VAI S2K Enterprise Portal Goes Live at Joshen Paper & Packaging

Business Wire,  June 24, 2008  

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Streamlined customer service capabilities, tailored to individual user needs, provides bottom line benefits for paper supplier

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. -- VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.) (http://www.vai.net), a leader in enterprise solutions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, and an IBM Premier Business Partner, today announced the successful implementation of its S2K Enterprise Portal software at Joshen Paper & Packaging Company, Inc. (www.joshen.com). The Cleveland-based company is one of the United States largest distributors of paper and packaging materials. The S2K Enterprise Portal is an e-Commerce software solution based on IBM's award winning WebSphere Portal server.

The S2K Enterprise Portal offers secure, flexible Web-based access to enterprise data, applications and people. It supplies all members of the value chain--employees, customers, partners and suppliers--with the information needed to make informed decisions. The S2K Enterprise Portal supports CRM, Vendor Procurement, Sales Force Automation and executive activities in the organization.

VAI's S2K Enterprise Portal provides Joshen a comprehensive solution for online ordering with a customized budget control feature designed specifically for the distributor. This budget control tool has a built in order approver function that automatically checks orders against specific guidelines provided by the customer. In addition, Joshen's new Web portal permits customers to identify exactly where an order is in the supply chain. Users can determine if an order has been picked, shipped or delivered--all in real-time.

Todd Endsley, Director, eBusiness Solutions, VAI, commented, "Joshen needed a portal solution that provided accurate and timely information for its customers. In addition, the application had to be easily accessible to all users. VAI's S2K Enterprise Portal does just that in an easy to use, robust software application that offers a highly customized, straightforward user-interface experience."

Doug Trisnar, CIO, Joshen Paper & Packaging Company, said, "For Joshen, the decision to implement VAI's portal software was an easy one. VAI, quite simply, provides one of the best e-Business solutions on the market. We anticipate that this implementation will open new markets previously closed to us."

About Joshen Paper & Packaging Company, Inc.

Joshen Paper & Packaging Co., Inc. was founded 19 years ago by purchasing the assets of Cleveland Supermarkets Supply Company, a Cleveland, Ohio paper and packaging distributor that serviced supermarkets located in greater Cleveland with Store Door Delivery services.

Joshen currently operates distribution centers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida Alabama, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Texas. Today, Joshen serves more than 8,000 locations throughout North America including supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, institutions, wholesalers and the food service industry. For more information, please contact 800-793-2247 or visit www.joshen.com.

About VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)

VAI is an award-winning software developer and an IBM Premier Business Partner. Designed for the mid-range market, S2K Enterprise is used by a wide variety of mid-sized companies worldwide, with a number of clients in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, metals, food and related service industries. Advanced applications such as Warehouse Management Systems, EDI, CRM and e-Business provide companies the power to leverage their information technology investment. VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, New York, with branch offices in Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Newport Beach and Oroville, California. For more information, please contact 800-824-7776 or visit http://www.vai.net.

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