Latest Release of Datalliance Delivers Wide Range of Functional and Technical Enhancements

Cincinnati, Ohio, January 30, 2006 - Datalliance today announced the immediate availability of the latest release to its comprehensive internet-based VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) e-commerce service. Enhancements in this release support Datalliance's ongoing development objectives of enhancing user productivity, improve information access through flexible reporting, and incorporating technology to simplify and reduce the overall cost to implement and operate Datalliance.

Enhancement Highlights:

PO Worksheet

• Cell editing behavior has been simplified. Changing an order quantity value can now be accomplished by simply selecting the item and entering the desired quantity value.
• Users can now select the "Comments" field as a sort option. This allows the Planner to use the Comments field to identify items that need further review.

International Support

• Supplier configuration of currency symbol to be displayed for currency values.

Daily Workbench

• A new Daily Workbench link has been added to identify items that run the risk of "stocking out" before the next order is planned to be launched and received.

Suggested Returns

• The Suggested Returns functionality has been enhanced to allow for inclusion/exclusion of items based on each of the supplier item status values and selection of minimum order quantity as the return pack size.

Quarterly Report

• The Quarterly Report can now be generated for Distributors with less than two years of performance data. This allows quarterly comparison reporting assuming data exists for the quarters to be evaluated.

About Datalliance

Datalliance is a comprehensive VMI-based e-commerce service that enables electrical industry suppliers and their customers to take an active role in VMI by facilitating collaboration across the Internet. The most effective VMI solution available today, Datalliance is the fastest to implement and the easiest to operate. Datalliance is a service, not a software product that you install and maintain. Because it is a service, Datalliance requires no additional IT staff or hardware to support your VMI efforts. Datalliance delivers the full range of VMI capabilities. It is highly effective for virtually any product mix and scalable to any number of locations. With Datalliance, trading partners increase profits by effectively managing inventory with minimal day-to-day effort.

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