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Johnson Outdoors to Consolidate EDI Systems with SPS Commerce; Leading Outdoor Recreation Products Company to Outsource its EDI and Integrate the Hosted Service with its JD Edwards Applications

Business Wire, August 10, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS -- SPS Commerce, the leader in hosted Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) software, announced today that Johnson Outdoors Inc. (Nasdaq:JOUT) has selected the SPS solution as its corporate-wide standard for all of its EDI. Starting this fall, Johnson Outdoors will begin a total company migration to the SPS service, replacing all existing EDI software, and integrate the EDI solution with its Oracle JD Edwards software. Upon completion, the rollout will connect Johnson Outdoors to more than 100 retailers and other trading partners.

"As our business expanded and customer EDI requirements grew increasingly more complex, we concluded that a common EDI solution across our business portfolio was needed," stated Jerry Perkins, president and chief operating officer at Johnson Outdoors. "We looked at the solutions currently in place across our operations, and it very quickly became clear that a hosted EDI service was more efficient and ultimately a more effective use of our resources. By outsourcing EDI operations, Johnson Outdoors can increase speed to market with new customers and react more quickly to new technologies. As a leading hosted EDI provider for many of our leading customers, SPS Commerce was a proven and natural choice."

"All of us at SPS Commerce welcome Johnson Outdoors to our community," said Archie Black, chief executive officer of SPS Commerce. "Since 1996, we've excelled at offering a reliable alternative to traditional EDI software. We look forward to migrating Johnson Outdoors to our services in the coming months and enabling them to reap the benefits of a hosted EDI service."

About Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Johnson Outdoors is a leading global outdoor recreation company that turns ideas into adventure with innovative, top-quality products. The company designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: Watercraft, Marine Electronics, Diving and Outdoor Equipment. Johnson Outdoors' familiar brands include, among others: Old Town(R) canoes and kayaks; Ocean Kayak(TM), Necky(R) kayaks; Escape(R) electric boats; Minn Kota(R) motors; Humminbird(R) fishfinders; Scubapro(R) and UWATEC(R) dive equipment; and, Eureka!(R) tents. The company has 24 locations in 17 countries around the world, employs 1,500 people and reported annual sales of $355 million in 2004. Visit Johnson Outdoors online at www.JohnsonOutdoors.com.

About SPS Commerce

SPS Commerce is the leading provider of Hosted EDI Services to the retail and distribution supply chain. Through its online service platform, SPSCommerce.net delivers technologies like EDI, UPC Catalogs, Item Synchronization and Online Ordering sites. SPS Commerce dramatically lowers the setup and on-going costs, along with the time and risks of traditional EDI software by providing a superior alternative to complicated, lengthy and expensive traditional software deployments. Today, more than 9,000 companies are outsourcing their EDI to SPS Commerce. SPSCommerce.net is widely used by companies running a variety of ERP systems including Oracle, NetSuite, SAP, Epicor, Great Plains, QuickBooks, Macola, MAS 90/200 & 500, Microsoft Business Solutions applications, Peachtree and many more. SPS Commerce is headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. For additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100 or visit www.spscommerce.com.

SPS Commerce is a registered trademark of SPS Commerce Inc. SPSCommerce.net and the SPS Commerce logo are the property of SPS Commerce, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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