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Intentia´s Opportunity Analyzer Receives Positive Feedback from Supply-Chain Council´s Chief Analyst

Targeting Software Enables Manufacturers to Calculate ROI of IT Investments Before Implementation

Stockholm, Sweden - October 28th, 2005 - Intentia, the global enterprise solutions provider for the manufacturing, distribution and maintenance industries, announced today that its Opportunity Analyzer (OA), a targeting software within Intentia´s Enterprise Performance Management suite, has received positive feedback from Supply-Chain Council´s (SCC) Chief Analyst, Enrico Camerinelli. The SCC (www.supply-chain.org) is a global, non-profit organization that supports the development of next-generation supply chain technology and processes, including the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR).

Opportunity Analyzer helps organizations implement the most effective IT strategies to achieve business goals - both financial and non-financial. It does this by making a company focus on the internal processes that drive profitability, then identifying the most strategic way to improve them. OA then advances the implementation by forcing management to set time-phased quantifiable goals that will determine success.

"Opportunity Analyzer is the closest thing I have seen to a real ROI model in the sense that it is an opportunity evaluation solution rather than a ´promising´ tool," said Enrico Camerinelli, Chief Analyst and European Director for the SCC. "It incorporates best practices into the application in a different and more valuable way to prove the value of an enterprise IT solution."

The SCC´s Chief Analyst identified additional features of Intentia´s Opportunity Analyzer beneficial to users, including its ability to communicate the impact of IT and business decisions in terms that are familiar to a business executive. Senior management is often approached with technically-slanted solutions that do not convey benefits in a way that is understandable to decision-makers. Camerinelli also commented on OA´s ability to connect a business improvement opportunity with a readily available software application, eliminating any roadblocks to immediate action. Lastly, of particular interest to Camerinelli was OA´s use of SCOR® metrics and best practices that are used to set project goals.

"Organizations no longer need to question which strategies will increase profitability or if an IT investment will contribute to business objectives. Opportunity Analyzer is a single, comprehensive solution for enterprise wide change management," said Ulf Casten Carlberg, Director of Enterprise Performance Management, Intentia. "By putting management in control and letting bottom-line benefits drive initiatives, OA dramatically improves the probability that IT projects will succeed."

Currently, Intentia has OA customers in every region of operation including the United States, UK, France, Germany, Spain and Scandinavia.

OA can be used during annual planning or before any significant capital expenditure, such as a product upgrade or new implementation. A comprehensive business review is typically finalized within four to six weeks, and the tool can be used with any enterprise system such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

For more information about Intentia´s Opportunity Analyzer, please http://www.intentia.com/wcw.nsf/pub/OA_FD357C.

Editor´s Note
This is not an endorsement by the Supply Chain Council, nor is intended to, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any particular product or service. The Supply Chain Council provides value to its associates by maintaining itself neutral and independent.

About the Supply Chain Council
The Supply-Chain Council (SCC) is a global, not-for-profit trade association open to all types of organizations. It sponsors and supports educational programs including conferences, retreats, benchmarking studies, and development of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR), the process reference model designed to improve users´ efficiency and productivity. The Council is dedicated to improving the supply chain efficiency of its practitioner members.

The Council´s current goals include the following:

- Continuously working to provide the SCOR-model in current and widely applicable form,
- Expanding knowledge about the SCOR-model around the globe,
- Sponsoring events that provide supply chain management education and networking for members and nonmembers alike,
- Promoting research and thought leadership in the supply chain management area,
- Supporting educators in their dissemination of SCOR related materials and knowledge,
- Providing awards to organizations demonstrating supply chain excellence

®SCOR is a registered trademark in the United States and Europe


For more information, please contact:

Ulf Casten Carlberg
Director Enterprise Management
Phone: + 46 8 552 5464
Cell Phone: + 47 733 275 464
e-Mail: ulf.casten.carlberg@intentia.se

Enrico Camerinelli
European Supply Chain Council Director and Chief Analyst
Phone: + 39 039 21 00 137
Cell Phone: + 39 335 52 96 042
e-mail: ecamerinelli@supply-chain.org

Lut Verschueren
Global Press Relations Manager
Cell Phone: + 32 (0) 473 71 32 92
e-Mail: lut.verschueren@intentia.be

About Intentia
Intentia is the only global enterprise solutions provider 100% dedicated to bringing software applications and consulting services to companies whose core processes involve manufacturing, distribution and maintenance - what we call the "make, move and maintain" market.

- 100% of our resources are committed to this market.
- 100% of our software is designed for this market.
- 100% of our experience is in serving this market.

Intentia was founded in 1984 and serves over 3,000 customer sites in some 40 countries around the world. Our business solutions currently comprise enterprise management, supplier relationship management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, value chain collaboration, enterprise performance management and workplace management.

Intentia is a public company traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (XSSE) under the symbol INT B. Visit Intentia´s Web site at www.intentia.com

Intentia
The Intelligent Choice


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