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To: WTSherman who wrote (239)6/14/1999 10:34:00 AM
From: bob zagorin  Respond to of 349
 
Major Retailer Forms Partnership with Industri-Matematik in the Field of Logistics and Distribution Software

MARLTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999--Industri-Matematik International Corp. (www.im.se) (NASDAQ:IMIC) today announced Albert Heijn, a $5 billion company which is the largest retailer in the Netherlands with 670 stores nationwide, has selected Industri-Matematik's order fulfillment and advanced warehousing software.

Industri-Matematik specializes in pull-driven supply chain environments with complex logistics in high-volume industries such as retail.

"Albert Heijn is the premier supermarket in the Netherlands," said Stig Durlow, president and CEO at Industri-Matematik. "Fierce competition is the order of the day in retail and excellence in logistics and distribution is essential to success. This major retail customer win demonstrates the strategic value our software suite brings to companies with complex logistics processes, high transaction volumes and rigorous customer responsiveness demands."

Albert Heijn joins a growing list of large retailers that use Industri-Matematik supply chain software. Other major retail customers include Canadian Tire, which has over 400 stores across Canada, and Hakon, the retail market leader in Norway with 2,000 stores.

The software selected is part of the new VIVALDI(tm) software suite which enables 100 percent real-time visibility of inventory availability, pricing, fulfillment costs and preferences on the basis of individual order lines, products and customers. It allows companies to significantly reduce inventories while delivering products more quickly and improving customer service and profitability. The software supports e-business initiatives with its fulfillment and customer service capabilities.

The suite's advanced warehouse management component optimizes distribution center resources, including labor, space, equipment and inventory, and efficiently manages day-to-day processes, such as product receiving, putaway, order processing, picking, packing and shipping.

About Industri-Matematik

Industri-Matematik International Corp. provides high-performance fulfillment and customer service software solutions for e-commerce. The company specializes in pull-driven supply chain environments with complex logistics, information-rich, high-transaction volumes and rigorous demands for customer responsiveness. Industri-Matematik has implemented enterprise applications worldwide at market-leading organizations such as British Airways, Campbell Soup, Canadian Tire, Canon, Carlton & United Breweries, Hartz Mountain, Kellogg's, Skyway Systems, Starbucks, VWR and Warner/Elektra/Atlantic.

Editors: For Industri-Matematik company and product information, and press releases, access the Industri-Matematik site on the World Wide Web at im.se. VIVALDI is a trademark of Industri-Matematik International Corp.

CONTACT:

Industri-Matematik

Tim Walsh

(609) 988-3922, ext.4438

tiwa@im.se

or

Copithorne & Bellows for Industri-Matematik

Albie Jarvis or Dan Mees

(617) 450-4300

dan.mees@cbpr.com



To: WTSherman who wrote (239)6/14/1999 10:35:00 AM
From: bob zagorin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 349
 
Industri-Matematik Showcases New E-Commerce Fulfillment and Service Capabilities at 1999 Americas User Conference

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999--

Fifth Annual Conference Features End-User Case Studies, Product Demonstrations and Partner Presentations

Industri-Matematik International Corp. (www.im.se) (NASDAQ:IMIC) today announced the opening of its fifth annual Americas User Conference, which runs from June 14 to 16 in Boston, Mass. The conference provides customers and business partners the opportunity to view demonstrations of VIVALDI(TM), Industri-Matematik's new fulfillment and customer service software suite for e-commerce, and offers an insightful forum for exploring the company's unique supply chain management vision.

The conference features over 25 interactive sessions, covering topics ranging from the role of supply chain management in profitable e-commerce to customer relationship management and advanced warehousing. It will also include a number of end-user presentations from supply chain innovators such as Dannon, Mercury Marine, Ralcorp and Zurn Industries.

The keynote speakers at the conference include William Taylor, co-founder of Fast Company magazine, one of America's hottest and fastest growing business publications, Neil Isford, vice president, e-commerce, IBM Global Services, Beth Enslow, senior analyst, Gartner Group, and Jeffrey Smith, managing partner for e-commerce at Andersen Consulting. The conference will also host a panel session of industry experts discussing the critical success factors in e-commerce and supply chain management.

"The 1999 Americas User Conference provides an invaluable opportunity for companies to review supply chain developments that will have a crucial impact on their businesses, including e-commerce and customer relationship management," said John Geraci, senior vice president, global sales and marketing, and president, Americas at Industri-Matematik. "The exhibition showcase, along with the breakout sessions and workshops, creates a dynamic exchange of knowledge among participants. As more companies face the issue of how to successfully sell and deliver products via the Internet, this meeting is an ideal forum to learn about the technologies necessary to handle the complex, pull-driven logistics and customer responsiveness required for e-commerce."

During the conference, attendees will have the first public opportunity to see demonstrations of the Company's new VIVALDI software suite. VIVALDI combines the Company's extensive capabilities in supply chain, customer relationship and order management to provide 100 percent real-time visibility of inventory availability, pricing, fulfillment costs and preferences on the basis of individual order lines, products and customers. It enables companies to significantly reduce inventories while delivering products more quickly, improving customer service and increasing revenues and profitability.

For more information about the Industri-Matematik Americas User Conference, please visit the company Web site at www.im.se or call 404-240-0999.

About Industri-Matematik

Industri-Matematik International Corp. provides high-performance fulfillment and customer service software solutions for e-commerce. The company specializes in pull-driven supply chain environments with complex logistics, information-rich, high-transaction volumes and rigorous demands for customer responsiveness. Industri-Matematik has implemented enterprise applications worldwide at market-leading organizations such as British Airways, Campbell Soup, Canadian Tire, Canon, Carlton & United Breweries, Hartz Mountain, Kellogg's, Skyway Systems, Starbucks, VWR and Warner/Elektra/Atlantic.

Editors: For Industri-Matematik company and product information, and press releases, access the Industri-Matematik site on the World Wide Web at im.se. VIVALDI is a trademark of Industri-Matematik International Corp.

CONTACT:

Industri-Matematik

Tim Walsh

(609) 988-3922 ext.4438

tiwa@im.se

or

Copithorne & Bellows for Industri-Matematik

Albie Jarvis or Angela Lee

(617) 450-4300

angela.lee@cbpr.com