AFP Technology's FormScape Gains J.D. Edwards Certification.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000

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AFP Technology, developer of FormScape(R) Enterprise Output Management Solutions, has re-certified as an interface partner with J.D. Edwards, a leading supplier of agile, collaborative solutions for the Internet economy.

This strategic relationship with J.D. Edwards enables users to process high quality business communications while providing greater information delivery options. FormScape also supports customer business-to-business (B2B) initiatives to integrate standardized e-commerce data processing capabilities using FormScape's industry compliant XML tools and resources.

FormScape's interface to OneWorld allows AFP Technology to interact and rapidly develop progressive enterprise application solutions for their clients worldwide. Whether clients are currently using J.D. Edwards WorldSoftware(TM), installing new OneWorld(R) software, or migrating from WorldSoftware to OneWorld, FormScape supports every business communication requirement providing scalability and sophistication to all J.D. Edwards document and report generated data with no program modifications.

FormScape users can easily create and control the presentation, content and delivery of information to intended recipients while incorporating dynamic links, business rules, custom messages, bar codes, graphics and color. In addition to XML, FormScape also supports the processing of HTML, PDF, CSV, PCL, Postscript, ASCII and XES data streams. FormScape can interact, deliver and process information to any network enabled printer, fax, web or e-mail server, online document archive or wireless device.

"Our partnership with AFP Technology is ongoing and is only strengthened by this certification," says Jean Marie Thompson, senior technical marketing specialist at J.D. Edwards. "This certification ensures that our customers will benefit from FormScape's ability to accept any output from J.D. Edwards' software and format and deliver it to any media."

"This further endorses our commitment to the J.D. Edwards community," states Eddie Riddell, vice president of marketing and strategic business development at FormScape. "Our fruitful relationship continues to grow and the certification of our latest product version demonstrates how the two organizations have worked together to help secure a best-of-breed technology. Our full spectrum solution of FormScape Office and FormScape Enterprise solutions tailored for J.D. Edwards makes it easy for users to turn out customized information. It also provides a natural path toward e-commerce and B2B."

Ludolf R. Grolle, J.D. Edwards alliance director for AFP Technology says, "J.D. Edwards and AFP Technology have identified, tested and applied technological solutions that add value to enable mutual customers to achieve business objectives. This endorsement gives assurance to the J.D. Edwards client base that the FormScape interface has been approved through a specific, stringent process to work with its products."

About J.D. Edwards

J.D. Edwards is a leading provider of agile, collaborative solutions for the Internet economy. The Company's integrated ActivEra(TM) Solutions deliver supply chain collaboration and fulfillment, and enable business-to-business trading communities in the consumer products, industrial and services industries. The Company's solutions are web-enabled and operate in multiple computing environments.

Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1999 revenues of $944.2 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Company via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com or at 1-800-727-5333.

About FormScape

FormScape is an open architecture middleware solution that incorporates tools that easily create and modify business communications using drag and drop techniques and conditional processing. This allows organizations to control the presentation, content and accurate delivery of information to any destination, at any time and in any format. FormScape's intuitive suite of products allows a process approach to delivering information in a timely, economical and effective way.

As a complement, FormScape document archive allows users to search, view and re-process exact replicas of processed documents securely from their desktops. Changes or modifications to report templates can be made quickly and easily, putting them back into production immediately, an otherwise challenging task with pre-printed forms or custom program modifications. FormScape allows organizations to quickly adapt as their competitive business environment changes, while improving overall productivity and efficiency.

FormScape solutions are managing millions of business transactions every day, globally in vertical industry applications ranging from Banking, Finance and Insurance to Manufacturing, Government and Healthcare providers.

AFP Technology is headquartered in the UK, with offices across Europe and U.S. offices in North Carolina, Texas, New Jersey, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. The company's headquarters is located in the Research Triangle Park at 3900 Paramount Parkway, Suite 200 South, Morrisville, NC 27560. The company can be reached at 888-237-4350 or at its website http://www.formscape.com .