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Internet Trading Network and Integrated Shipping Manifest Solution Offer Distributors Opportunity to Increase Sales and Improve Customer Service

YARDLEY, PA, February 2, 2006 - Activant Solutions Inc.™ announces the availability of Activant SDI version 12 featuring integration with Trading Partner Connect and Shipping Tracker.

Trading Partner Connect Integration

Activant Trading Partner Connect, an Internet trading network for distributors, expedites sourcing, expands geographic reach, and streamlines transactions between distributors and manufacturers.

"Trading Partner Connect will help SDI customers on version 12 streamline their processes, increase sales, and reduce costs while strengthening their position in the competitive marketplace," says Steve McLaughlin, senior vice president and general manager of the wholesale distribution group at Activant.

Streamlining processes between manufacturers/suppliers and distributors, Trading Partner Connect enables distributors to exchange data directly from their SDI solution. Distributors can see real-time availability information, receive order acknowledgments and invoices, and update pricing electronically, thus eliminating the need to re-key information. Manufacturers benefit from reduced supply chain costs, increased connectivity, and improved customer service.

Functionality in Trading Partner Connect allows users to source millions of items from hundreds of trading partners in real time, eliminate EDI VAN charges when interacting with other Trading Partner Connect members, use their own item codes by matching inventory against a catalog with millions of items, and reduce dead stock by forming trading relationships with distributors who are selling their own inactive stock.

Shipping Tracker Integration

In an effort to continue to offer customers a complete and automated solution, Activant now offers an optional integrated shipping manifest solution for SDI customers. Shipping Tracker is a powerful, Windows-based application that manages many different multi-carrier requirements, and includes compliance label generation and reporting capabilities.

Shipping Tracker boasts powerful automation functionality for shipping procedures and rates. Whether the goal is eliminating unnecessary costs from the supply chain, making customer service a priority, or enhancing fulfillment processes for competitive advantage, SDI's Shipping Tracker solution delivers value by automating package routing, supporting flexible data integration, and performing extensive rate shopping to determine optimal shipping routes.

In addition, Shipping Tracker integrates seamlessly with SDI version 12, and is UPS Online compliant, which means users can upload reports and track packages quickly and easily with UPS Online. Shipping Tracker also supports import carriers, so customers who have their own trucks, or use trucking companies and/or smaller local carriers can import their rating systems and track them just as they track the major carriers.

Pricing and Availability

Activant SDI version 12 is currently available. For additional information and pricing, please visit http://distribution.activant.com or call 1-800-776-7438, press 1.

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