Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP Licenses RainMaker's Business Intelligence Suite

Data Warehousing and Digital Dashboard Technology Provide Attorneys with nstant Access to Decision-Making Information

BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct. 15, 2002 -- RainMaker Software, Inc. today announced that Brown Raysman, a New York City-based firm with more than 250 timekeepers, has site licensed its Business Intelligence product suite.

The Business Intelligence suite includes RainMaker's Lightning data warehouse, RainMaker's Thunder inquiry and analysis reporting tool and RainMaker's Digital Dashboard, a library of business inquiry web tools that run from within Microsoft Outlook. Collectively, the Business Intelligence suite is designed to push relevant information to attorneys in a usable format that enables them to effectively manage their clients and grow their businesses.

"Our firm's continued growth and diversification across multiple practice areas increased our need for decision support capabilities. Specifically, we were looking for a way to easily tap into the wealth of information that resides in our financial database for use in making critical business decisions that affect the firm's profitability," said Robert Martin, chief operating officer at Brown Raysman. "With RainMaker's Business Intelligence suite, our attorneys will have 'point and click' access to the information that they need to manage their clients and departments. We can now extract data in practical formats for reporting and analysis, with no custom programming required."

RainMaker's Business Intelligence product suite incorporates a second- generation data warehousing design (Lightning) with built-in analytical reporting (Thunder), presentation and dissemination (Digital Dashboard) tools, which were all developed from a business perspective. For example, with a single click attorneys can access their personal productivity, review daily cash receipts, file openings and view 13-month trend analysis charts for client billings and collections. Firms can also use the Business Intelligence suite to quickly generate highly customized reports, available in Excel spreadsheet and PivotTable formats, which can be electronically distributed automatically by pre-scheduled email.

"To remain competitive, firms today need much more than the routine financial reporting of the past. They need the ability to quickly access information from their critical systems, and view that information in a meaningful way," said Jim Hammond, president of RainMaker Software. "Clearly, Brown Raysman understands the value of business intelligence technology, and we're glad that they've chosen to work with us to meet their needs in this area."

RainMaker Business Intelligence software is available as an add-on product to RainMaker's financial management systems. For more information please contact the sales department at 1-800-341-4012 or via e-mail at legalinfo@rainmakerlegal.com .

About RainMaker Software, Inc.

RainMaker Software, Inc., a leading full service provider of financial management and practice management software for mid to large size law firms, is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASA International, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ASAA), which develops, markets, implements and supports vertical market business solutions throughout the United States, Latin America, and Canada. ASA was established in 1969 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. Additional Information can be obtained by contacting the Sales and Marketing Department at Rainmaker Software, Inc. at 1-800-341-4012, ext. 247, or by visiting the company's website at http://www.rainmakerlegal.com, or by email at legalinfo@rainmakerlegal.com. RainMaker Software, Inc. is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa.

About Brown Raysman

Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP, a law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Hartford, New Jersey and Toronto, has expertise and practices in all major areas of business law. The firm is a recognized leader in the areas of technology, intellectual property, real estate finance and leasing, corporate and securities law, private equity, labor and employment law and commercial litigation. Legal services are provided to Canadian clients through an exclusive association with Toronto-based Mann & Gahtan LLP. Brown Raysman can be found online at http://www.brownraysman.com.

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