Intentia Signs Its Biggest Contract Ever in Japan with SMC

Intentia Signs Its Biggest Contract Ever in Japan with SMC Stockholm, Sweden -Intentia International AB (publ) (XSSE: INT B) today announces that Intentia Japan has signed the largest contract in its history with Japan-based SMC Corporation, the leading Japanese manufacturer of automatic control equipment. The contract is initially worth EUR 2.53 million in license revenue. The objective is for SMC and Intentia together to create a highly successful business transformation project of global manufacturing and distribution services. This will enable SMC, whose annual sales are USD 1.552 million, to further enhance its leading market position and to cut costs. The contract covers installation of Intentia's world-leading e-collaboration application, Movex, within SMC's worldwide network. The initial agreement will involve SMC's operations in Japan, Italy, the UK, Germany and Spain. The project will start with the redesign of SMC's core business processes. This will be followed by configuring Movex according to the designed best-practice processes. To confirm process design and application configuration, a series of pilot projects will be run in the designated countries. "The contract is without a doubt the most important and largest deal to date for Intentia Japan. We see it as a milestone in our history," says Mr. Ichiro Shibata, President, Intentia Japan. "It also shows the potential for Movex with Japanese multinationals that want a modern and cost-efficient solution with one organization responsible for the global roll out. Our global reach is really paying off in cases like this." It is SMC's intention to use Movex as a corporate standard and continuously expand the number of Movex users within the Group. The objective is to move SMC from a decentralized business model to a highly integrated, centralized and effective business process environment. SMC has over 9,130 employees worldwide. Its main businesses are manufacturing and sales of automatic control equipment, sintered filters and various types of filtration elements. The main reason SMC chose Intentia over strong competition from other companies such as SAP, is Intentia's excellent fit with existing and future business requirements. In addition, Intentia's global presence and technological leadership were main arguments in favor of Intentia. For further information, please contact: Ichiro Shibata President Intentia Japan Telephone: +81 3 5575 2425 Thomas Ahlerup Director Corporate Communications Intentia International AB Telephone: +46-8-5552 5766 Cell phone: +46-708-545 666 e -mail: thomas.ahlerup@intentia.se About SMC Corporation Established in April, 1959, SMC Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers. The purpose of SMC's business is to manufacture and sell its automatic control equipment, sintered filters and various types of filtration elements. SMC has 47 sales offices, 18 factories and one laboratory in Japan. In addition, the company has 23 subsidiaries and service networks in 32 countries around the world. SMC has 9,132 employees worldwide and its revenues as of the end of March, 2000 were JPY 194.2 million (approximately EUR 1.7 million). Visit SMC's Web site at www.smcworld.com About Intentia International AB (publ) Over the past few years, Intentia International AB has concentrated on positioning itself to meet the demands it anticipated would arise from the new e-economy era. Intentia has developed its Movex product from a traditional ERP system to a complete e-collaboration solution that can manage all the demands of the new economy. Movex offers Intentia's customers the key to success, with its applications for customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain planning & execution (SCPE), partner relationship management (PRM), business performance management (BPM) and e-business. Intentia is well-positioned to respond to market needs when the "e" (electronic) evolves into "c" (collaboration), working hard to satisfy customers through its organization of more than 3,800 professionals serving in excess of 3,500 customers in over 40 countries around the world. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/06/20010806BIT00190/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/06/20010806BIT00190/bit0001.pdf