ADVISORY/Industry Expert Discusses Supply Chain Issues, Addresses Questions from Audience of Manufacturers.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Thursday (July 24)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:
        ANN GRACKIN UNPLUGGED

        Leading supply chain analyst Ann Grackin will discuss many of
        the myths in supply chain. Topics Ms. Grackin will address
        include: is the market for supply chain technology just slow,
        or dying; are users getting value from investments in supply
        chain software; is supply chain (really) integrated in ERP;
        who really needs supply chain - OEM or contract manufacturers.

        Ms. Grackin is also available to provide insight and comments
        on any enterprise software issue story you may be developing,
        including her views on the proposed consolidation of
        Oracle/PeopleSoft and JD Edwards.

WHERE:
        W Hotel, Lexington Ave., New York

WHEN:
        July 24, 2003, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

WHO:
        Ann Grackin, Founding Partner, ChainLink Research

        Presented by Adexa and IBM

BACKGROUND:
        Ann Grackin has been on the front lines of supply chain
        management technology and the eCommerce frontier for more than
        two decades. A popular speaker and respected writer on supply
        chain management best practices and technology, Ms. Grackin
        has worked on global supply chains strategies for some of the
        leading Fortune 500 firms, with assignments in Asia, Europe
        and North America.

        As one of the leading analysts in supply chain, working for
        firms such as AMR as vice president of supply chain strategy,
        Benchmarking Partners, Avicon and others, Ms. Grackin has seen
        and heard volumes of technology mythology and technology
        truth. She has focused her research on identifying the
        elements that make implementations succeed, what causes them
        to fail, how to fix problems without replacing entire systems,
        and how to avoid pitfalls in future deployments.

CONTACT:
        To arrange for a time to meet with Ann Grackin, please
        contact:

        Chris Kresch
        Young Company
        310-410-3000 x375
        [e-mail]

        Randy Burgess
        Adexa
        613-825-9944
        [e-mail]