ABC Bus Companies "Go Live" With Intentia's Movex Solution To Drive Growth, Diversity and Customer Service.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000

Premier provider of comprehensive transportation and maintenance

solutions to the motorcoach industry is poised for the future with

integrated information system backbone.

Intentia announced today that ABC Bus Companies, Inc. of Faribault, Minnesota, has gone live with Movex, Intentia's enterprise application. Movex is designed to help companies integrate business processes and improve business performance through a comprehensive suite of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Planning and Execution (SCPE) and e-Business applications.

Founded in 1972, ABC Bus Companies (www.abc-bus.com) is the exclusive U.S. distributor of new Van Hool motorcoaches in North American, and leads the U.S. coach industry in the sales and leasing of pre-owned highway coaches. With six full-service operating facilities nationwide, ABC also provides comprehensive equipment maintenance and repairs, parts availability, and a wide variety of financial/leasing package options for all coach makes and models. The company has built its long-standing reputation for excellence on high quality products and exceptional customer service.

According to ABC Bus Companies CFO Mike Marhula, multiple disparate information systems posed an obstacle to the company's growth, spurring the decision to implement an integrated information system. "Movex was the futuristic solution. It will enable us to grow and diversify by automating many business processes, providing faster, better communications with our internal and external supply chain members, and integrating real-time operational information with financials. At the end of the day, our customers will be the winners."

Jeff Jirik, ABC Bus Companies V.P. of National Operations, who was also involved in the selection and implementation process, adds: "Movex will help us improve inventory and supply chain distribution management to continually improve customer service and satisfaction. The integrated Service and Rental component is a good fit for our business model. Another key factor in our decision was the responsiveness and focus of the Intentia implementation team in seeing that our requirements were met. They were clearly committed to our success."

ABC Bus Companies began implementing Movex in December, 1999, using Intentia's Implex rapid implementation methodology. Movex is licensed for 130 users over all locations. The system runs on an IBM AS/400 Server and OS/400 operating system.

According to Intentia President and CEO Mike Nutter: "We are delighted to welcome an industry leader like ABC Bus Companies to the Intentia family of customers. We are confident that Movex will help them to reach their goals and pave the way to continued growth."

About Intentia

Over the past few years, Intentia International AB has concentrated on positioning itself to meet the demands it anticipated would arise from the new e-economy and which are already surfacing. Intentia has developed its Movex product from a traditional ERP system to a complete e-collaboration solution that can manage all the demands of the new economy. Movex offers Intentia's customers the key to success, with its applications for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Planning and Execution (SCPE), Partner Relationship Management (PRM), Business Performance Management (BPM) and e-business.

Intentia is well positioned to respond to market needs when the e- (electronic) evolves into c- (collaboration), and is working hard to satisfy customers through its organization of more than 3,800 professionals serving in excess of 3,500 customers in over 40 countries around the world. Intentia is a public company traded at the Stockholm Stock Exchange (XSSE) under the symbol INT B.

For more information about Intentia and Movex business applications in North America, please call 1.800.SW.MOVEX or 847.762.0900. Or write to Intentia Americas, 1700 East Golf Road, 9th Floor, Schaumburg, IL 60173. Or, visit Intentia's Website at www.intentia.com.