ATMI Inc. Goes Live with ClearOrbit's Gemini Series; Semiconductor Materials Supplier Reduces Cost and Increases Process Efficiency Through Improved Tracking and Control.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2003

ClearOrbit, the leading provider of extended supply chain execution software, announced today that ATMI Inc. (Nasdaq:ATMI) has gone live with its Gemini Series(TM) software.

ATMI is an industry-leading provider of specialty materials and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry. ClearOrbit software is now managing critical receiving, inventory and shipping processes at manufacturing and distribution facilities in Burnet, Texas, and Bloomington, Minn.

The Gemini Series enables manufacturers to automate and optimize supply chain execution by leveraging RF data scanners, bar code printers and material handling devices for real-time process control. The Gemini Series optimizes the enterprise systems companies already have in place, making those systems more effective by integrating mobile and industrial hardware, bringing data and decision making to the shop or warehouse floor, providing supply chain visibility and improving business process management.

"This is yet another example of ClearOrbit's ability to provide last mile functionality that drives significant ROI for our customers without compromising the systems they already have in place," says Jerry Folsom, Vice President of Product Development at ClearOrbit. "Additionally, ClearOrbit's Connect software infrastructure and our extensive experience in automating the supply chain allowed us to rapidly develop an extension for ATMI to solve a very specific business problem related to canister visibility and tracking."

As a supplier to semiconductor manufacturers, ATMI ships its product to customers in expensive specialized materials canisters. Before implementing ClearOrbit's Container Tracking module, ATMI could not always identify the specific quantities and types of canisters customers had at their locations, forcing the company to hold excess canister inventory. ATMI estimates that, with the increased canister visibility and tracking abilities, it can reduce additions to its canister inventory by 45% or more. With thousands of these high-value canisters in the field or at customer locations, the dollar savings generated by this solution quickly paid for its initial costs.

"Our potential return on investment from working with ClearOrbit is tremendous," said Jim Kiltie, Information Technology Director, of ATMI Inc. "We anticipate that ClearOrbit's software will reduce our annual capital equipment costs of new canisters by 25% at our Burnet facility, in addition to reducing the overall depreciation expense. We were very impressed by the team's responsiveness and ability to address our specific business requirements."

ClearOrbit software is also live at ATMI's Bloomington, Minn., ultra-pure packaging facility. The Gemini Series has greatly increased efficiency by automating the WIP Complete process, which makes completed inventory visible in their Oracle ERP system immediately, eliminating the delays caused by manual entry. The software also allows ATMI to automate cycle counts and provides lot tracing capabilities.

"ClearOrbit software offers a series of checks and balances in ATMI's warehousing and packaging operations, improving shipping processes, quality assurance and inventory visibility," Kiltie added.

About ATMI

ATMI provides specialty materials and related equipment and services, to the worldwide semiconductor industry. As the Source of Semiconductor Process Efficiency, ATMI helps customers improve wafer yields and lower operating costs. For more information, please visit www.atmi.com.

About ClearOrbit

Since 1994, ClearOrbit has assisted more than 250 clients in automating and controlling their supply chain execution processes. ClearOrbit extends enterprise systems value with proven Supply Chain Execution (SCE) software solutions that allow customers to fully leverage their investment in enterprise applications while also gaining additional value by incorporating their trading partners into their supply chains. ClearOrbit products work within the existing enterprise system to leverage a "single version of the truth," expanding rather than duplicating functionality to eliminate inefficiencies in the supply chain. By using a single data model architecture, ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with fully integrated supply chain execution and collaboration solutions that address "last mile" functionality issues inherent in most ERP systems. ClearOrbit customers include Cisco Systems, Texas Instruments and Applied Materials. See how enterprise systems can reach a higher level at www.clearorbit.com or call us at 800/324-5143.