Prophet 21

For more than 36 years, Prophet 21 has been a leader in providing durable goods distributors with innovative, adaptive solutions essential for running their businesses. With 2,000 customers and 70,000 users conducting over $35 billion in highly complex supply chain transactions annually, Prophet 21 is a true business partner, helping companies of all sizes leverage technology and maintain a competitive advantage. Through its technologies and services, Prophet 21 seeks to help customers increase sales, improve customer service, and reduce operating expenses. Prophet 21 Enterprise Solutions Prophet 21 offers enterprise software solutions that provide organizations with powerful, highly customizable applications that streamline business processes and transaction costs to maximize profits and growth. In addition to two UNIX-based offerings, Prophet 21 offers CommerceCenter, a Windows-based platform that utilizes SQL Server. Features include order and inventory management, purchasing, pricing, financial management, customer relationship management, business reporting and analysis, e-business, and warehouse automation. All of Prophet 21's enterprise solutions may be implemented onsite, or accessed via the Internet through Prophet 21's Hardware Hosting and Application Service Provider (ASP) options. Prophet 21's Internet Trading Network Prophet 21 is shaping the next phase of Internet commerce within the durable goods industry through its Internet trading network, Prophet 21 Trading Partner Connect. Trading Partner Connect streamlines the commerce process between distributors, manufacturers/suppliers, and end-users, thereby increasing sales and improving customer service while reducing operating costs. Through Trading Partner Connect, distributors can access millions of items, enabling them to compete on a larger scale and improve customer service. Distributors further benefit from eliminated EDI VAN charges and dead stock reduction. Trading Partner Connect also provides distributors with a Web-based storefront to give end-users online customer service as well as ordering capabilities 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Manufacturers benefit as well, by improving their ability to interact with distributors, reducing supply chain costs, more accurately predicting consumer usage of their products, and increasing sales. Prophet 21 enterprise software solutions are fully interoperable with Trading Partner Connect. Industry-Specific Functionality Prophet 21 offers solutions specific to the durable goods distribution industry, with functionality designed to address the requirements of unique business objectives. The robust functionality of all of Prophet 21's solutions target the industrial, fasteners, electrical, plumbing/HVAC, and other industries. Professional Services All Prophet 21 solutions are backed by a host of Professional Services designed to maximize distributors return on their technology investment. Prophet 21 Consulting helps distributors streamline daily operations. In addition to assisting with the implementation process, Prophet 21 consultants can provide insight into how distributors can best utilize their solutions, hardware, and the Internet. Prophet 21 Support includes a comprehensive Web-based solutions database, which users can search 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Prophet 21 Education features a Custom Education Program to help distributors meet their company's specific needs; Prophet 21 University, a blended suite educational courseware; and Prophet 21 Summit, an annual conference for users. Proven Customer Success Over the past 36 years, Prophet 21 has emerged as the leader in its market by helping some of the industry's most recognized companies make profitable business decisions. The company's efforts have helped customers improve their internal efficiencies and external responsiveness, increase their revenues, and reduce the time and expense necessary to distribute their product lines - often achieving substantial results in a very short period of time. Company Management Prophet 21's management team includes: Chuck Boyle - President and Chief Executive Officer Doug Levin - Executive Vice President Tom Giuliani - Chief Financial Officer Russ Mellott - Vice President, Software Development Bill Patton - Vice President, Professional Services For more information about Prophet 21, please visit www.p21.com.