AAT Announces Release of Major Upgrade to Its Warehouse Management and Shipping Applications.

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 1999--

AutoTrak(R)/AutoShip(R) 6.0 Offers Unique Outbound Logistics

Functionality for High Volume, Complex Shipping Challenges

Applied Automation Techniques, Inc. (AAT) today announced release of AutoTrak(R) and AutoShip(R) 6.0 with shipping management functionality that has not heretofore been offered in a commercially available software product.

Making the announcement, Michael Register, the company's marketing vice president, said the release was part of a larger corporate strategy to convert highly successful custom-developed applications into commercial "best of breed" solutions.

While offering "full-featured" warehouse management functions that couple seamlessly with data collection devices and a range of ERP systems, the new release offers unique capabilities in automating shipping and manifesting. Both the warehouse management (AutoTrak) and the pick, pack and ship applications (AutoShip) are available separately. AutoShip: unique functionality for high volume, complex shipping environments. -0-

      Among the capabilities built in to AutoShip are:

--   A wide-ranging choice of picking and putaway methods: Directed or
     random; efficient routing; RF, paper or label picking methods;
     single order, batch, wave or interleaved picking, and wave
     planning.

--   The ability to create "pack and hold" orders at the shipping
     location(s) through "virtual manifesting," by which several
     stations can concurrently work on a single order over more than
     one shift.

--   Tracking by item, lot number, serial number, production date or
     receiving date.

--   The ability to view inventory by item, location or warehouse in
     single or multiple station environments, or where multiple
     shipping sites exist.

--   Built in labor tracking functionality, providing for more
     efficient labor utilization where large and/or multiple orders
     must be kept open over time. This functionality also creates an
     automatic audit trail.

--   A range of packing options, including: Best way rate selection or
     customer routing specification; on-line, line-item packing
     verification; advanced ship notices produced by carton, and the
     ability to flexibly customize packing to customer specification.

--   Both standard (e.g. UCC-128) and custom labelling options.

--   Automated carton tracking with built in interfaces to the ERP
     backbone and, optionally, to tracking software offered by
     integrated carriers like UPS or FedEx.

--   A wide selection of standard and custom reports, allowing online,
     real-time management of the entire shipping operation.

--   The system also optionally interfaces conveyor control systems.

For more information about AAT or the privately-held company's products and services, contact Michael Register, vice president of marketing at [e-mail], at 305/819-4000, ext. 248 or visit AAT's website at www.aatech.com.