SSA Global Launches SSA ERP LX to Provide Enterprises with a Market-Leading Manufacturing Solution.

CHICAGO -- SSA Global(TM), a leading global provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, today announced the immediate general availability of SSA ERP LX, continuing SSA Global's ongoing commitment to deliver market-leading functionality and to protect customers' investments.

"The general availability of SSA ERP LX marks another significant milestone in the convergence and modernization of our solutions to deliver functionally-rich products today and well into the future," said Cory A. Eaves, chief technology officer, SSA Global. "With this launch, we are giving both

new and existing customers a clear path for improving their competitiveness through deployment of a modern enterprise resource planning solution."

SSA ERP LX offers exceptional manufacturing capabilities, including compliance enhancements based on advanced process-driven SSA Workflow. SSA ERP LX includes specific functionality based on best practices for the manufacturing industries, including consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, life sciences, specialty chemicals and automotive suppliers. In addition, SSA ERP LX delivers an enhanced user experience, new functionality to improve the efficiency of business processes and an efficient approach to integrating the solution into a company's existing IT infrastructure.

This new ERP solution is built and optimized for the IBM eServer iSeries and leverages IBM WebSphere for integration and the adoption of service-oriented architectures.

SSA ERP LX is the preferred upgrade platform for delivering several key enhancements to users of the SSA BPCS, SSA PRMS, SSA KBM, SSA PRISM and SSA Infinium MM/PR enterprise resource planning solutions.

The SSA ERP LX platform has been designed so companies can easily integrate and leverage the full range of SSA Global extensions solutions, including SSA Supply Chain Management, SSA Corporate Performance Management and SSA Financial Management 2.0.

About SSA Global

SSA Global(TM) is a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and public organizations worldwide. In addition to core ERP applications, SSA Global offers a full range of integrated extension solutions including corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has 63 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used by approximately 13,000 active customers in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at www.ssaglobal.com.

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