Chairman of Navision Software Joins Internet Advisory Council.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1998--

Assists U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell with Internet expertise

In Brief: Navision Software Chairman Bill Goodhew chosen to serve on Senator Paul Coverdell's Internet Advisory Council

J. William (Bill) Goodhew, III, chairman of Navision Software, has been named to U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell's Internet Advisory Council.

Members of the council, whose purpose is to provide a counseling function for the Senator on Internet and Web matters that arise within Congress, represent a broad base of Internet knowledge. Such issues include Federal Trade Commission privacy audits and controls, prohibitions on data collection, use of mailing lists, logs and data, bans on commercial email and criminal penalties for Web content deemed illegal.

"Bill's expertise and knowledge of the expanding role the Internet plays in our daily lives will prove invaluable to my Internet Advisory Council," said Senator Coverdell. "I am optimistic that he and the other members of the council will bring practical, hands-on experience to the table as we work on the Internet issues facing the Nation. I appreciate his willingness to join the council and look forward to working with him."

In forming the committee, Coverdell seeks to pool the experience of Georgia business leaders who have displayed a willingness to face head on the expanding possibilities of the Internet. In addition to Goodhew, other members include: Lee Duffey of Duffey Communications, Tim Cobb of Relevant Knowledge, Peter Winter of Cox Interactive Media, Dan Giannini of Coopers & Lybrand, Michael Reene of IBM, Scott Schamp of The Dowden Center for New Media Studies, Buck Goldstein of KnowX and Barry Sikes of Interactive Excellence.

"It is truly a compliment that Senator Coverdell considered me to sit on this council. The role of the Internet in business will be shaped dramatically in the coming years and this council will be instrumental in determining its direction," Goodhew said. "Through Navision Software's nationwide network of Solution Centers, I am exposed to the questions and concerns about regulations for new business methods such as e-commerce and I-commerce from our clients. Working with this outstanding group will allow me to broach those subjects in a way that will make a difference."

As chairman of Navision Software, Goodhew currently concentrates his efforts on the marketing and building of current and future channel partners in the U.S. He also is chairman of the worldwide board of directors of Navision Software a/s, the Denmark-based parent company of the worldwide innovator in enterprise business solutions. Goodhew joined Peachtree Software in 1984 as vice president. In 1985, Goodhew became Peachtree Software's president and CEO, a position he held until retiring in 1996. In addition to his seat on the Internet Advisory Council, Goodhew is chairman of the Software Publishers Association (SPA), a past president and director of the Southeastern Software Association (SSA), and a past chairman of the Southeast Council of the American Electronics Association (AEA). He was named Entrepreneur of the Decade by the SSA in 1994.

Founded in 1984, Navision Software is a leading developer of enterprise business solutions. Navision Software has more than 31,000 installations worldwide in 75 countries, and 21 different country-specific versions. Navision Software was named in the preview issue of Technology Business as one of the world's leading business application software developers and, in an accounting software review, InfoWorld rated Navision Financials as a "hot" product. Navision Software has also been named to the "Top 100 Software" list by Accounting Today magazine, named best new product by the Business Accounting Software & Developers Association (BASDA) in the United Kingdom, and named "Best New Product" by BYTE magazine in Spain. Navision Software US was selected by VARBusiness as one of the "Top Companies To Watch" in the magazine's 1997 feature on outstanding vendors of Value Added Resellers (VARs). The company is located at 500 Pinnacle Court, Suite 510, Norcross, Georgia 30071, Phone [phone], Fax [phone], Web site http://www.navision-us.com.

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