BPA SYSTEMS Supports Release 11i of Oracle's e-Business Suite

Business Wire, Oct 2, 2000

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Oracle OpenWorld 2000

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000

BPA SYSTEMS (www.bpasystems.com), a leading developer of e-fulfillment software solutions, announced today at the Oracle OpenWorld 2000 conference in San Francisco, Calif., the immediate availability of its e-Fulfillment Suite for Oracle Applications Release 11i.

Companies worldwide are realizing the importance of e-fulfillment to their larger e-business initiatives. Many dot coms have been crippled by an inability to fulfill orders while traditional manufacturers and distributors are facing increasing pressure to streamline fulfillment operations.

BPA SYSTEMS is the recognized expert in e-fulfillment with Oracle Applications. Since 1995, BPA SYSTEMS has delivered products and services that enable customers to do world-class fulfillment with Oracle Applications. BPA SYSTEMS focuses on all material handling activities including receiving, inventory and warehouse management, manufacturing and shipping activities.

BPA SYSTEMS optimizes fulfillment operations by leveraging Oracle Applications' native functionality and by adding advanced industry-specific functionality to Oracle Applications where required. The result -- a single, completely interlocked system that delivers unrivaled fulfillment capabilities.

"Anyone can throw up a Web site and take an order. Real differentiation and competitive advantage is derived from excellence in fulfilling the order," said Michael Palmer, president of BPA SYSTEMS. "We believe the fulfillment system must be interlocked, not integrated, that is why we specialize in fulfillment with Oracle's e-Business Suite and Oracle WMS."

BPA SYSTEMS offers customers a comprehensive solution for e-fulfillment with Oracle's Release 11i, which includes unrivaled e-Fulfillment Consulting Services, an e-Fulfillment Integration Platform and the e-Fulfillment Suite.

The e-Fulfillment Integration Platform (BP LINK) allows all types of fulfillment hardware to be seamlessly integrated into the fulfillment system. BP LINK supports a wide variety of equipment such as Automated Data Collection, Industrial Scales, Horizontal and Vertical Carousels, Conveyors and Programmable Logic controllers.

The e-Fulfillment Suite consists of advanced functionality modules (AFMs) for Oracle Applications. BPA SYSTEMS AFMs extend Oracle Applications with e-fulfillment hardware integrations and industry-specific requirements. AFMs support all types of material handling operations including receiving, inventory and warehouse management, manufacturing, picking, packing and shipping.

"BPA SYSTEMS has been involved in some of the largest and most successful implementations of e-fulfillment with Oracle's e-Business Suite," added Michael Palmer, president of BPA SYSTEMS. "We look forward to continuing our key partnership with Oracle during their rollout of Release 11i and Oracle WMS."

About BPA SYSTEMS

BPA SYSTEMS is a leading developer of e-fulfillment software solutions and specializes in e-fulfillment for Oracle Applications. BPA SYSTEMS is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and maintains offices nationwide. The company has approximately 150 employees. For more information, visit BPA SYSTEMS' Web site at http://www.bpasystems.com.

BPA SYSTEMS is a member of Oracle's Cooperative Applications Initiative (CAI) and is a Certified Solution Partner (CSP) in the Oracle Partner Program (OPP). BPA SYSTEMS is also a selected partner in Oracle's FastForward Distribution(RPM) and Business OnLine programs. BPA SYSTEMS has more than 250 customers with 1500-plus sites.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: In the product name "BP LINK," there is a bullet between "BP" and "LINK." The bullet was removed for transmission purposes only.