Technology Solutions Company Announces 2008 Third Quarter Financial Results

Technology Solutions Company, (TSC) (Nasdaq: TSCC) today announced its third quarter financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.

Third Quarter Results

• Revenues before reimbursements from continuing operations were $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2008, a decrease of $0.6 million or 30 percent from the second quarter of 2008 amount of $2.0 million. As compared with the third quarter of 2007 revenue before reimbursements from continuing operations amount of $2.5 million, revenue before reimbursements for the third quarter of 2008 declined by $1.1 million, or 44 percent.
• Net loss was ($0.9) million for the third quarter of 2008, a decline of $2.4 million from the second quarter of 2008 net income of $1.5 million, when we recorded the sale of the SAP Practice. As compared with the third quarter of 2007 net loss of ($2.3) million, net loss for the third quarter of 2008 improved by $1.4 million or 61 percent.
• Net loss per share was ($0.35) for the third quarter of 2008, a decline of $0.93 per share from the second quarter of 2008 net income per share of $0.58, when we recorded the sale of the SAP Practice. As compared with the third quarter of 2007 net loss per share of ($0.89), the net loss per share for the third quarter of 2008 improved by $0.54, or 61 percent.
• Days Sales Outstanding ("DSO”) were 50 days at September 30, 2008 compared to 45 days at June 30, 2008, an increase of 5 days. DSO improved by 21 days for the third quarter of 2008 from the 71 days realized at September 30, 2007, continuing marked DSO improvement when compared to 2007 results.
• Cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, inclusive of the promissory note due from the sale of the SAP Practice, at September 30, 2008 was $9.8 million, a decrease of $2.4 million, from the $12.2 million on hand as of June 30, 2008 and a decline of $0.9 million from the amount on hand at September 30, 2007. In October, 2008, the Company collected its first installment of $0.4 million due under the promissory note from the sale of the SAP Practice.

Business Commentary

Milton G. Silva-Craig, President and CEO of TSC, stated: "The third quarter proved to be a challenging quarter well below our internal expectations and not in line with our demonstrated progress over the prior three quarters. Unprecedented market conditions did affect certain client buying decisions impacting our ability to close deals in a timely manner and thus generate expected revenues. Our focus in the coming quarter is on improving our financial performance through further differentiation and penetration of our software and services, while continuing to deliver and grow high value services to our existing customers.”

Conference Call

TSC’s management will host a conference call on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at 8 a.m. CST. The dial-in number for the call is 866-550-6338 and the conference pass code is 2497111. For international participants, the dial-in number is 347-284-6930. The live broadcast of conference call will also be available online on the Investors section of the Technology Solutions Company’s website at:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=11 2966&eventID=2015127. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

It is recommended that participants using the Web access the site at least 15 minutes before the conference call begins to download and install any necessary audio software. The call can also be heard online at http://www.firstcallevents.com. For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay of the call will be available until midnight CST on November 27, 2008 by dialing 888-203-1112. The international replay dial-in number is 719-457-0820. The pass code for the replay is 2497111.

About Technology Solutions Company

Technology Solutions Company (TSC) is a software and services firm providing business solutions that partners with clients to expose and leverage opportunities that create, deliver, visualize and sustain customer value. Our outside-in, fact-based approach quantifies value through the eyes of our client’s customers, unleashing the potential for profit and growth. TSC serves the healthcare and manufacturing industries through tailored business solutions that deliver extraordinarily rapid and guaranteed results. For more information, please visit: www.techsol.com.

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