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Duck Creek Named as a Leading Provider in Multiple Categories in Celent's Insurance Software Deal Trends Report

Bolivar, MO, July 11, 2007 — Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of rating and policy administration software for the insurance industry, today announced that it has been named in the latest edition of Celent’s Insurance Software Deal Trends report. Research and advisory firm Celent, LLC, has named Duck Creek Technologies as a leading provider in the Partial Policy Administration and Rating and Quote Tools categories, based on the number of deals the company inked in 2005 and 2006.

"The leading providers named in the report are active in the insurance vertical," says Craig Weber, Celent senior analyst and author of the report. "That gives them excellent insights into the unique needs of insurance carriers."

In the same report, Duck Creek was named as a "Traction Index" leader. The Traction Index is a weighted score that measures the volume and type of deals that software companies made during 2005 and 2006. "Leaders in our Traction Index are demonstrating strong market momentum among insurers, which gives them the kind of experience that many carriers are looking for," says Craig Weber, Celent senior analyst and author of the report.

Doug Roller, Duck Creek’s CEO said, “We are pleased to be cited by Celent in this report. Our success is a reflection of the dedication of the Duck Creek team and ongoing support and vision of our customers.”

The fourth annual version of Celent's Insurance Software Deal Trends reports analyze over 1,400 deals that were inked by insurance carriers in 2005 and 2006. They provide readers with a snapshot of lead ing software vendors  in the insurance vertical and  insights into functions that carriers are target ing for investment. For more information on Celent’s reports, visit www.celent.com.

About Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies is a software and services company that is changing the rules of the insurance business by accelerating the ability to achieve the industry vision of “Product in a Day.” The EXAMPLE Platform® enables insurance carriers to rapidly define, develop, deploy, and manage their insurance products and services – for any line of business. Duck Creek’s customers use the EXAMPLE Platform’s flexible Service-Oriented Architecture for product definition, rating and underwriting, submission processing, policy administration, and legacy migration.

Duck Creek is one of America’s fastest growing private companies, appearing on the Inc. Magazine “Inc. 500” list for the past two consecutive years. Founded in 2000, the company has offices in Bolivar, Missouri, Columbia, South Carolina and Farmington, Connecticut. Duck Creek Technologies is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

For more information, visit http://www.duckcreektech.com or call 800-889-8401.

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