, BroadVision, Microsoft, Commerce One, Sun/Forte, PeopleSoft, SAP, Cambridge Technology Partners, CIBER, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and others. For more information, call 800-815-6366 or visit NEON's World Wide Web site at www.neonsoft.com.

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