Briefs

Mountain View, Calif.March 12, 2001--SAGENT (NASDAQ:SGNT), A leading
provider of Business Intelligence Solutions, today announced a
strategic agreement with SAS Institute.

Under the agreement, Sagent will integrate and license select SAS(r)
analytic and customer relationship management (CRM) software within
its business intelligence solutions. The target market for these
SAS-enhanced offerings from Sagent will be the mid-market--generally
defined as companies with revenues up to $750 million. that market
will include sectors such as credit unions, community banks, and
select property and casualty insurance companies, among others.

As a result of this agreement, Sagent will offer SAS' world-renowned
data mining and CRM software as part of its powerful business
intelligence solution. This new offering will provide Sagent customers
with a broader choice of business intelligence products and solutions
and will enhance their ability to create a complete view of their
customers, improve target marketing, increase customer loyalty and
retention, and up-sell/cross-sell to their best customers.

See www.sagent.com