ATLANTA and CHICAGO — June 7, 2004 — Inovis, a leading provider of business commerce automation solutions, today announced that Recochem, Inc., a producer, formulator and distributor of chemical products, has achieved significant cost savings and accommodated the electronic commerce requirements of its largest retail trading partners in the automotive, mass merchandise, hardware and pharmaceutical industries by expanding its relationship with Inovis.

To comply with Wal-Mart’s requirement that its suppliers adopt Applicability Statement 2 (AS2), a specific connectivity standard for facilitating electronic data interchange (EDI) over the Internet, Recochem selected Inovis’ BizManager Internet EDI software. At the same time, to more cost effectively meet the needs of its other retail partners relying on traditional EDI document exchange over multiple value-added networks (VANs), Recochem consolidated its EDI traffic on the Inovis VAN. Inovis’ software and services also offered Recochem superior integration with its MAPICS software, which serves as the company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) backbone.

Inovis is demonstrating its technology this week at MPower 2004, MAPICS’ annual international customer conference held in Chicago.

"Our long history with Inovis is due in large part to its ability to consistently provide us with progressive solutions and a flexible cost structure to capitalize on the latest e-business standards and technologies like Internet EDI while offering uncompromising support for our legacy investments in VAN and EDI software and services," said Henry Figura, information technology officer, Recochem. "With Inovis, we are not only able to satisfy the demands of our largest customers by quickly adopting Internet EDI, but also are positioned to easily support additional retailer partners as they evaluate the use of emerging e-business standards."

Recochem is widely recognized in its industry for its success applying trends and innovation from around the world to improve its methods, products and processes. This forward-looking approach has informed the company’s technology investments and infrastructure decisions. Since its early days engaging trading partners in e-commerce, Recochem has relied on Inovis’ TrustedLink EDI transformation software to simplify data transformation. Through its 10-year partnership with Inovis, Recochem has expanded its operations and subsequently seen its customers employing EDI increase from two to 30, along with growing interest in Internet EDI support. Together, Inovis’ various business commerce automation solutions have provided the company with the ability to continue to evolve with the needs of its trading partner network.

"Our longstanding relationships with customers like Recochem provide validation for our technology leadership and low-cost alternative for supporting a comprehensive range of business commerce automation standards and technologies," said Michael Croxton, senior vice president of marketing for Inovis. "Our customers are able to focus on their core business objectives without compromising the productivity of IT staff or facing steep fee increases as their trading partner networks grow."

Recochem, Inc.
Recochem is a Canadian-owned, privately held company with a reputation for aggressive market penetration and superb distribution channels. Since its inception in 1951, the company has been known for innovation, agility, growth and socially responsible business practices. Recochem’s reputation has earned vendor appreciation awards from several major retail chains and excellent relationships with its suppliers around the world. For more information visit www.recochem.com.

About Inovis
Inovis, Inc. is a leader in providing business commerce automation solutions that facilitate the effective management of retail, supply and manufacturing partnerships. With more than 20 years of experience and almost 20,000 customers, Inovis provides a complete line of B2B software and managed services. These solutions enable companies to optimize profitability through timely and efficient communications with their trading partner communities. For more information visit www.inovis.com.

"Inovis" is a trademark of Inovis, Inc.

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