Enterprise Data Management Delivers New Release of Datalliance

Cincinnati, Ohio, September 24, 2004 - Enterprise Data Management (EDM) today announced the immediate availability of the latest release of Datalliance®, a comprehensive internet-based VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) e-commerce service. Enhancements in this release cover a broad range of topics ranging from Planner productivity improvements, additional functionality for international distributors and suppliers, to support for technologies such as XML and SSL.

Specific enhancements include:

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• Enhanced Purchase Order Worksheet functionality allowing Planners to launch daily orders to cover customer backorders for items not scheduled to be ordered on a specific day.
• Interface changes in support of international suppliers and distributors. This release also takes the first steps towards becoming more universal in reporting of currency related terms.
• New Comparative Quarterly Performance report (at the distributor level). This report provides sales, marketing and general management with an overview of the status and activity for their VMI relationships.
• Support for several transactions in XML format and support for SSL as a persistent and secure connectivity option.
• Automated loading of "event" data from a standard file format, including creation of items not yet received via a product activity transaction.

Automated loading of "event" data from a standard file format, including creation of items not yet received via a product activity transaction.

About Datalliance

Datalliance is a Software as a Service company with extensive experience designing, developing and executing mission critical supply chain systems for Fortune 500 companies. As a result of extensive industry and technology experience, Datalliance has developed a comprehensive VMI-based e-commerce service. Datalliance enables suppliers and their customers to establish effective VMI relationships quickly and easily as well as facilitating collaboration across the Internet. Datalliance customers include companies such as: Philips, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Johnson & Johnson and SKF.

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Contact: Jennifer Warner, Datalliance
513-791-7272 or jwarner@datalliance.com