Leading IT Research Firm Highlights IDS Scheer's ARIS as a ``Must-Have'' Investment for Companies Planning to Use SAP NetWeaver

Business Wire, July 26, 2004

BERWYN, Pa. -- IDS Scheer North America, the leading provider of business process excellence services and tools, today announced that it has been highlighted in a recent research note in The AMR Research Alert, Plans for SAP NetWeaver? You Will Need ARIS From IDS Scheer, published June 28, 2004 by Eric Austvold. In the report, Austvold states that "IDS Scheer has rolled out for general availability ARIS for SAP NetWeaver," and for companies planning to create and deploy composite applications using SAP NetWeaver, "ARIS from IDS Scheer is a must-have investment."

"IDS Scheer's ARIS is the exclusive business process model for managing SAP NetWeaver deployments," Austvold wrote in the report. "Companies planning on implementing SAP NetWeaver should also plan to upgrade to the full-use license of ARIS for NetWeaver."

"IDS Scheer is committed to maintaining its position as the leading provider of solutions, consisting of tools and services that support organizations achieve business process excellence," said Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, CEO, IDS Scheer North America. "Recognition by AMR Research affirms our dedicated innovation and expertise in the SAP NetWeaver framework with our ARIS Process Platform."

About IDS Scheer North America

IDS Scheer is the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence. The company's ARIS-based solutions offer a complete portfolio for "Business Process Excellence," including the services, software and methods to address all phases of the business process lifecycle: design, implementation, execution and continuous improvement. From small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 organizations, IDS Scheer provides a wide array of solutions to help customers optimize, and profit from, their investments in Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Next Generation Business Process Automation solutions. As an SAP Global Services Partner, IDS Scheer enables customers to maximize their SAP investment and build winning businesses. As part of an organization of more than 2,000 employees worldwide and over 250 in North America, IDS Scheer is built upon a foundation of business process excellence that began when the company was founded in 1984 by August-Wilhelm Scheer, widely recognized as a founding father of Business Process Management. For more information on IDS Scheer North America, visit http://www.ids-scheer.com/us.> Copyright (C) 2004 IDS Scheer North America All rights reserved.

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