Nabi Goes Live with HP Rapid/3 Implementation OF R/3.

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1997--Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that Nabi, a leading biopharmaceutical company, has gone live with an HP Rapid/3 implementation of SAP's R/3. The fixed-price project, managed by HP's Professional Services Organization, was completed in only seven months.

The company urgently needed to integrate its business functions and replace existing systems as a result of its rapid growth. Nabi, one of the world's largest independent providers of human plasma products, required a new system that could deliver timely, accurate data and that could interface with its plasma-donor management system. In 1996, Nabi selected R/3 to meet its current and future needs and chose HP's Rapid/3 accelerated-implementation approach, which incorporates SAP's AcceleratedSAP methodology to deliver benefits to the organization quickly. According to Nabi, the project would not have been as successful without HP's participation.

"This is the largest IT investment in Nabi's history," said David J. Gury, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Nabi. "We needed a partner that not only could manage a fast, efficient implementation, but also work with us as part of a team -- not as just a supplier. HP proved that it could address the challenges inherent in the project and be flexible enough to resolve the unique requirements of a highly regulated industry. HP also helped us assimilate varied experience levels within our organization and further addressed project challenges, such as intricate legacy system interfaces."

"Rapid implementations of R/3 present interesting challenges, primarily in two areas," said Hector Vasquez, a regional manager within HP's Professional Services Organization. "The first challenge is resisting the temptation to increase the project scope after the implementation has started. HP's Rapid/3 allows a company to deploy an application quickly. But the acknowledged trade-off is that some functionality would not be initially included. The second is helping users and IT professionals accept the changes to business processes and technology that come with R/3, while learning the new skills they need in a compressed time frame. HP's consultants worked with Nabi to guide and mentor the project team through these challenges while respecting their organization's culture."

Nabi's implementation of R/3 includes the FI, CO, MM and SD modules on HP 9000 business servers running HP-UX(1) across a TCP/IP WAN. In addition to Rapid/3 methodology, HP's Professional Services Organization provided application and IT infrastructure consulting, integration, interface development and education services. Nabi currently has more than 300 R/3 users at corporate headquarters and at two other principal locations within its U.S. operations. The company expects to have all of its 80 remote plasma collection facilities on line by the end of 1997.

ABOUT NABI

Nabi, a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company, has a broad product portfolio and significant R&D capabilities focused on the development and commercialization of products that prevent and treat autoimmune and infectious diseases. Nabi currently has 10 clinical trials underway, testing products for indications including HIV; hepatitis viruses; staph infections; and cytomegalovirus. Nabi also has three immunotherapeutic products already on the market: H-BIG, for the prevention of hepatitis B; WinRho SD, for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP, an immune platelet disorder); and Autoplex T, for the treatment of hemophilia.

Information about Nabi can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.nabi.com .

ABOUT HP

Hewlett-Packard Company is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament and the 1997 Tournament of France. Selected for its technology and skills to support and manage mission-critical applications, HP will help create an information-management infrastructure for handling game-scoring; media centers; personnel accreditation; hotel information; and various ticketing, stadium, warehouse and back-office operations.

HP is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. It is the second-largest computer supplier in the United States, with computer-related revenue in excess of $31.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year. HP has 120,500 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year.

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