Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report  of Astea  International  Inc.  (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  September 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
Zack Bergreen,  Chief Executive  Officer and Principal  Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.






/s/Zack Bergreen
Zack Bergreen
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 7, 2002