PeopleSoft and SQA Sign Exclusive Worldwide Agreement to Integrate and
Distribute SQA's Testing Solution in All PeopleSoft Products on Windows
NT, Windows 95, and Windows 3.X

PeopleSoft will also standardize on SQA Suite for its worldwide, internal
client/server testing.

WOBURN, MASS. -- APRIL 11, 1996 -- SQA, INC. (NASDAQ: SQAX), the leader in
automated testing of Windows client/server applications, today announced a
strategic worldwide agreement with PeopleSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSFT), a
leading provider of client/server business software. Under the terms of
the agreement, PeopleSoft will exclusively integrate and bundle SQA's
industry-leading automated testing tool, SQA Robot, with PeopleSoft
applications. PeopleSoft will deliver SQA's award-winning product to every
PeopleSoft customer to ensure that their PeopleSoft applications maintain
the highest quality during installation, customization, deployment, and
maintenance.

In the agreement SQA also grants PeopleSoft a worldwide site license to use
SQA Suite internally. PeopleSoft will standardize on SQA's solution as its
corporate standard for client/server testing. This will include the use of
SQA's testing tools by hundreds of PeopleSoft engineers and quality
assurance (QA) personnel, as well as a complete training in SQA's unique
client/server testing process, SQA Process.

"PeopleSoft is demonstrating an industry-leading commitment to quality by
integrating automated testing into their client/server application
products, " said Ron Nordin, president and CEO of SQA. "This is example of
the type of forward-thinking and innovation that has made PeopleSoft such
a successful company. We're very excited to have them as a business
partner and a customer."

"This strategic agreement with SQA represents our continual effort to
provide the highest quality client/server applications to our customers,"
said Dave Duffield, PeopleSoft president and CEO. "We are very selective
in choosing only industry-leading solutions to deliver to our customers.
We chose SQA after a thorough investigation of the tools and companies in
the market. We're convinced SQA is the leader in automated client/server
testing."

Agreement Strengthens PeopleSoft Product Line and Brings Benefits to
PeopleSoft Customers

Under the terms of the agreement, PeopleSoft will integrate and deliver a
specialized version of SQA Robot, SQA's core automated testing product, in
every sale and upgrade of PeopleSoft's applications, including PeopleSoft
Financials, PeopleSoft Distribution, PeopleSoft Manufacturing, and
PeopleSoft HRMS. The specialized version of SQA Robot will be bundled with
PeopleSoft's PeopleTools software, an innovative suite of rapid
application development tools, productivity tools, and decision support
tools created specifically for building, modifying, managing, and using
client/server business applications. PeopleSoft's entire worldwide
customer base will receive the special version of SQA Robot and be able to
use it to deliver high-quality PeopleSoft applications on Windows NT,
Windows 95 and Windows 3.x across a wide variety of popular database
platforms, including DB2, Oracle, Informix, Sybase System 11, and
Microsoft SQL Server.

SQA will tightly integrate SQA Suite with PeopleTools by way of an API
(application programming interface) that PeopleSoft will build under SQA's
guidance. This API will allow SQA to bring the benefits of its unique
Object Testing and Object-Oriented Recording to PeopleSoft customers. The
API will be exclusively available to SQA.

"This agreement is a win for PeopleSoft's customers, as well as PeopleSoft
and SQA," said Roger Hodskins, vice president of strategic alliances at
SQA. "PeopleSoft users will enjoy the benefits of SQA's advanced automated
testing, and PeopleSoft will be the first client/server applications
vendor that can offer an integrated industrial-strength testing solution
to its customers."

Many of PeopleSoft's customers already benefit from the use of SQA's
testing solution. "After comprehensive analysis of all major automated
testing products on the market, British Petroleum came to the conclusion
that SQA's product was by far the best to use with PeopleSoft," said Ken
Ward, Manager of Employee Services at British Petroleum. "The tighter
integration of SQA Suite with PeopleSoft products will deliver additional
benefits to current PeopleSoft users."

In the agreement SQA has also granted PeopleSoft the right to resell the
complete, generally-available version of SQA Suite to its end- users, as
well as through its extensive network of partners. PeopleSoft will also
become an SQA Authorized Training Partner and be able to deliver SQA's
training and services.

PeopleSoft Will Become an SQA Corporate Customer and End User

Under the agreement SQA will grant PeopleSoft a worldwide site license to
use SQA Suite in its quality assurance and testing process by its internal
employees and contractors. SQA will provide product maintenance, upgrade
and telephone support during the agreement period.

"Our internal testing needs are very demanding and span Windows NT, Windows
95, and Windows 3.x," said Peter Nasca, vice president of release
management at PeopleSoft. "We had to pick a vendor that could help us
satisfy our testing needs as well as the needs of our customers. We're
experienced in automated testing and we put every vendor through a
thorough evaluation. We're confident we've made the right decision with
SQA."

ABOUT PEOPLESOFT, INC.

PeopleSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSFT) was established in 1987 to provide
innovative software solutions that meet the changing business demands of
enterprises worldwide. A client/server applications pioneer and market
share leader, PeopleSoft develops, markets, and supports a complete suite
of enterprise applications for accounting, materials management,
distribution, manufacturing, and human resources for several hundred
Fortune 1000 customers around the world. PeopleSoft product and service
information can be located on the World Wide Web at www.peoplesoft.com.
 
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