IDS Scheer Showcases ARIS SmartPath for Beverages at InterBev 2004; IDS Scheer SME to Demo New Industry-Specific Solution at Beverage Sector's Largest Show.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- IDS Scheer North America, the leading provider of business process excellence services and tools, today announced that its IDS Scheer Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) strategic business unit will unveil a new ARIS SmartPath solution specifically customized for the needs of the beverage sector at the upcoming InterBev 2004 show in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center, September 26-28, 2004. InterBev is the industry's largest all-beverage trade show. IDS Scheer's ARIS SmartPath, is a one-stop solution that takes a process-oriented approach to implementation and execution, ensuring an ERP, CRM or SCM solution specifically addresses business needs for SMEs.

"In the highly competitive market that created the 'Cola Wars', the challenges of selling brands through multiple channels, rapidly changing customer needs, product diversity and innovation and global product availability are ever present for small and medium businesses," said Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, CEO, IDS Scheer North America. "Our ARIS SmartPath for Beverages provides a timely and cost-effective answer to address these needs and help organizations within this market segment maximize profits and transform the supply chain into a true collaborative environment with customers, suppliers and co-packers. And, what better venue than InterBev to showcase this dynamic solution."

According to Dr. Kirchmer, this new solution is designed to:

--Provide each customer with the right product, in the right place, at the right price

--Accept orders through multiple channels, process them automatically and globally confirm product availability

--Deliver to the customer warehouse, production plant or from a co-packer, all while reconciling pricing and payment

--Analyze true profitability by customer, brand, product, and/or co-packer.

The heart of this solution relies on the combination of IDS Scheer's ERP expertise as well as a deep focus and emphasis on proper design and implementing business processes using the company's award-winning ARIS Process Platform. "Our industry-specific processes lead to significant reductions in start-up times, provide more reliable delivery times, offer enhanced stock management, create faster availability checks and improve coordination along the supply chain between distribution and production," added Dr. Kirchmer.

ARIS SmartPath for Beverages enables organizations to:

--Improve sales

--Increase profitability

--Make the best decisions quickly, using accurate profitability reporting

--Manage promotions and track results

--Gain better control of inventory

--Optimize the supply chain with an efficient co-packer relationship

--Efficiently expand the supply chain

IDS Scheer's strategic initiative to target the beverage sector is validated by data published by Beverage Marketing Corporation, the leading research, consulting and financial services firm dedicated to the global beverage industry. According a recent report from the firm, U.S. soft drink sales topped 10 billion cases for the fourth straight year.

IDS Scheer SME customers have just begun deploying this solution, most notably Angostura Holding Ltd., the world's leading manufacturer of aromatic bitters. IDS Scheer SME will be Angostura's sole partner for its 50 food and beverage companies with ARIS SmartPath for Beverages serving as the foundation for the build in all the company's regions and countries. IDS Scheer has organized a team to implement: FI, CO, Product Costing, SD, MM and PP. "We have never had a more intuitive solution tailor made to deal with the intricacies of the beverage market," said Mark Bishop of Angostura. "The IDS Scheer implementation team has quickly become our valued partner and guide through this global solution that improves efficiencies within our worldwide supply chain."

ARIS SmartPath for Beverages will be the first of more industry-specific solutions that IDS Scheer will announce under the ARIS SmartPath umbrella, including consumer packaged goods (CPG), pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.

About InterBev

As the industry's most established and regarded trade show sponsored by the National Soft Drink Association, InterBev is attended by all facets of the worldwide beverage community, bringing together producers, distributors and retailers of soft drinks, bottled water, juice, ready-to-drinks sports drinks and powdered drinks, beer, plus packaging and process production managers, R&D personnel and others involved in the manufacturing, production, processing, packaging and sale of finished beverages. For more information, visit http://www.interbev.com.

About IDS Scheer SME

IDS Scheer Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) is a business unit of IDS Scheer North America, the leading provider of corporate solutions for business process management. IDS Scheer SME has a strong understanding of the needs of small/medium enterprises, and provides a full spectrum of tools and services to recommend and deploy business-critical ERP solutions Through its ARIS SmartPath, organizations can leverage IDS Scheer SME's one-stop solution that offers a process-oriented approach to optimize ERP, CRM, SCM and other solutions -- from needs analysis to implementation. IDS Scheer is a Certified SAP Business Partner with such notable clients as Royal Cup Coffee, Cliffstar, Brown Forman, & Sebastiani Vineyards. For more information on IDS Scheer SME, visit http://www.ids-scheer.com/sme/sap.

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