EAST NORRITON, PA (September 24, 2001) -- ActiveStrategy, Inc. (www.activestrategy.com) announced today that Berkheimer Associates, the largest independent local tax collection administrator in Pennsylvania, will implement ActiveStrategy Enterprise™ to automate the creation, deployment, monitoring and daily execution of the organization’s strategy. ActiveStrategy Enterprise will enable Berkheimer management to deploy a personalized web-portal home page to every employee that provides the critical performance management information necessary to drive strategically linked actions on a daily basis.

Berkheimer processes the tax records and payments for over 1,100 municipalities and school districts. Within the competitive environment of tax administration, Berkheimer is employing a strategy of striving for innovative, intelligent financial engineering through a single-minded dedication to technical excellence. The organization will rely on ActiveStrategy Enterprise to translate that strategy into tactical, operational terms for each employee -- on which each individual can focus his or her energies to drive maximum value toward the organizational strategy.

ActiveStrategy Enterprise is the world’s first enterprise-wide software application that allows corporations to harness the power of Enterprise Strategy Execution (ESE), a critical area of business management aimed at maximizing a company’s results by focusing and empowering employees toward a common strategy. ActiveStrategy Enterprise provides organizations with a web environment to develop and focus key corporate strategies and then communicate, deploy, monitor and improve the execution of these strategies to everyone within the organization. In addition, the application facilitates Balanced Scorecard and other performance management methodologies, including the Baldrige Criteria and Six Sigma.

“ActiveStrategy Enterprise focuses everyone in an enterprise on a common strategy,” said Jack Steele, Chairman and CEO, ActiveStrategy, Inc. “For Berkheimer Associates, this equates into a true competitive advantage within their industry through increased efficiencies and improved customer service.”

“Utilizing ActiveStrategy Enterprise to better focus our employees will surely improve the effectiveness of our organization,” said John Berkheimer, CEO, Berkheimer Associates. “Improved effectiveness translates into even better personal service for our customers, which is core to our strategy.”

Founded in Bangor, Pennsylvania, Berkheimer is Pennsylvania's largest independent local tax administrator, maintaining offices throughout the state. Over 1,100 municipalities and school districts process their tax records and payments through Berkheimer. At Berkheimer, we don't think a hundred people with one year of tenure equals a century of combined experience. Real experience comes from actual performance. Since 1936 when Harry Berkheimer first began collecting taxes, we have built a tradition that continues to this day - a tradition of unparalleled effectiveness and personal service.

ActiveStrategy, Inc. is the recognized enterprise application leader for organizations seeking to harness the power of Enterprise Strategy Execution (ESE). ActiveStrategy clients include leading financial services, pharmaceutical and professional services corporations. Located in greater Philadelphia, ActiveStrategy provides best-of-breed applications for strategic planning and complete enterprise strategy execution, and its products are distributed and supported through a world-class network of consulting, integration and technology partners. For more information and product demonstrations, please visit www.activestrategy.com.

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