Frontier System to Improve Aluminite's Efficiency by Integrating Company Data and Increasing the Flow of Information Throughout the Business.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Friedman Corporation, an enterprise software provider to to-order manufacturers, today announced that Aluminite, a manufacturer of quality stock and custom patio screen doors, has selected Friedman's Frontier(R) system to standardize its business processes across multiple sites for part of its manufacturing operations. The agreement includes plans for implementation of Frontier(R) at six Aluminite manufacturing sites in North America.

For nearly 50 years Aluminite has sustained a reputation for meeting customers' unique requirements for quality stock and custom window screens and patio screen doors. Brian Cummings, Controller at Aluminite, comments: "The demand for our product has been growing aggressively over the last few years and so we recognized that we need a fully integrated system to improve efficiency across the whole business to help us keep up with increasing customer demand. Friedman has proven experience in the window/door industry and offers and integrated, flexible solution that will help to maintain and build upon our current levels of success."

With strong configuration ability of Frontier(R) and interplant integration Aluminite will be able to increase efficiency throughout the whole enterprise by improving access to information and facilitating the flow of information between all departments and employees. Frontier(R) will enable Aluminite to eliminate the manual processes of gathering information from six plants to create company-wide reports. Automated data collection into a single database will lead to more efficient and accurate reporting and the ability to perform what-if analyses. Friedman will also help Aluminite enhance bar coding on the shop floor and in shipping for better manufacturing tracking and shipment verification. Aluminite will be able to gain efficiencies by grouping like orders and improve accuracy by sorting and maximizing truck loading.

"We are delighted that Aluminite has selected Friedman as a strategic ERP partner," said Craig Yamauchi, Friedman's president and CEO. "We have worked closely with our existing customers in the window and door industry to continue to develop a market-leading solution for the sector. Friedman's solutions are designed to handle the growing business pressures that exist within the window and door industry providing a strong, scalable end-to-end solution. We are looking forward to our long-term partnership."

About Aluminite

With nearly 50 years of reputation for quality and service, Aluminite is known for manufacturing highest quality of aluminum window screens, steel patio screen doors, and extruded aluminum patio screen doors at each of their six facilities across United States. All products are produced to meet and exceed customers' unique requirements. For more information, visit www.alumco.com

About Friedman Corporation

Friedman Corporation is a leading provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application software specifically designed for the business needs of building & home products manufacturers: cabinets, windows, doors, and furniture manufacturers. The company's flagship ERP solution, Frontier(R), delivers proven in-depth functionality for the management of operations, financial, manufacturing, and distribution. The solutions leverages the IBM iSeries and integrates advanced new technologies such as Java, WebSphere and the Internet to deliver to-order manufacturers an ERP suite that best meets their complex business needs. For more information, call 847-948-7180 or visit www.friedmancorp.com