ABC Technologies Receives Certification from Balanced Scorecard Collaborative.

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PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2002

ABC Technologies today announced that its OROS Scorecard has been certified by the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative.

OROS Scorecard provides a complete framework to give managers/executives and employees refined and relevant financial and non-financial performance information. OROS Scorecard is a critical component of ABC's Active Enterprise Management, which enables an organization achieve its goals by analyzing, communicating and tracking activities.

The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative has established a set of Standards for Balanced Scorecard applications. These standards provide guidance to organizations to assist in the evaluation of Scorecard applications, as well as define the development guidelines for the Balanced Scorecard methodology. OROS Scorecard has earned the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative Certified mark, indicating that the application conforms to these guidelines and has been validated with end users.

ABC's Active Enterprise Management (AEM) integrates Oros applications into a complete enterprise methodology to facilitate the optimal management of core activities, resources and processes. Through AEM users transform activity-based data into meaningful strategic, operational and tactical information, providing managers with the right information, continuously and consistently so they can make the right decisions on a timely basis. OROS Scorecard, a key component of AEM, enables an organization to develop a scorecard that is powerful and flexible, provides access to all details on performance measures from throughout the enterprise, and the ability to collaborate and communicate strategic vision to customers.

Laura Downing, vice president, Balanced Scorecard Collaborative said, "We have developed the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative Certified Program based on Balanced Scorecard Functional Standards to ensure that the Balanced Scorecard name maintains meaning and that any investment made in associated software retains its value. Certification validates that OROS Scorecard meets strict qualification criteria while enabling ABC to deliver a scalable, Internet-deployed application within the Active Enterprise Management framework."

"The Collaborative's Certification program ensures that the highest standards are met, and our customers now have the assurance that our product has been validated by the industry-leading organization. We are pleased to have OROS Scorecard certified by the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative," said Chris Pieper, CEO, ABC Technologies.

OROS Scorecard was designed specifically to seamlessly integrate with financial systems, easily linking with ERP systems and ODBC data sources with bi-directional integration facilities. The application streamlines modeling, data imports and exports with automated functions and supports client-server or browser-based access. The robust user interface enables reports to be viewed by executives, and employees, which readily identify problem areas and identify opportunities for improvement. User defined attributes may be developed to provide dimensional views and analysis of information.

About ABC Technologies -- www.abctech.com

ABC Technologies is the leading provider of activity based, business modeling and analysis software that enables organizations to accurately measure performance, evaluate strategies, increase profitability, lower costs and make better management decisions. ABC Technologies' Oros Analytics and Oros Active Enterprise Management suites of applications provide managers with the right information to make better management decisions. ABC Technologies has offices in fifteen countries, and implemented Activity Based information systems at Global 2000 corporations and Public Sector organizations throughout the world.

About the Balanced Scorecard

The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc. (BSCol) is a new kind of professional services firm that facilitates the worldwide awareness, use, enhancement, and integrity of the Balanced Scorecard as a value-added management process. Led by the creators of the Balanced Scorecard concept, Drs. Robert Kaplan and David Norton, BSCol provides access to the experts who help you help yourself accelerate time to results at whatever stage you're in, by whatever means you need, in whatever way works for you. Services include consulting, conferences, training, publishing, action working groups, certification, and online services. For more information, please call us at 781/259-3737, or visit us on the web where you can join Balanced Scorecard Online for the latest insight and resources at bscol.com

About Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc.

Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc. (BSCol) is a professional services firm that facilitates the worldwide awareness, use, enhancement, and integrity of the Balanced Scorecard as a value-added management process. Founded and led by the creators of the Balanced Scorecard concept, Drs. Robert Kaplan and David Norton, BSCol provides a global center of Balanced Scorecard excellence through consulting, education, training, publishing, research and development. Join Balanced Scorecard Online at www.bscol.com.