Press Release: December 6, 1999

WR Hambrecht + Co Initiates Coverage of AnswerThink Consulting Group; Believes eBusiness Solutions Provider is Underappreciated

San Francisco, CA, December 6, 1999—WR Hambrecht + Co, the online investment bank, today announced that it is initiating research coverage of AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc. (ANSR). The complete AnswerThink research report can be accessed at www.wrhambrecht.com.

AnswerThink Consulting Group is an e-business solutions provider that designs, builds, markets, and supports the e-business efforts of Fortune 1000 and dot-com clients. AnswerThink operates in a $111 billion services market. The Company targets the fastest growing segment, Internet Services, which IDC expects to grow more than 60% annually for the next several years. According to the report, the Company has world-class management, works with blue chip clients, and has assembled a complete service solution. AnswerThink offers most, if not all, services offered by the Big 5 but is much more nimble, economical for clients, and attractive for employees.

"AnswerThink has all the tools to successfully compete in the increasingly crowded Internet Services arena," said Greg Gore, eServices analyst at WR Hambrecht + Co. "Although Pure Plays have grabbed most of the attention early on, AnswerThink should flourish during the next phase of growth as Corporate America will demand strong consulting skills in order to maximize benefits from new technologies like the Internet. In addition, we expect stock price appreciation with AnswerThink’s upcoming branding campaign, which will tell the world that AnswerThink is, among other things, an Internet Services company."