Exhibit 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            October 1, 2003

              Group 1 Software Completes Purchase of Sagent Assets

      Powerful Combination of Data Quality and Data Integration Technology
                     Maximizes Value of Customer Information

Lanham, MD and Mountain View, CA - Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) and Sagent
Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: SGNT_OB) today announced completion of the acquisition
of the Sagent assets by Group 1.

      "We are very pleased to complete the Sagent transaction, which enables us
to offer the market's widest array of data quality, integration and enrichment
technologies," said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1 Software. "Sagent gives us leading
data integration and business geographics software, talented personnel and a
wealth of new customers worldwide.

      Additionally, Sagent's strong global presence provides strategic sales and
distribution opportunities for Group 1's core technology in growing markets such
as Japan, South Korea, China and other areas of Southeast Asia while increasing
Group 1's market strength in Europe. Domestically, our sizable sales
organization is well positioned to increase the market opportunities for
Sagent's data integration and business geographics technologies."

      "In the recent months, Group 1 customers in both of our operating
divisions have demonstrated significant interest in the Sagent technology, while
Group 1's technology has been well received among Sagent's installed base,"
continued Bowen. "Since the acquisition was announced, Group 1 and Sagent have
teamed successfully on a number of joint sales efforts."

      "I'm extremely pleased with this transaction since we believe it provides
for a successful outcome for our shareholders, employees, distribution partners
and customers," said Andre M. Boisvert, Chairman and CEO of Sagent.

      Group 1 plans to continue to support Sagent's Data Flow product for data
extraction, transformation and loading (ETL), which will be marketed as a
standalone offering as well as integrated with Group 1's data quality solutions.
Utilizing Data Flow, organizations can enhance customer relationship management
(CRM), business intelligence, enterprise information integration (EII) and
enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiatives. Sagent's Centrus technology will
enable Group 1 to go to market with the broadest array of business geographics
software available.


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      Group 1 is immediately launching development programs to enable Data Flow
to be used on additional Unix platforms (IBM AIX and HP UX) and to build out its
core functionality to meet expanded and future market demands. Additional
initiatives will be undertaken in the coming months to enhance the
competitiveness of Centrus technologies as well.

About Group 1 Software

Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) is a leading provider of solutions that help
over 3,000 organizations worldwide maximize the value of their customer data.
Group 1 provides industry-leading technologies that allow businesses to cleanse
and enrich their corporate data, generate personalized customer communications
and integrate and deliver data across the enterprise. These technologies are
essential components of enterprise applications including customer relationship
management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business intelligence
systems. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, Group 1 offers
solutions utilized by leaders in the financial services, banking, GIS/mapping,
retail, telecommunications, utilities, insurance and other industries. The
company's customer base includes such recognized names as Charles Schwab,
Entergy, GEICO, L.L. Bean, QVC, Siemens, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo. For more
information about Group 1, visit the company's Web site at http://www.g1.com.

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Group 1 Contacts:

Media Contact                                Investor Contacts

David Peikin                 Mark Funston                Charles Messman
Group 1 Software, Inc.       Group 1 Software, Inc.      MKR Group
301.918.0818                 301.918.0381                626.395.9500
pr@g1.com                    mark_funston@g1.com         cmessman_@mkr-group.com

Sagent Contacts:

Sagent Contact
Patty Szoka
Sagent Technology, Inc.
650.815.3258
pszoka@sagent.com

Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation reform Act of 1995. This
press release may contain statements relating to Group 1's future plans, events
or performance. Words like "is well positioned to increase," "plans to
continue," "will enable," and "will provide" are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties,
including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining to customer orders,
demand for products and services, development of markets for Group 1's products
and services and other risks identified in Group 1's SEC filings. Group 1's
actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
address the conditions as they are found on the date of this press release.
Group 1 undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions
to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances that arise after the date of this press release or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events. Group 1 Software, Sagent and Centrus are
registered trademarks and Data Flow is a trademark of Group 1 Software, Inc. All
other brand names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.


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