SSA Global Reflects on Continued Success at Third Annual Global Client Forum.

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CHICAGO & ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003

SSA Global is the number one provider of ERP solutions for the

manufacturing and mid-market sectors and the 4th largest extended ERP

provider in the world

SSA Global(TM) begins its third annual Global Client Forum today with an opening address from the CEO who will discuss how company success has translated into business value for customers worldwide. Over the past year, SSA Global has grown customer share by expanding customer relationships and winning new ones; acquired market share by purchasing companies with high-value products, employees and customers; and developed extended solutions to add further value to customers' existing ERP investments.

"This year marks the third client forum where we have had the pleasure to share corporate and product strategies with customers directly," says Mike Greenough, president, chairman and CEO, SSA Global. "Our customers' success is proof that our corporate strategy is working. The strength of our underlying business model and world-class products and services has enabled us to grow at a time of economic uncertainty."

Over the past year, SSA Global reached significant milestones, further validating the company's business and product strategies.

Acquiring Market Share and Developing Customer Share

SSA Global is a $610 million software provider. For FY 2003, ended July 31, 33% of total revenue was from software license fees and more than 20% of those fees were from net new customers; EBITA, as a percentage of total revenue, exceeded 20% -- among the highest in the industry. SSA Global has grown organically and through strategic acquisitions including Infinium Software and Baan. The company has more than 16,000 customers worldwide.

Customer-centric Approach

SSA Global signed major customers across industries and geographies over the past 12 months including AmeriCold Logistics, Clarke Shoes, Dynax, Electrolux Wasgator Sweden, IBM Global Services, Iida Tsusho, IKUYO, KLM Royal Dutch Airline, Leo Pharmaceutical, Peugout, Plus and Royal Mail.

In FY 2003, surveys showed that customers will continue to purchase additional SSA Global products and services, and recommend SSA Global to others. Retention rates for recurring maintenance continues to climb as a result of SSA Global financial strength, proven products and services, and strong customer results.

Delivering the Right Solutions

SSA Global continued to reinvest in its product offerings with 15 percent of total revenue spent on research and development, with a significant portion of those efforts concentrated on product integration and consolidation, thus affording customers the ability to leverage existing SSA Global solutions and high-value extensions.

SSA Global continues to deliver the right solutions to customers through development, acquisition and partnering efforts including the following notable activities this past year:

-- Released new product versions including SSA BPCS Version 8.2,

SSA Warehouse BOSS version 6.2, and completed more than 40

enhancements to SSA PRMS.

-- Announced three new applications for its business intelligence

analytics suite.

-- Acquired companies with solutions that extend the value of

customers' existing applications. Robust solutions from

Ironside Technologies and Baan can be implemented quickly to

deliver a lower total cost of ownership. SSA Global also

recently announced the intent-to-acquire supply chain

execution solutions provider, EXE Technologies.

-- Partnered with Fujitsu Software Corporation to utilize

Fujitsu's Interstage(R) i-Flow(TM) business process management

(BPM) software to workflow-enable SSA Global's ERP

applications.

Greenough added, "As industry consolidation continues, SSA Global will continue to acquire market share and grow customer share to retain our leadership position in the industry."

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.

Forward Looking Statements

These materials may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release or otherwise attributable to SSA Global regarding the business which are not historical fact, including those regarding forecasted revenue, earnings, cash flow and liquidity and the future prospects of its business, are "forward looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any "forward-looking statements" in these materials are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including without limitation statements to the effect that SSA Global or its management "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "looks forward" and similar expressions) should be considered forward-looking statements. Many important factors could cause SSA Global's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of SSA Global, including, without limitation, the size and timing of license transactions, the effect of economic conditions on the spending patterns of SSA Global's customers, the impact of competitive products and services, the effect of fluctuations in the economy and local currency, the ability of SSA Global to accurately forecast revenue, the ability to maintain adequate cash flow, the ability to maintain a satisfactory credit facility, the relationship between SSA Global and its affiliates and suppliers, the ability to manage costs and expenses, the availability of qualified resources, the ability to develop and enhance products, and other unknown risks including those as may be detailed in other SSA Global filings, reports and releases. SSA Global undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or otherwise.

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