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UNIX-Based Enterprise Software Solution Puts New Tools in Users' Hands

YARDLEY, PA, October 1, 2005 - It should come as no surprise that the question that keeps executives up at night wondering how they can make their businesses grow, is the same question the product management and development teams at Prophet 21, now Activant Solutions, pose as they design updates to solutions: "How can we maximize productivity?"

"It's the customers that guide the evolution of our products," says Steve McLaughlin, vice president and general manager of the wholesale distribution group at Activant. "Our product managers are in constant contact with them, finding out ways to improve the solution to increase user productivity."

As Norma Thompson, office manager at Thompson Distribution Company, will testify, the process works: "We had been asking for a lock feature that would allow us to put a hold on accounts with significant debt. Since they added this feature to Acclaim 16, one of the first things I did after we loaded the solution was put a lock on certain customers, so orders could not even be taken for them."

Offering a host of updates that will help customers get the most out of their solution, Acclaim 16's new features increase the functionality of an already robust solution. "Activant is proud to introduce Acclaim 16," says McLaughlin. "Like all of our solutions and services, Acclaim 16 was developed to help distributors further streamline processes to increase sales, improve customer service, and reduce operating costs."

"Our system is the lifeblood of what we do," says Dan Pierson, IT Manager at Thompson Distribution, and it is with this in mind that Activant introduces the following features exclusive to Acclaim 16:

• Lead and Review Time in Transfer Requirements Calculations: The use of lead and review times in transfer requirement calculations will facilitate shorter lead times at branches and locations
• Automatically Delete Auxiliary Data: Saves time by providing detail on where auxiliary data is located when customers and vendors are deleted, allowing the user to automatically find and delete it
• E-Mail and Fax Logs: Gives the users more control over contact information by allowing them to create, update, and search logs, and print all faxes and e-mails generated in Acclaim
• Updated Daily Invoice Register: Provides a better audit trail by printing the inventory cost and non-stock inventory cost for each invoice, which helps with tracking and reconciling with the general ledger
• Order Entry Updates: The system now checks that the order is fully paid or that a credit card is on the order before acceptance, which eliminates the need to make collection calls to customers who have a credit type of PAY
• And many more

Pricing and Availability

Acclaim version 16 is currently available. For additional information and pricing, please visit www.p21.com or call 1-800-776-7438, press 1.

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