Software extends enterprise and supply chain functionality.

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XML-based IMPACT Encore(TM) e.net solutions extends functionality of IMPACT Encore Enterprise Resource Planning solution. It helps businesses maintain closer ties with customers and suppliers by facilitating business-to-business trading. IMPACT Encore e.net is delivered as library of business objects that can be configured and used as required. They are suited for deployment in web services environment.



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Syspro Launches IMPACT Encore(TM) e.net solutions



COSTA MESA, Calif - July 11, 2002 -- Syspro, a leading developer of enterprise software, has announced the launch of IMPACT Encore(TM) e.net solutions, an XML-based product that significantly extends the functionality of the Syspro IMPACT Encore Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution. Based on a component-based architecture, IMPACT Encore e.net solutions provides an open integration layer to IMPACT Encore and a pathway to extend the
enterprise and expand supply chain functionality.

According to Brian Stein, president, Syspro USA, IMPACT Encore e.net solutions positions Syspro at the forefront of ERP companies with a solution that leverages the power and flexibility of Microsoft's .Net framework and open standards. "IMPACT Encore e.net solutions is a cost-effective way for IMPACT Encore customers to extend system functionality through the integration of best-of-breed applications and leverage all the benefits of wireless connectivity.

"IMPACT Encore e.net solutions helps businesses to maintain closer ties with their customers and suppliers by facilitating effective business-to-business trading. IMPACT Encore e.net solutions also provides the framework for delivery of a new generation of web-based applications," said Stein. "These new applications, developed using the Microsoft .Net architecture, can be fully customized to match customer requirements."

IMPACT Encore e.net solutions is delivered as a library of business objects that can be configured and used as required. They are sensibly priced according to the actual needs of each
business. Because the objects are built as reusable components, they are ideally suited for deployment in a web services environment.

"IMPACT Encore e.net solutions allows our customers to use new technology more easily than ever before. Additionally, because the product is firmly based on XML standards, it is designed to evolve over time and will, therefore, lower ongoing development maintenance costs," noted Stein.

"IT departments will particularly appreciate the new world of expanded functionality which IMPACT Encore e.net solutions enables. Developers can use their language of choice (such as C#, Visual Basic.Net, ASP.Net) to work with the new components to provide end-usersolutions that add new dimensions of efficiency to the enterprise and the entire supply chain," he
said.

Syspro's IMPACT Encore is a fully integrated, modular enterprise-wide system. IMPACT Encore optimizes the abilities of single and multi-site manufacturers (repetitive, custom, quick-turn and mixed mode) and distributors. It offers outstanding price/performance and balance of functionality. More than 40 application modules cover financial controls, sales, purchasing, inventory control, MRP/production control, forecasting, distribution, Advanced Planning & Scheduling and CRM, enabling manufacturers to tailor solutions specific to their requirements. IMPACT Encore supports Microsoft SQL and runs on Windows®2000, XP, NT and 98, as well as Unix, Linux and Novell.

Syspro, established in 1978, is a world leader in providing manufacturing, distribution and financial accounting software solutions with thousands of installations in more than 50
countries. Syspro is one of the world's most honored software companies. Recent milestones include: START Magazine's First Annual Vision Award (2001); Number One Ranking in 2002 Middle Market ERP Software conducted by Accounting Research, Inc.; Named Finalist for Developer of the Year (2001) by the Software Council of Southern California; Ranked Among World's Top Software Companies by MSI Magazine, Managing Automation Magazine,
Software Magazine, VAR Business Magazine; Consistently High Ratings in both the Accounting and Manufacturing Software Reviews by CPA Software News for ten consecutive years; "Hottest Company" designation by START Magazine for three years; Placed in Top Ten Mid-Market Accounting and Beginning ERP Markets by K2 Enterprises; and Certification by the Accounting Library for the past three years.

Syspro software is marketed worldwide through regional territory distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the U.K.

Syspro headquarters for the Americas are located in Costa Mesa, Calif., from which the company markets its IMPACT Encore supply chain software to emerging companies in the U.S., Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. www.sysprousa.com or
email info@sysprousa.com.

For additional information, please contact Stan Goodrich at 714/437-1000.

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