SSA Global Announces its Baan Product Roadmap.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003

Customer feedback instrumental as SSA Global announces ongoing

support, delivers enhancements to SSA Baan existing product lines and

commits to the development of SSA Baan ERP 6

SSA Global(TM), a leading global provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, announces it will offer ongoing support for its recently acquired Baan solutions and a product roadmap into the future. Incorporating feedback from existing customers, the initiative includes enhancements, extensions, a new thin client user interface for existing Baan IV and Baan ERP 5 product lines and a commitment to the delivery of the next generation ERP platform SSA Baan ERP 6, previously codenamed 'Gemini'.

"We went directly to our customers in an effort to understand their needs for the specific industries they serve," said Graeme Cooksley, executive vice president, SSA Global. "We listened to their feedback and as a result, we have delivered a roadmap of Baan enterprise products that are less costly to operate and maintain and easier to integrate with and migrate to. SSA Baan ERP can streamline our customers' business processes, keep them competitive and deliver a quick return on their investments."

Reversing the decision made by Baan when it was part of Invensys, SSA Global will continue to enhance and extend the value of customers' existing Baan implementations, adding deep core and industry functionality as well as thin-client web-enablement in the existing SSA Baan ERP solutions, which will be released in the first quarter of 2004. This web interface will give users browser-based access, full read, write, and transaction support, as well as improved remote and casual access.

SSA Baan customers will also be able to take advantage of expanded functionalities through SSA Global extension products including SSA Supply Chain Management (SCM), SSA Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and SSA Corporate Performance Management (CPM), SSA Collaborative Order Management and SSA Customer Relationship Management. The company is currently offering customers special promotional pricing for several of these extension products.

"Based on SSA Global's continued commitment to not sunset products, all of the Baan products are and will continue to be supported. We want customers for life and we will support Baan solutions as long as any single customer needs support and is willing to invest in support," said Cory A. Eaves, vice president of solutions management and research at SSA Global.

"We were very pleased with the customer focus that SSA has adopted," said Doug Woeste, manager of financial systems, Mettler Toledo. "The announcement that SSA Global has web-enabled the Baan IV platform was of particular interest. It's in SSA's best interest to develop robust migration tools to allow customers to move to SSA Baan ERP 6 at their own pace."

Strategy and Support for SSA Baan ERP 6:

Based on Baan's large development investment in Gemini and the feedback received from current Baan customers, SSA Global is committed to delivering the first version of the SSA Baan ERP 6 solution in July, 2004.

"I have followed both SSA and Baan for years and today's announcement clearly demonstrates SSA's commitment to customers," said John Moore, vice president and general manager, ARC Advisory Group. "SSA Global's go-forward Baan ERP product strategy is right on target as it supports customers and protects their investments for the long-term."

About SSA Global

SSA Global(TM) is a leading provider of extended enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for manufacturing, services, and public organizations worldwide. In addition to core ERP applications, SSA Global offers a full range of integrated extended solutions including corporate performance management, customer relationship management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has 121 worldwide offices serving more than 16,000 customers that represent market-leading companies in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at www.ssaglobal.com. SSA Global(TM) is the new corporate brand for product lines and subsidiaries of SSA Global Technologies, Inc.

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