Acacia Technologies' Enterprise Solutions To Be Shipped Pre-Installed On AS/400e Servers.

LISLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1999--

Agreement Allows Customers To Reap Lower Implementation Costs and Time

Acacia Technologies(TM), a worldwide leader in manufacturing and distribution enterprise software, today announced an agreement with IBM Corp. that will enable customers to purchase its enterprise solutions pre-installed with the hardware.

Acacia Technologies, a division of Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), is one of the key players in the growing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) and advanced Warehouse Management System (WMS) software markets.

Under the agreement, IBM will be able to install Acacia' Technologies' suite of enterprise solutions as part of its AS/400 manufacturing process. AS/400 units are manufactured in Rochester, Minn., and Santa Palomba, Italy. Customers will be able to select from Acacia's three core product lines in a range of international languages.

     Those products are:

-    PRMS(TM) -- an integrated ERP solution for a variety of
     businesses using discrete, repetitive, process or co-existent
     manufacturing process;

-    KBM(TM) -- a comprehensive knowledge-based ERP system
     specifically designed for the custom products manufacturer; or

-    Warehouse BOSS(TM) -- a complete warehouse management system
     covering all aspects of receiving, locating, putaway, order
     management, picking, packing and shipping.

"Speed is the key to business today," said Ken Ramoutar, vice president of worldwide marketing at Acacia Technologies. "The pre-load option offers our clients a way to compress the traditional software installation timeframe. Quick implementation has always been one of Acacia Technologies' key strengths, and this program enables our clients to implement even faster now."

Customers purchasing both a new AS/400e server, and one or more of Acacia Technologies' solutions, will recognize faster implementation times and lower costs.

Acacia Technologies solutions are dedicated to the AS/400 client server. As a platform focused vendor, Acacia continues to work closely with IBM to improve client value - such as in the Pre-Installation program.

"Customers want custom-tailored choices that can meet the needs of their ever-changing priorities," said Debra Thompson, vice president of Enterprise Systems, AS/400 Brand at IBM Corp. "Speed of implementation and deployment is key to successfully serving each customers requirements. Pre-loading Acacia's suite of supply chain management applications on AS/400e servers saves customers time and resources and lets them concentrate on running their business."

In addition to PRMS, KBM and Warehouse BOSS, Acacia Technologies offers Quick Response Engine(TM) -- a client-based, object-oriented, advanced scheduling solution that manages independent demands such as customer orders, synchronized materials requirements and production load to capacity, and shop floor scheduling.

The current releases of the four Acacia products are Year 2000 compatible.

Acacia Technologies, with headquarters in Lisle, Ill., is responsible for the development, support, marketing and sales of PRMS, KBM, Warehouse BOSS and Quick Response Engine. The objective of Acacia Technologies is to meet the evolving needs of manufacturing and distribution businesses through a set of solutions built on the AS/400 client/server technology. Acacia Technologies can be reached by visiting http://www.acaciatech.com on the World Wide Web, emailing [e-mail] or calling 1-800-523-5260.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), the world leader in mission-critical business computing, provides software, support and integration services in more than 100 countries around the world. CA has 13,000 employees and had revenue of $5.1 billion in calender year 1998. For more information about CA, please call 1-516-342-5224 or email [e-mail]. CA's World Wide Web address is http://www.cai.com.

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