Interbrew UK Ltd. Names Viewlocity as Their Financial Applications Integrator

Business Wire, July 10, 2000

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MIDDLESEX, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000

Accounting Application Integration for

Interbrew UK Ltd. (formerly Whitbread Beer Company)

Viewlocity, a global provider of B2B integration and online trading community solutions, announced today the completion of the first phase of a project to integrate legacy and existing applications to JD Edward's financial package One World. Viewlocity's AMTrix(TM) product, was chosen to handle messaging and interfaces to and from the One World financial accounting system, removing the overheads of maintenance and support in the process.

The information flow processed by AMTrix will include financial data such as payroll, sales ledger, purchase ledger, asset, credit card transactions and cash transactions, where reliability is at a premium.

"We needed a system which ensured automated, reliable and efficient feeds to and from our existing systems. A key requirement was the need to keep costs down and to provide flexibility," commented Bob Coleman, Project Manager at Interbrew UK. "AMTrix co-exists with our existing infrastructure, so we have not had to change our current architecture. We also have the flexibility to introduce new platforms and be able to integrate them as well. AMTrix supports our policy of no changes to JDE core package functionality and we have been able to avoid tailoring the package software."

Coleman added, "AMTrix will provide not only the transportation of key data between One World and various legacy systems, as well as externally to the bank, but also applies complex business rules, performs audit trails and identifies points of failure. This will provide accurate and timely data flow and most importantly, robust commitment accounting."

"AMTrix simplifies a very complex business problem--how to deliver information when and where it is needed and will act as an exciting platform for our developing partnership with Interbrew UK Ltd.," commented Peter Fellows, MD of United Kingdom for Viewlocity.

About Interbrew UK Ltd.

Interbrew UK Ltd., (formerly trading as Whitbread Beer Company) has enjoyed tremendous growth and success in recent years--especially through brands such as Stella Artois and Heineken. With an aggressive growth strategy for the future, Interbrew UK Ltd. needs to be able to change their offerings ahead of competitors and respond to consumer demand for continuing success in the future.

One in every four pints drunk in the UK is Stella Artois, and with overall retail sales of (pound)2.2 billion and the highest ever market share, Interbrew UK Ltd. is committed to being the best beer company in the UK in terms of quality products and remaining completely customer and consumer focused.

About Viewlocity

Viewlocity is a global provider of the three essential technology layers needed to successfully integrate trading communities: B2B integration foundations, trading community frameworks and supply chain synchronisation solutions. With more than 3,200 installations worldwide, AMTrix, Viewlocity's flagship software solution, allows trading partners to communicate no matter what the system, platform, application or communication format. The company's agnostic solutions allow its customers to leverage their existing technologies, and industry-based XML connectors provide an open solution to conduct e-commerce. Viewlocity has 13 offices worldwide, with its global headquarters in Atlanta, GA, European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. Viewlocity is focused on the consumer products, high tech, retail/e-tail and logistics service provider industries. For more information, call 0870 241 1996 or visit www.viewlocity.com.