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Technology Stocks : SSA (SSAX) BPCS/Client Server -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James B. Barnes who wrote (360)	12/11/1997 6:31:00 PM
From: mike mulhearn	Respond to of 915

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday December 11, 12:53 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Alexander Schwartz Named SSA GM For U.S. Western Region Applications Veteran Brings Extensive Unix, Industry Expertise CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1997-- System Software Associates (SSA), one of the fastest growing major package application software vendors, today announced that Alexander Schwartz had joined SSA as General Manager for the western region of the U.S. Mr. Schwartz will report directly to Paul Lavallee, SSA's President of the Americas. Mr. Schwartz is a 25-year veteran of the applications software business. He has had a broad background in executive positions in a variety of application environments, mainly targeted to the world's largest companies. Mr. Schwartz also brings deep experience in the Unix marketplace, having served as president of a computer services firm specializing in MRP client/server systems. ''Bringing Alex Schwartz on board to run our western region is a significant addition to the SSA management team,'' said Roger E. Covey, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of SSA. ''He offers a wealth of knowledge based on years of work in several major industry sectors, as well as extensive experience in successfully selling and implementing high-volume applications on Unix platforms. The combination will provide invaluable benefit to SSA clients.'' Mr. Schwartz received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University and a master's degree in Business Administration degree from Loyola University, Chicago. About SSA SSA has been chosen by the world's leading industrial sector firms as the best way forward. The Company's product line, BPCS Client/Server version 6.0, is currently being implemented in more than 1000 industrial sector firms in over 4,000 sites worldwide. The BPCS Client/Server product line delivers unparalleled agility and re-configurability to meet changing market demands through a quantum leap forward in ERP technology that delivers significant business benefits, including century dating. The BPCS Client/Server product suite delivers competitive advantage by integrating all mission critical operations from global financials to multi-mode manufacturing to management of the total supply chain, including Electronic Commerce and EDI. SSA's Distributed Object Computing Architecture (DOCA) provides the computing platform choice, whether IBM AS/400 or RS/6000, Digital, Hewlett-Packard, a combination of these or server access via the Internet. Database options include Oracle, Informix and DB2/400. Over 8,500 clients in over 25,000 sites in various vertical markets - automotive, chemical, consumer goods, electronics, fabrication and assembly, food/beverage, forest products, pharmaceuticals - have implemented an SSA BPCS ERP system. SSA and its strategic partners provide full implementation support for BPCS Client/Server in over 90 countries worldwide. Visit SSA's homepage at ssax.com. Editor's Note: BPCS is a registered trademark of SSA. BPCS Client/Server and DOCA are trademarks of SSA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: System Software Associates Barbel French, 805/778-0740 bfrench@ssax.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Doug Black/Charles Spofford, 617/536-0470 dblack@miller.shandwick.com cspofford@miller.shandwick.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------