Kellwood Company engages Jesta I.S. to assist in upgrading platform for Sourcing and Demand Management

Business Wire, April 10, 2007

NEW YORK -- Jesta I.S. a leading supplier of business solutions for the soft goods and specialty markets, announced today that Kellwood Company has engaged its organization to upgrade existing systems.

Kellwood plans to enhance its technology to achieve operational efficiencies and to improve collaboration with its partners and vendors. In evaluating platform enhancements, the Company engaged Jesta I.S. to address its upgrade needs. The Jesta Vision solutions provide the applications infrastructure Kellwood needs to improve visibility and tracking, reduce costs, and increase overall operational efficiencies.

"As successors to the originators of the sourcing and demand solutions used at Kellwood, we turned to Jesta as an obvious provider to help bring us to the next level of technology-based collaboration," said Michael Saunders, Kellwood vice president and chief information officer. "Based on Jesta's proven track record, we believe that Jesta offers industry leading sourcing and demand solutions for product sourcing, allocation, visibility and automation. The core functionality of Jesta's Vision Sourcing and Vision Demand Management is a critical component of Kellwood's business, and we are committed to upgrading our customized version."

Developed over many years and dedicated to R&D, Jesta's advanced Vision Sourcing and Demand Management applications manage multiple production and procurement paths, purchase and source order management, as well as fulfillment. The products allow organizations to track associated costs for individual products, to monitor all phases of order processing, and to manage inventory through to allocation.

"Our approach, from a technology and infrastructure perspective is to partner with Jesta in order to leverage best practices and take our platform to the next level," added Saunders. "We selected Jesta to further support our technology vision in upgrading our platform and expanding the power and reach of our existing solution."

Kellwood expects to streamline these components of its IT and business operations to further improve and support an efficient and responsive supply chain while maximizing customer satisfaction.

"Kellwood is a leading marketer of apparel and consumer goods with brands such as Sag Harbor, Gerber Childenswear, and Phat Farm. Naturally, we are pleased to extend our relationship with such a strong organization. Our solidified relationship validates our development path and technology driven approach," states Leslie Belcher, President of Jesta I.S. Inc. "This agreement leverages the synergies of both organizations to create an infrastructure platform to achieve further operational efficiencies for Kellwood."

About Kellwood

Kellwood, a marketer of apparel and consumer soft goods with sales of $1.9 billion, specializes in branded as well as private label products, and markets to all channels of distribution with product specific to a particular channel. For more information, visit www.kellwood.com.

About Jesta I.S.

Jesta I.S. is a leading supplier of business solutions leveraging more than 35 years of expertise in supply chain management systems for manufacturers, distributors and retailers primarily in the soft goods and specialty industries worldwide. Jesta I.S. is recognized for its expertise, innovative products and services and its commitment to evolving business solutions in today's rapidly changing business world. Jesta I.S.' solutions process essential business management information for well known industry leaders including Perry Ellis International (NASDAQ: PERY), Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO), Town Shoes Limited, Tween Brands Inc. (NYSE: TWE), Cole Haan, Haggar Clothing Co., Cavender's Boot City and Maidenform (NYSE: MFB) as well as many others. Additional information is available at www.jestais.com

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