ASUG Announces Four Winners of the 2006 ASUG Impact Award; Award Honors Significant Organizational Achievements Following SAP(R) Implementations.

CHICAGO -- The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG(R)) today announced the winners of its annual Impact Award, honoring ASUG Installation Members for significant business results due to an SAP implementation. For the first time in the award's seven-year history, four entries were selected by the ASUG Awards Committee.

Award submissions were evaluated using the following criteria: return on investment, alignment with corporate business strategy, scope of SAP product usage, usage of best practices and improved service to internal/external customers.

"The Impact Award recognizes members who have successfully executed an SAP implementation that have made a significant contribution to the company's bottom line," said Mike Perroni of Halliburton, ASUG President. "Winners of the award demonstrate dedication, teamwork, and determination, paving the way for future project team successes at their organizations."

The 2006 winners of the ASUG Impact Award are:

    The Financial Service Center and Enterprise Solutions Group,
    shared service groups within Northrop Grumman Corporation, a $32
    billion global defense enterprise, developed OneSource, a shared
    system using SAP and PeopleSoft HR. The system integrates common
    business practices including finance, human resources, and payroll
    into a single system and reduces cross-system duplication.
    Following implementation, three major units now share a common ERP
    and process environment.

    Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., a global leader in semiconductor
    manufacturing, implemented a global SAP installation, integrating
    its Corporate Finance Management (CFM), Supplier Relationship
    Management (SRM), Catalog Content Management (CCM), Human Capital
    Management (mySAP(TM) HCM) systems into one standard SAP(R) R/3(R)
    system.

    Integrated Financial and Materiel System (IFMS), created in 1996
    by the Government of Canada to promote the standardization of SAP
    implementations, supported fifteen federal government departments
    with independent SAP implementations. Standardization and
    centralization of accounting and logistics processes has resulted
    in $87 million in cost avoidance from 1999-2003. The IFMS Program
    Office is also an SAP centre of excellence within the Government
    of Canada.

    The City of Tacoma, Wash., became the first city in the world to
    perform an SAP implementation and go live with the SAP(R) R/3(R)
    Enterprise 4.7 and the SAP Utilities/Customer Care System Version
    4.71 at the same time. These SAP systems have replaced 102 legacy
    systems and numerous manual processes, saving the city money in
    licensing, upgrades and maintenance of these systems. The 18-month
    project was completed and went live at the end of 2003.

Winners of the award receive two free registrations to the 2006 ASUG Annual Conference, a feature story in the 2006 ASUG Impact Award Special Report, and acknowledgement during the keynote presentation of the conference (which will draw more than 7,000 people). Winners also have the option to lead their own educational session at the conference to explain their SAP implementation in full detail.

Previous winners of the ASUG Impact Award include the Naval Air Systems Command (2005), Day & Zimmermann (2004), Seattle Public Schools (2003), Ontario Power Generation (2002), Pitney Bowes (2001), SBC Communications, Inc. (2000), and Deluxe Corporation (1999).

For more information on the ASUG Impact Award, visit www.asug.com or contact [e-mail].

The ASUG Annual Conference is the world's largest SAP educational event offering networking, knowledge sharing, and influencing opportunities. Taking place May 14-17, 2006 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., this year's event expects to draw more than 7,000 people and is co-located with SAPPHIRE(R)'06, SAP's comprehensive business and technical event. Co-locating these two unique events in one location during the same week delivers the ultimate access to the entire SAP eco-system.

ASUG is an independent, volunteer-run organization that facilitates knowledge transfer among the community of SAP customers by providing user-driven educational opportunities, professional networking and a forum that provides insight and influence to SAP. ASUG maintains a unique position within the SAP community through its: combination of highly-focused education tools; access to subject matter experts and SAP executives; ability to influence SAP products and services; and personal networking opportunities with SAP customers. As a result, members from any sized organization continuously solve their SAP-related business problems more efficiently and cost-effectively, realizing a significant return from their membership.