AllPoints' Continued E-Commerce Success; Scotty's Home Market Selects AllPoints for its Distribution Center

Business Wire, March 15, 1999

DEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999--AllPoints Systems, Inc., developer of AllPoints(tm), a Supply Chain Execution system, today announced that Scotty's Home Market, a Chicago-based grocery home delivery service provider, has chosen AllPoints to handle its distribution center needs. The implementation is scheduled to begin this week, with multiple facilities to follow suit by the end of 1999.

"The relationship between Scotty's Market and AllPoints Systems further underscores the need for E-commerce companies to commit to a major investment in their picking and delivery capabilities. The tremendous volume levels, achieved by successful on-line retailers, force these companies to commit to world-class inventory, warehouse management and delivery systems such as AllPoints Version 7.0. The customer demands 100% accuracy with immediate turnaround and clearly, the consumer confidence factor derived from high customer satisfaction levels will ultimately define who wins the Internet wars," said Bruce E. Welty, AllPoints Systems' Chairman & CEO.

"We were specifically drawn to AllPoints Systems because of their breadth of experience in the consumer direct channel and their long-term commitment to E-commerce. AllPoints not only meets our current requirements, they have also convinced us that they will provide the right level of support as our requirements evolve in the future," said Chris Sang, Executive Vice President and CFO for Scotty's Home Market.

About Scotty's Home Market

Under its parent company, Beacon Home Direct, Inc., Scotty's Home Market provides grocery home delivery services. Located in Northern Chicago, Scotty's delivers a variety of supermarket items including fresh meats, fish and produce, as well as a wide selection of daily dinner specials. For more information visit: http://www.scottysmarket.com.

About AllPoints Systems, Inc.

For more than a decade, AllPoints Systems, Inc. has enabled its customers to gain a competitive advantage by providing Supply Chain Execution Systems that lower distribution costs and increase customer satisfaction. With its robust core and industry vertical extensions, AllPoints(tm) provides a rapid Return on Investment (ROI), and seamlessly interfaces to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), homegrown applications, Material Handling Equipment and wireless terminals. AllPoints' n-tier OPEN architecture runs on SQL compliant relational databases under Microsoft/NT and UNIX platforms. AllPoints Systems is headquartered at 333 Elm Street, Dedham, MA 02026. For more information, please contact AllPoints Systems via phone: 781.461.8700; fax: 781.461.0061; e-mail: info@allpoints-systems.com or visit: www.allpoints-systems.com.

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