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Rahway Electric Supply Enjoys Streamlined Business Processes and Efficiencies

YARDLEY, PA, March 20, 2003 - Bob Pileggi, owner of Rahway Electric Supply, likens the features newly available today in Prophet 21 Acclaim 14 to finding a five-dollar bill on the floor: "They just make our lives a little bit better," he said. "It's a great release. There are a lot of great enhancements - many directly a result from our feedback."

Prophet 21 provides distributors with technology solutions that help them increase sales, improve customer service, and reduce operating costs.

"Prophet 21 is pleased to offer customers like Rahway Electric Supply the latest version of its UNIX-based enterprise software solution," said Chuck Boyle, president and CEO of Prophet 21. "Acclaim 14 contains dozens of new features that will continue to help distributors improve efficiencies and maximize growth and profitability."

The Benefits of Acclaim 14

One of the new features Rahway benefits from are Key Business Indicators, located in Acclaim's Management Summary module. Pileggi contends that the indicators help him go a step further in analyzing important business information. "They give you a snapshot of how your company is doing - without using a calculator," he said. "You can see your total sales, sales per employee, average collection days, and outstanding payables - and compare all the figures to information from the same time last year."

Pileggi also enjoys Acclaim 14's Enhanced Ledger Reports - which allow him to choose how he views details in Trial Balance Reports. "I can print only the details I need, which saves me a lot of time drilling down through the data that's not as pertinent," he said.

A Better Perspective

Founded in 1979, Rahway Electric has grown to be one of New Jersey's leading electrical suppliers. Much of that growth occurred after the company migrated from a homegrown legacy system to Prophet 21 Acclaim. "It was like being transported from a fishbowl to the ocean," Pileggi said. "Acclaim really opened our eyes to ways to streamline our business processes."

Pileggi concluded: "Business processes get easier with every version of Acclaim, and 14 is no exception to that rule."

About Acclaim 14

Powered by UNIX and Progress's 4GL technology, Acclaim provides organizations with a powerful tool to help increase sales, improve customer service, and reduce operating expenses.

A few other features available in Acclaim 14 include:

• EDI Processing Improvements: Allows distributors to begin processing payables prior to the receipt of product. Especially helpful for e-commerce, these improvements let distributors take advantage of discounts by restructuring the payment process.
• Company-Defined Business Calendar: Allows distributors to define their own holidays, non-business days, and start and end dates for each time period, whether it be a month, quarter or year.
• Customer/Vendor Return Enhancements: Add to an open vendor return from a customer return. Eliminating the errors associated with making changes by hand, this feature saves the time it takes to adjust inventory levels manually.
• And much more.

Like all Prophet 21 solutions, Acclaim 14 is backed by a host of professional services designed to help customers maximize their return on investment.

Pricing and Availability

Prophet 21 Acclaim 14 is now available. For additional information and pricing, please visit www.p21.com or call 1-800-776-7438. Existing customers can contact their Inside Sales Representative directly.

Press Contact Kimberly Meiser Activant Solutions, Inc. 215-493-8900, ext. 3170 kim.meiser@activant.com

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