AMX International and Agile Software Announce Certification of the AMX Application Adapter for Agile and J.D. Edwards Users

Business Wire, Jan 11, 2000

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2000

AMX International announced today the official J.D. Edwards (Nasdaq:JDEC) certification of the AMX Application Adapter for users of Agile Software's (Nasdaq:AGIL) Agile Anywhere(TM) and J.D. Edwards OneWorld(TM) software.

The interface application developed by AMX International synchronizes Agile Anywhere's product content information with J.D. Edwards databases. It enables users to take advantage of the powerful features of Agile Anywhere(TM) for managing engineering changes, bills of material, approved manufacturers lists, and to then publish that information to their J.D. Edwards enterprise applications, in full compliance with J.D. Edwards population standards. The AMX Application Adapter benefits OneWorld(TM)/Agile Anywhere(TM) customers who are primarily in the electronics, medical device, and manufacturing sectors.

"Certification of the AMX Application Adapter to Agile Anywhere(TM) is a key factor in strengthening our total offering to J.D. Edwards customers who want their up-to-the-minute product content management information to be communicated throughout the enterprise," said Daryl Latham, Partner Relationship Manager, J.D. Edwards. "When a customer knows a partner product has been certified by J.D. Edwards, the customer has the added level of comfort needed to make software purchasing decisions that will positively impact its business for many years to come. We are very excited about the work that has been done by Agile and AMX to certify the interface to OneWorld(TM), and we are certain that our customers will benefit greatly from this joint effort."

"Customers use Agile Anywhere(TM) to assure timely communication and collaboration of product content information with supply chain partners," said Brian Cipresse, partner marketing manager at Agile. "This certification assures J.D. Edwards OneWorld(TM) customers that this same critical product content information is seamlessly -- and automatically -- moved throughout their enterprise, to everyone involved in the product realization process. Such integration is a key part of Agile's value proposition, helping customers stay completely synchronized across their supply chain, while providing an easy-to-use, out-of-the-box solution."

"The certification of the AMX Application Adapter for WorldSoftware(TM) one year ago, and the recent certification for OneWorld(TM), is giving many companies a competitive advantage in their marketplace," says Rick Stamps, Product Manager, AMX International. "Both AMX Application Adapters benefit the overall business function by reducing labor costs, saving time and offering economically configurable custom processes."

The AMX Application Adapter provides a seamless, automatic integration between Agile Anywhere(TM) and J.D. Edwards OneWorld(TM) and enables ISO certification, automated "Error Free" data updates, complete audit trail functionality, and real time reporting. The AMX Application Adapter offers user-defined security log-on, web enabled features, user-friendly functionality and flexible business function processes to assure data integrity and consistent data flow with each J.D. Edwards release.

For more information about the AMX Application Adapter please contact the AMX Application Adapter help-desk at 877/399-7008, or via e-mail at amxagile@amxinc.com.

About AMX International

AMX International, a leader in the Enterprise Management and Information Technology industry, is a consulting firm dedicated to the implementation and support of J.D. Edwards software solutions. The company was founded in 1989 and has grown steadily every year since then. Today, with nearly 140 employees, AMX International operates five regional offices and has consulting presence in more than 25 major U.S. and Canadian cities. AMX International has worked with approximately 400 J.D. Edwards WorldSoftware(TM) and OneWorld(TM) clients over the years and offers application and technical consulting, e-business solutions, project management, and configurable network computing (CNC) services. For additional information about AMX International, call 208/523-3671, or visit the company's Web site at http://www.amxinc.com.

About Agile Software

Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq:AGIL) is a leading supplier of business-to-business collaborative manufacturing commerce solutions. Agile products enable supply chain partners to communicate and collaborate over the Internet about new or changing product content, and then source and procure the required components. Customers include Flextronics International, GE Marquette Medical Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Jabil Circuit, Lucent Technologies, NEC, Philips, Texas Instruments and others. For more information, call 408/975-3900 or visit Agile at http://www.agilesoft.com

About J.D. Edwards

J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(TM) software for managing the enterprise and supply chain. The Company's integrated applications give customers control over their front office, manufacturing, logistics/distribution, human resources and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and service industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a collection of tools and technologies that extend J.D. Edwards' SCOREX and AIMX supply chain solutions, OneWorld(TM) and WorldSoftware(TM) enterprise business software. ActivEra(TM) allows customers to change their enterprise software quickly and easily during and after implementation. The Company's solutions operate in multiple computing environments, including Windows NT(R), UNIX(R) and OS/400(R), and are Java(TM) and HTML enabled.