Foxfire Consulting LLC and DSET Join Forces to Bring OSS Solutions to the Telecommunications Market

Foxfire's Methodology Makes DSET's Solutions Even More Efficient, Effective

PLANO, Texas and BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Monday, Feb. 5, 2001) - Foxfire Consulting L.L.C., a premier provider of information technology, OSS and e-business solutions for the telecommunications industry, today announced an alliance with DSET Corporation (Nasdaq: DSET), a leading supplier of telecommunications software and services. The two companies will collaborate to enhance DSET's operations support system (OSS) interconnection solutions using post-implementation services powered by Foxfire's Rx pOSSitive(SM) methodology.

"Efficiency and cost-effectiveness are of paramount importance for competitive carriers," said Bill McHale, president and chief executive officer of DSET. "Our alliance with Foxfire helps augment DSET's suite of solutions so that customers can more effectively automate capabilities to help reduce costs, and win and retain customers."

As part of the agreement, DSET and Foxfire will provide mutual customers a custom-tailored, three-phased "wellness program" to diagnose then implement short-term quick fixes and long-term solutions to existing OSS challenges. With this proven, comprehensive and results-driven methodology, DSET customers can improve their time to market for new services, reduce errors and lower operating costs. This methodology will also enable customers to better assimilate their staff with improved systems and processes. The resulting decrease in staff down time and faster resolution of service outages will mean measurably higher service quality and increased customer loyalty.

DSET electronic-bonding gateways interconnect the OSS environments of competitive carriers and their trading partners. This connectivity helps to build a full spectrum of processes needed to automate Trading Partner Networks and other services used to commence and maintain services for customers.

"The new service we are providing with DSET will better assess and cure the total software environment before, during and after implementation - which reduces stress for our clients," said Jerry Batt, Foxfire's chief executive officer. "Consultants from DSET and Foxfire carefully analyze how each company uses new software so that users realize the full power of seamlessly integrated OSS systems, and DSET sees their solutions used even more effectively."

About DSET Corporation

DSET Corporation is a leading supplier of software and services that enable telecommunications providers to implement electronic Trading Partner Networks, which significantly reduce the time required to provision services for customers and resolve service outages to maintain high service quality and ensure customer retention. DSET is headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and the company's Web site can be viewed at www.dset.com.

About Foxfire L.L.C.

Foxfire Consulting LLC, a privately held company headquartered in Plano, Texas, with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Somerset, New Jersey, is a premier provider of IT, OSS and e-Business solutions for the telecommunications industry. The company offers a full suite of technology services that enable companies to compete successfully in today's dynamic and fast-growing e-Business marketplace. Visit the company at www.foxfireconsulting.com. For more information, contact Foxfire at 1.866.Foxfire, or e-mail to inquire@foxfireconsulting.com. # # #

Contacts

Virginia Brooks - for Foxfire
(972) 669-9538 vbrooks@vbrookspr.com

Dean Maskevich - DSET Media Relations
908.526.7500 x1366, dmaskevi@dset.com