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(openPR) - MP Objects Supply Chain Systems launched their internet-based platform for Supply Chain integration at the Transport Logistic trade show, June 2007 in the New Munich Convention Centre.

MP Objects enables Supply Chain integration through an on-demand model.For this purpose the interface software components (Data Communication Engine and Message Conversion Engine) have been made available through the internet.

MP Objects hosts the applications on its own server environment. Therefore, customers always use the latest version of the software, and get maximum flexibility in capacity, scalability and support. Also, security, continuity, availability and reliability are guaranteed, without investments in infrastructure, systems or applications.

Uncomplicated Reliability, Performance and Security Deliver Small Businesses the Perfect Platform for High Performance, Comprehensive “EDI-In-A-Box”

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, – EXTOL International today announced the EXTOL EDI Appliance, based on the new System i Express line from IBM. The new offering is optimized for small and medium businesses, where there are limited IT resources to support complex EDI and Supply Chain participation.

EXTOL’s ready-to-use EDI software is perfectly matched with the “all-in-one” System i Express platform. This enables small and medium sized companies to play big, leveling the trading field with their partners, and meeting the Supply Chain demands of their customers. The EDI Appliance will include all the software capabilities needed for EDI participation and a complete system for less than the traditional cost of separate applications needed to comply with EDI business mandates.

Business Integration Software Enables Rapid Response
To Customers and New Business Opportunities

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, – Maple Leaf Farms, America’s Premier producer of quality duck products, has deployed a suite of business integration software from EXTOL International as their platform for managing all business relationships. The functionality of the EXTOL solution enables Maple Leaf’s lean IT team to rapidly meet the demands of new business opportunities and changing customer requirements. EXTOL is a leading provider of B2B integration software for both internal and external collaboration.

INTTRA Expands Universal Carrier Access Enabling EDI - Capable Shippers and Forwarders to Reach All Carriers with one Process

UCA for Shipping Instructions drives efficiency and standardization in the global shipping industry

Parsippany, NJ, INTTRA today announced the roll-out of Universal Carrier Access for INTTRA-Link customers (UCA Link), which will bring increased efficiencies for shippers, forwarders and their carriers around the world. This roll-out follows the successful launch of UCA for INTTRA Desktop customers last September.

INTTRA is the largest E-Commerce platform for the ocean industry enabling all shippers and forwarders to reach all carriers, including those that are not members of INTTRA’s connected network. With 23 of the world’s largest ocean carriers as member carriers, INTTRA initiates more than 150,000 container orders a week and originates over $11 billion worth of ocean freight each year.

Midwest Building Supplier Goes Live with Large Scale ERP Rollout Integrated with Enhanced Purchasing Capability

ATLANTA– Infor, one of the largest global providers of enterprise software, today announced Home Acres Building Supply, a large, Michigan-based residential and commercial building supply company, has deployed Infor ERP SX.enterprise at 16 sites and to more than 100 users in less than a year. Home Acres selected SX.enterprise for its business specific functionality in purchasing, electronic data interchange (EDI) and industry-leading inventory management capabilities, which give building supply distributors greater flexibility to manage inventory and safety stock.

Utilizing B2B Integration Technology as a Core Competency
to Deliver Customer Value

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, – Escalade Sports (NasdaqGM: ESCA), a prominent sporting goods products and equipment manufacturer and distributor, is utilizing EXTOL business integration software to help the company meet its long-standing initiatives of operational efficiency and order accuracy. Escalade has been in business since 1927, and sells table tennis tables, billiard tables, basketball systems, playground systems, game tables, archery bows, darting products and fitness equipment to large retailers and dot com merchants. EXTOL is a leading provider of B2B integration software applications for both internal and external collaboration.

Leading Shipper Leverages B2B Software To Facilitate Company Growth

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, C.R. England, an industry leader in providing temperature-controlled trucking, brokerage, intermodal and container service, has selected EXTOL business integration software to enable their IT team to effectively support their rapid growth and expansion. EXTOL is a leading provider of B2B integration software applications for both internal and external collaboration.

A $600 million privately-held company based out of Salt Lake City, C.R. England chose the EXTOL Integrator because of its ability to automate much of the routine, day-to-day functioning of their EDI initiative, which spans all four divisions of the company. EDI now requires less than one full-time-equivalent (FTE) of a limited IT department to support all EDI activities including on-boarding new customers, adapting to customers’ individual document and process requirements, and integration with C.R. England back-end systems.

Carrefour, one of the world's largest super and hypermarket chains, has signed to use Core Solutions' industry-leading EDI Messaging solution to handle all its purchase order delivery needs across China after a successful pilot program.

With the help of CBX Connect, Carrefour's 75 stores can now reliably deilver all purchase orders to all of its suppliers in a timely and efficient manner.

By January, Core Solutions will help Carrefour deliver over 6 million purchase orders per year to more than 12,000 suppliers in China. These numbers will continue to grow as Carrefour builds more stores and migrates other stores in Asia Pacific to CBX Connect.

Sydney, 4 December, 2006 - Mincom, a global commercial software and services company, today announced that Woolworths Group Limited, Australia's largest food retailer and second largest private employer, has signed Mincom Axis as a certified B2B integration partner.

This follows Woolworths’ strategic decision to adopt the Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) protocol to support its B2B integration. AS2 is a specification for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between businesses using the Internet, which allows businesses to use a common, single communications solution.

Mincom Axis is one of only three of Woolworths’ current strategic partners. Using the AS2 standard, Woolworths’ thousands of suppliers can now select Mincom Axis as a certified B2B integration solution to connect to the Woolworths’ ebusiness platform for the exchange of Procurement and other Supply Chain business documents.

Sopra Group, for its Subsidiary Axway, Announces its Intention to Acquire the B2B Software Business Unit from Atos Origin in Germany

Major Development in Axway's Global Strategy Provides Extended Presence in Germany and Leadership Position for B2B Software in Europe

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and PARIS - Axway, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sopra Group, today announced its intention to sign an agreement with Atos Origin, a leading International Information Technology Services Company, to acquire the B2B software business of Atos Origin in Germany. On completion, the combined entity will gain leadership as the EDI and B2B solution provider in Europe, will become a major B2B software supplier in Germany and a leader in Collaborative Business Solutions. This project is subject to regulatory approval and should be finalized in early 2007. As a complement to this acquisition, Atos Origin and Axway will enter into a worldwide partnership agreement for B2B solutions.

Epicor for Aerospace and Defense Offers Enhanced Project Management,
Demand Management, Enhanced RFID and EDI Support

CHICAGO — IMTS 2006 (Booth D-3125) — September 6, 2006 — Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of the Global 1000, today introduced new features and functionality to address specific requirements of aerospace and defense manufacturers in its latest release of Epicor Vantage, the company’s 100-percent service-oriented architecture (SOA) end-to-end global manufacturing solution (See: Epicor Delivers Far Reaching New Functionality to Vantage).

Epicor for Automotive Offers New Capabilities Including Advanced EDI,
Demand Management and Purchase Contracts

CHICAGO — IMTS 2006 (Booth D-3125) — September 6, 2006 — Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of the Global 1000, today introduced new features and functionality to address specific requirements for automotive manufacturers in the latest release of Epicor Vantage , its 100-percent service-oriented architecture (SOA) end-to-end global manufacturing solution (See: Epicor Delivers Far Reaching New Functionality to Vantage).