ATLANTA December 9, 2003 - Inovis, a leading provider of business commerce automation solutions, announced today that BizSync MapPack for UCCnet Services, a component of BizManager for UCCnet Services developed by the company’s IPNet business unit, is UCCnet services v2.2.1 certified for XSD schemas and the Hardlines industry. With BizManager for UCCnet Services, Inovis demonstrates its continued commitment to support the latest UCCnet technology with UCCnet services certified software. Inovis holds UCC (Uniform Code Council) certification in all categories required for the complete UCCnet Synchronization Suite: Message Translation (XSD schema), Communication (XML via AS2) and Implementation (consulting and education). Inovis has delivered more than 60 solutions for UCCnet services to customers. 

“Many of our major customers are requiring us to become UCCnet services compliant by the end of 2003,” said Mark Craddock, MIS Director, Dorcy International, a Columbus, Ohio-based manufacturer and distributor of flashlights and batteries. “Rather than wait until the deadline was upon us, we chose to start early, allowing us sufficient time to select the best solution and get it implemented properly. After careful evaluation, we chose BizSync MapPack for UCCnet™ Services v2.2.1, because we found it to be a superior message translation and communication solution.”

BizManager for UCCnet Services is comprised of MapPack for UCCnet and BizCatalog (a local UCCnet services data repository), providing an integrated solution that gathers, validates, manages and publishes item information to the UCCnet GLOBALregistry® service and trading partners. Inovis’ UCC-certified solution also handles the Hardlines industry item information requirements and will support additional industries (over-the-counter, health and beauty care, etc.) as requirements are finalized and published by industry standards committees.

“Inovis provided Uniden with a full suite of software solutions to achieve the requirements for UCCnet services. This will help us get our products to the GLOBALregistry service quicker and easier,” said Tom Fifield, senior programmer analyst at Uniden America Corporation, a market-leading manufacturer of wireless electronic consumer products.

Through the combination of Inovis’ market-leading solutions and EAN.UCC (European Article Number-Uniform Code Council, Inc.) System standards, companies will be able to consolidate on a single messaging gateway combining UCCnet services, Internet EDI (AS1, AS2), XML and FTP for real and executable trading community and messaging management. 

“Suppliers are looking for UCC certified solutions that will help them to quickly achieve UCCnet services compliance,” said John Mecke, vice president of product management for Inovis. “And they are facing a sizable learning curve. Inovis’ goal is to help suppliers get up-to-speed quickly and provide an easy-to-use, effective and scalable solution.”

About Inovis
Inovis™, Inc. helps companies to rapidly and cost-effectively implement business commerce automation solutions that facilitate efficient trading with customers and suppliers. With almost 20 years of experience and more than 20,000 customers, the company provides a complete line of software, managed services and professional services that enable companies to gain compliance with leading industry trading communities and standards. Inovis acquired IPNet Solutions in July 2003, adding to its product and service portfolio a comprehensive line of flexible and secure EDI/INT solutions. These solutions are certified eBusinessReady in AS1, AS2, CPFR and ebXML by the Uniform Code Council Inc. (UCC) and the Drummond Group Inc. (DGI).

###