Acacia Technologies To Offer Enhanced Supply Chain Functionality in Flagship ERP Solution.

LISLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1998--

Upcoming Release of PRMS(TM) Will Include Features That Help Clients Extend Supply Chain Management Capabilities

Acacia Technologies (TM), a leader in manufacturing and distribution enterprise software, announced today that the newest version of PRMS(TM) 9.0 will include features that meet the growing supply chain management needs of today's manufacturers. PRMS is the division's flagship Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.

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

PRMS 9.0, which is currently undergoing extensive beta testing, will include substantial supply chain enhancements, including:

-- Vendor Managed Inventory. This function enables users to track and replenish the inventory of products they supply to their customers.

-- Consignment Inventory. Users can process customer orders, while retaining ownership of the goods until consumed by the customer.

-- Self-Bill Invoicing/Evaluated Receipts. Self-Bill invoicing provides the ability to process inbound Accounts Receivable invoices and payments via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), thereby eliminating the requirement to submit invoices to the customer. Payment terms are agreed upon between the customer and vendor in advance.

-- Purchasing Receipts In-Transit Inventory, which allows tracking of items received at inbound consolidation points, but will incur considerable delays in transport to the stock room.

-- Consolidated invoicing, which allows multiple orders and shipments to be combined onto one invoice - a common practice in industries where the same customer receives frequent deliveries.

-- Blanket customer orders, which enables a vendor and a customer to create a one-time order with shipment dates spread over a long period.

-- Cascading purchase order receipts, which automatically apply a quantity of received goods to more than one open purchase order.

"More mid-sized manufacturing companies are being asked to not only manage their own business, but portions of the businesses of their trading partners up and down the supply chain," said John McCarron, senior vice president and general manager of Acacia Technologies. "PRMS 9.0 is the most significant release in our history. Its supply chain will help our clients better compete in today's global economy."

Acacia Technologies offers an integrated suite of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) and Warehouse Management System (WMS) software products geared for manufacturing and distribution companies using the IBM AS/400 computing platform. Acacia's customers traditionally are "mid-sized" companies - those with approximately $50 million to $1 billion in revenue or those with warehouse/distribution facilities of 100,000 square feet and larger.

Acacia Technologies provides four product families to the IBM AS/400 marketplace as well as a suite of implementation and analysis tools. These include:

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

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

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

Quick Response Engine (TM) -- a Microsoft Windows client-based, object-oriented, advanced scheduling tool 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 a division of Computer Associates International, Inc. This division 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, or calling 1-800-523-5260.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 10,000 people in 160 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of $4 billion in fiscal year 1997. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing [e-mail] or calling 1-516-342-5224.

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