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IMPRESS AND PRIMAVERA TEAM UP TO INTEGRATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS Burlington, MA and Philadelphia, PA, July 26, 2001 - Project-oriented companies that want a total picture of their business are choosing to integrate their forward-looking, project management information with up-to-date financial details from their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Responding to this need for improved integration of the operational and financial aspects of businesses, IMPRESS SOFTWARE, a leading provider of e-Business process integration, and Primavera Systems, Inc., the leading provider of project management software, have announced a strategic alliance to provide business process integration between project management and ERP systems. The new integration solution will provide valuable insight into a company's forecasted cash and resource requirements, as well accurate performance information, for effective decision-making. Under the agreement, IMPRESS and Primavera will use the IMPRESS Engine to connect Primavera® project management and SAP® solutions for customers. The resulting integration will provide these customers with a cost-effective way to complement the strengths of SAP with best-of-breed project management from Primavera. The integration solution is available now directly from IMPRESS and Primavera, as well as from Primavera's worldwide channel of authorized representatives. "With our SAP Connector to Primavera, companies will be able to tie project events to supporting business processes, such as procurement, materials management and service requests, to improve relationships with customers and achieve the fastest time to market. For example, when key project milestones are achieved, the IMPRESS Engine can trigger the creation of purchase orders in SAP® R/3® for integrated materials management," said Gerhard Meinecke, President of IMPRESS SOFTWARE. "Companies that are proactively managing costs, resources and schedules no longer need to struggle to make their project management and ERP systems successfully interact." "As companies define more of their work as projects, they are recognizing the strategic value of that project information. Integrating project management with other business processes helps them respond quickly and decisively to market conditions, new opportunities and customer expectations," said Joel M. Koppelman, CEO of Primavera Systems. "We are pleased to be working with IMPRESS to ensure that our customers have the complete picture of their project portfolio and resource requirements, whether that information originates in our project management solutions or in SAP R/3." Koppelman added, "Primavera products are the project management standards for the detailed planning and precise control of short-duration, high-intensity plant shutdowns in industries such as petroleum, chemicals and utilities. The integration provided by the IMPRESS Engine will enable these industries to reduce maintenance down time and shutdown costs by synchronizing project status into their business processes." The IMPRESS Engine connects planning and budgeting details, progress and performance information and resource requirements from Primavera with procurement, cost control, financial reporting, accounting and payment processing from SAP. The bi-directional exchanges of project information means companies can be sure that defined processes are followed across all projects and across the enterprise. About IMPRESS SOFTWARE
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