BizManager™ Receives Notable Innovation Recognition for Improving Manufacturing Operations

ATLANTA — Dec. 6, 2004 — Inovis, a leading provider of business-to-business solutions and services, announced today that its gateway for trading partner and business community integration, BizManager™, received a “Notable Innovation” achievement citation in IndustryWeek’s annual Technology and Innovation Awards competition. Leading manufacturing business publication IndustryWeek recognized Inovis’ BizManager suite in the Technologies of the Year category based on its superior business messaging, connectivity integration and data protection capabilities for trading partner management.

“When selecting the Technologies of the Year, judges look for signs of profound potential and broad significance,” John Teresko, senior technology editor at IndustryWeek. “Inovis’ ability to simplify trading partner management and communications with BizManager demonstrates notable potential to improve manufacturing operations.”

As manufacturers increasingly turn to the Internet to exchange electronic data interchange (EDI) documents with business partners, they must accommodate various industry-specific trading standards like RosettaNet, UCCnet and Applicability Statement 2 (AS2). They must also contend with the reliability and security issues associated with exchanging proprietary corporate and product information over the Internet.

An integral component of Inovis’ complete line of business commerce software solutions and network and managed services, the BizManager suite leverages Internet-based technologies to enable companies to address the requirements of all trading partners, from Global 2,000 organizations to small operations, in a secure, fault-tolerant and cost-effective environment. BizManager users are empowered with the ability to meet industry trading standards, strengthen business relationships and drive profit margins.

“Streamlining trading partner communications and connectivity offers a key opportunity to obtain operational efficiencies and cost reductions,” said Ilaria Derr, president and chief operating officer for Inovis. “ IndustryWeek’s recognition of BizManager as a Notable Innovation validates the power of our solution as well as our commitment to helping our customers better leverage their trading partner networks and increase profitability.”

Winners of IndustryWeek’s 2004 Technology and Innovation Awards competition were announced in the December issue of the publication. For more information on the judging criteria and complete list of award winners visit IndustryWeek on the Web at www.industryweek.com.

About Inovis
Inovis is a leading provider of business to business solutions for global trading relationships. With more than 20 years of experience, Inovis enables collaborative business processes and solves the complete B2B integration challenge for more than 20,000 customers and their trading partners. The company’s comprehensive line of B2B software and managed services help companies speed transaction flows, synchronize product information and improve supply chain processes. For more information, visit www.inovis.com.

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