Lakeview Technology Inc. and SSA Global™ Partner to Provide High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions; Lakeview's MIMIX® Information Availability Solution Integrated into SSA Global Portfolio

Business Wire, Sept 19, 2005

ORLANDO, Fla. -- SSA Global Client Forum: Lakeview Technology (Lakeview), worldwide leader in infrastructure software for the information enterprise, today announced their partnership with SSA Global (NASDAQ:SSAG), a leading global provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, that brings together market-leading ERP and extended enterprise solutions and a proven high availability/ disaster recovery solution.

MIMIX can enable SSA Global customers to safeguard important applications and databases on their backup servers in the event of unplanned circumstances, such as power failures or network service disruptions, as well as eliminate costly planned downtime, such as server maintenance or system upgrades.

"High availability and disaster recovery are critically important for companies who depend on our enterprise resource planning (ERP) and extended solutions," said Cory A. Eaves, chief technology officer, SSA Global. "By integrating MIMIX into our product line, we can provide customers with a convenient way to keep their mission-critical IT systems working at all times and avoid the punishing effects of interrupted operations and lost data."

"Our partnership with SSA Global offers shared users total solution integration, from technical enhancements and proven solution certification to 'one-stop' support. It also ensures users receive more solution value, easier integration and reliable ongoing management," said Steve DiLiberto, vice president of business development, Lakeview Technology. "Together with SSA Global we can offer an unmatched high availability offering that gives users a valuable and competitive advantage," said DiLiberto.

MIMIX has been integrated with applications running on either IBM(R) eServer(R) iSeries(R) or UNIX(R) hardware.

About Lakeview Technology Inc.

Lakeview Technology is a leader in infrastructure software and services, specializing in High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Clustering and Data Replication. Lakeview's solutions enhance the customer's information enterprise by making business information highly available and accessible to decision makers. By supporting any application in OS/400(R), Windows(R), UNIX(R) and Linux(R) operating environments, Lakeview offers customers a single vendor of choice who can simplify the complexity of the IT infrastructure and deliver high ROI within 12 months.

Companies around the world have trusted their information to Lakeview Technology's MIMIX(R) software for 15 years. Customers range from Fortune 100 to medium and small businesses across all industries. Headquartered near Chicago, Lakeview serves customers from offices in the United States, Europe and Asia and through an extensive partner network. For more information, please visit www.lakeviewtech.com or call 630.282.8100.

About SSA Global

SSA Global(TM) (NASDAQ:SSAG) is the corporate brand for product lines and subsidiaries of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. SSA Global, SSA Global Technologies and SSA GT are trademarks of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at www.ssaglobal.com

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(C)Copyright 2005 Lakeview Technology Inc. All Rights Reserved. MIMIX(R) is a trademark of Lakeview Technology. The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with the descriptive term "server" following it. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective holders.