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World Technology Services & AMX International Create Team ASP to Support J.D. Edwards’ JDe.sourcing Initiative

SEATTLE, Washington -- Jan. 19, 2000-- World Technology Services (WTS), a leading Application Service Provider (ASP), today announced it has formed a strategic alliance with AMX International, a consulting firm dedicated to the implementation and support for enterprise software solutions. This alliance will enhance WTS’s existing application hosting offerings for J.D. Edwards (Nasdaq: JDEC) software by offering customers the unique advantages of single-contact accountability, “best fit” flexible application hosting and e-business solutions, integration of J.D. Edwards software with other applications, custom development and predictable costs. Customers also benefit from expanded rapid implementation tool sets that enable reduced time to benefit and more cost-effective solutions. WTS is an ASP in J.D. Edwards’ new JDe.sourcing hosting program, announced January 5, 2000.

“The alliance between these two companies allows businesses to receive an enhanced end-to-end enterprise solution, from strategic consulting services, through integration and post-implementation support,” said Tom Hughes, president of WTS.

“The partnership allows customers to take advantage of our 110 J.D. Edwards-certified consultants and OneWorld; development center, and WTS’s in-house data center that supports OneWorld(tm), Coexistence, WorldSoftware(tm) and related applications,” said Jay Price, president, AMX International.

WTS manages and delivers applications to enterprises from its data centers across the Internet, allowing its customers to focus on core business initiatives, while addressing IT financial and risk issues through an ASP model, as they minimize total cost of ownership.

J.D. Edwards' Vice President Gayle Sheppard Addresses Hosting Options For Supply Chain Solutions at ERP World West

ANAHEIM, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Gayle Sheppard, vice president of JDe.sourcing for J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC - news), a leading supplier of business software solutions that deliver speed and agility, delivered key strategies for hosting critical supply chain system solutions during a speech at ERP World West in Anaheim, California on February 29, 2000.

Sheppard discussed the growing importance of implementing Internet-ready supply chain software solutions to deliver real-time collaborative capabilities to today's competitive enterprises. She further explored the benefits of using hosted solutions for these key business solutions for added efficiency and reliability, an option that has grown increasingly popular over the past year.

Sheppard's presentation, titled ``Sourcing the Supply Chain,'' outlined the key elements of an Internet-designed supply chain, and the benefits that many companies obtain through outsourcing the management of these critical applications. Highlights included:

Internet-designed supply chain solutions boost sales, improve asset management, and cut operating costs to deliver a measurable competitive advantage in the information economy.
Supply chain solutions offer the added benefits of streamlining inventory levels, and increasing productivity and customer service.
Putting the collaborative power of the Internet behind supply chain software enables trading communities to simplify complex lines of communication for automated, real-time, seamlessly integrated information sharing.
Market drivers including globalization, heightened customer expectations, and the need for competitive organizations to focus on core competencies are resulting in the proliferation of trading communities and private exchanges. Leveraging supply chain technology, especially via a hosting partner, makes this possible.
Hosting offers customers reliable integration of internal enterprise functions with external transaction support, a complex undertaking that might otherwise be cost-prohibitive. Reduced costs and risk, faster time to market, and the ability to refocus on core business issues make the hosting option the most appropriate for a wide range of organizations.

"The fully collaborative supply chain solutions that we are now hosting for our customers offer a new level of efficiency and reliability in executing business transactions," Sheppard said. "These solutions are driving wealth creation in the digital marketplace with unprecedented operational competence and collaborative capabilities. Information assets are now able to be leveraged for maximum competitive advantage."