Medical Supplies Giant Powers Web Site With HAHT Software; HAHT Commerce e-Scenario Suite of Applications Enables Rapid Deployment of Business-to-Business e-Commerce

Business Wire, June 28, 2000

Business/High-Tech Editors

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000

HAHT Software, a leading global provider of business-to-business sell-side e-commerce solutions, today announced that Medline Industries, Inc., the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies in the U.S., re-launched its web site, featuring comprehensive e-commerce and order tracking capabilities.

The web site enables health care facilities to shop, create orders, and check the status of delivery through a browser. Because the site is powered by the HAHT Commerce e-Scenario suite of applications, all customer information is delivered in real-time from Medline's back-end ERP system, SAP R/3.

"We needed to offer our health care customers real-time access to order and inventory information from our corporate systems," said Mike McMahon, vice president of e-commerce for Medline. "HAHT worked with our IT folks to make this a reality in a short period of time. This kind of improved service helps keep our customers happy."

"We are committed to the success of our customers," said Rowland Archer, president and CEO of HAHT Software. "Bricks-and-mortar companies like Medline bet the bank on their e-commerce strategies, and HAHT is going to make sure they succeed. You have to earn that kind of trust."

About Medline

Based in Mundelein, Illinois, Medline sells in every state and in more than 20 countries. With five manufacturing facilities in North America, Medline manufactures 70 percent of the 100,000 products it sells. Medline has 21 distribution centers to service its health care customers, including hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, commercial laundries, home care dealers, home care agencies, physician offices and other alternate care sites. More information on Medline can be found at Medline's web site www.medline.com.

About HAHT Software

HAHT Software Inc. is a leading global provider of business-to-business (B2B) sell-side e-commerce solutions. The HAHT Commerce e-Scenario(tm) application suite is the first back-office-integrated solution to automate marketing, selling, fulfillment and service functions across the entire business customer lifecycle. This packaged Internet software enables companies to increase revenue, improve service levels, and reduce sales channel management costs. HAHT Sellside Links and the HAHT Sellside Exchange enable suppliers to sell goods in multiple e-marketplaces and trading exchanges via a single connection. These solutions offer rapid implementation, pre-packaged integration with back-end systems, easy customization and large-scale deployment. HAHT maintains strategic partnerships with leading software vendors such as SAP, Microsoft and Novell, e-marketplaces such as Commerce One and Ariba, and major systems integrators. More information on HAHT, its customers, partners and products can be found at www.haht.com.

HAHT, the HAHT Software logo, HAHTsite, Commerce e-Scenario, Sellside Links and Sellside Exchange are trademarks or US/EU registered trademarks of HAHT Software, Inc. All other corporate, product, and trade names are property of their respective companies.