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Manchester Based Technology Company Forms Strategic Alliance


Partnership with Justwin Brings Collaboration Solutions To Another Strategic Market Sector

MANCHESTER – February 28, 2002 – XeBusiness, based in Manchester UK, a well-established value-added solutions provider who offers a suite of mature supply chain management products aimed at small to medium sized companies in the apparel and soft goods verticals announces a newly formed partnership with Justwin Technologies Inc., a leading provider of Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC) solutions for the sewn-products and other fast-paced consumer goods industries.


This announcement is in line with XeBusiness’s strategy of aligning with complimentary, best-of-breed solution providers to provide simple, secure, and reliable collaborative solutions that solve the extended supply chain challenges faced by manufacturers and retailers in today’s global marketplace.


Commenting on the partnership, David Cullis, Managing Director of XeBusiness said, “We are keen to work alongside Justwin Technologies given the synergies between our respective product sets that will add value to mutual clients. Their global reach is of particular interest to us as we target clients with overseas manufacturing and sourcing operations.”


“As we expand our European operations, the partnership with XeBusiness is seen an as important move for us in the UK market”, stated Geoff Benstead, Chief Operating Officer of Justwin Technologies. “Their product range and offerings fit nicely with ours to provide a rounded solution that addresses the needs of small and medium size companies.”


About XeBusiness

XeBusiness (formerly part of Kewill Systems plc) supplies computer based ERP solutions for quick response and cost reduction – simply and economically. The company is a leading provider of specialist textile (garments, accessories, footwear and soft goods) manufacturing and distribution systems that allow client companies to automate their in-house business management processes to improve service levels and reduce operating costs. The company’s HQ is in Manchester, England.

For more information on XeBusiness and its products, call + 44 (0) 161 869 0430 or visit www.xebusiness.com.


About Justwin Technologies

Justwin Technologies is a leading developer of Collaborative Product Commerce (CPC) solutions that enable effective management and tracking of the product development, sourcing, and pre-production processes, for the apparel, footwear, textile, home furnishings, and other fast-paced consumer goods industries. Through a modular suite of client-server and web-based applications, Justwin extends the design, specifications, engineering and costing capabilities of traditional Product Data Management (PDM) systems, and adds simple and secure solutions for collaboration, workflow automation and supply chain management. Justwin enables clients to work Faster - slashing time to market; Smarter - eliminating errors and charge backs; and Better - improving process management and supply chain visibility. Justwin is an IBM Business Partner with offices in Atlanta, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York (World Headquarters), St. Louis, and Sydney.

For more information on Justwin and its suite of products, call 877.399.9911 (toll free – New York), 1.800.882.004 (toll free – Sydney), +44 (0) 208.449.5910 (London), or visit the Justwin website at www.justwin.com.


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