Leviton Selects Datalliance Vendor Managed Inventory Service

• VMI to provide competitive advantage
• Datalliance experience in electrical industry key to Leviton

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 4, 2009 - Datalliance®, the leading independent supplier of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services, today announced that Leviton Manufacturing (Leviton) has selected the Datalliance Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) service. Leviton is North America's leading manufacturer of electrical and electronic wiring devices and systems.

Leviton has identified VMI as a tool to help them run their business more effectively by creating a collaborative working relationship with key trading partners. Mark Richards, Leviton's Director of e-Commerce, stated, "We like to give our customers choices on how they want to conduct business with us. VMI adds another dimension - a more productive way to do business together. It is a competitive advantage to offer VMI to our customers as it takes the worry out of their buyer's hands and lets them focus on other areas of their business. It is no longer about product alone. Our customers expect great products, but they also require a full spectrum of support services such as VMI. From this perspective, as a key component of our customer service strategy, VMI will differentiate us and help us attract new business."

Datalliance's involvement and experience in the electrical industry are important factors to Leviton. "Datalliance is always present at industry forums and they are in tune with the needs of our industry - no other vendor has demonstrated this dedication to the electrical industry," explained Richards. "The Datalliance team took the time to understand our current business model, put us in contact with distributors that already use the service and provided a level of expertise that made us confident in their knowledge of VMI. By moving to Datalliance we are gaining a more robust VMI solution that will better serve the needs of our customers. We also look forward to opportunities to reduce the overall cost and effort of VMI by choosing a more streamlined solution."

About Leviton

Leviton's product offering comprises more than 20,000 distinct catalog numbers, and the Company stands as a leader in the electrical industry, serving the industrial, commercial, OEM and residential markets. Building on ten decades of experience, Leviton's engineers, designers and researchers apply the latest technologies to the development of new products and product refinements that satisfy the needs of emerging new market segments. These electrical and electronic devices are produced in Leviton factories throughout North America. The hallmark of Leviton's leadership is customer satisfaction. A centralized Customer Service staff helps ensure maximum efficiency and satisfaction. For more information about Leviton, visit www.leviton.com.

About Datalliance

Datalliance is the world's largest independent VMI service provider, processing almost $5 billion in orders, over 10 million SKUs managed, and more than 25,000 customer locations. Delivered as a managed service via the Internet using the 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) model, Datalliance VMI makes it easy for suppliers and their customers to establish effective VMI relationships that fully align business objectives, improve collaboration, and streamline supply chain operations. Datalliance serves leading Fortune 1000 companies in a number of different industries. For more information about Datalliance and VMI, visit www.datalliance.com

Contact: Brian Lindner, Datalliance
513-791-7272 or blindner@datalliance.com