Intentia to build the first global B2B e-collaboration...

Intentia to build the first global B2B e-collaboration portal for the international shipbuilding industry TRIBON Solutions AB (formerly Kockums Computer Systems) has selected Intentia as its strategic partner in launching a new global marketplace for the shipbuilding industry. Order value: SEK 20 million. The solution will be built on Intentia's Java-based technology, Movex NextGen and will be delivered this fall on the Sun Solaris UNIX platform with an Oracle database. The portal will optimize the entire procurement process- so-called e- procurement- within shipbuilding and is the first of its kind. The potential market consists of the 400+ yards and 6,000+ suppliers on the world market today. TRIBON Solutions AB has already begun its sales effort and has so far signed letters of intent with approximately 30 partners in Europe, Asia and North America. Over the course of 25 years, TRIBON Solutions AB has developed a CAD/CAM system for shipbuilding and has 40+ percent of the market in the world today. "Intentia has the best competence and understanding of how the supply chain in this industry works, as well as a great deal of experience with e-business solutions that are seamlessly integrated with business systems," comments Rikard Roth, Vice President, TRIBON Solutions AB. "Having Intentia as a strategic collaborative partner in the context of our strategic development and repositioning makes us feel confident and secure," says Lennart Olson, CEO, TRIBON Solutions AB. "We are making a large investment in developing our position as a world-leading supplier of shipbuilding systems. Our plan, with e-procurement (that is, procurement over the Internet) as a first step, will make us a more comprehensive supplier with a stronger market position," adds Olson. "We are very glad and proud of having been entrusted to deliver a complete e-commerce solution based on Java technology, Movex NextGen - a contract we landed in razor-sharp competition with leading Web consultants and other suppliers," says Roland Persson, Vice President, Intentia Consulting Sverige. "In addition to being able to satisfy the customer's functional and competency requirements, a deciding factor in our winning this deal is the fact that we can now deliver Movex NextGen on the Sun Solaris UNIX platform with Oracle as the database," concludes Persson. For more information, please contact: Lennart Olson, CEO TRIBON Solutions AB Phone: +46-40-10 34 55 Roland Persson, Vice President Intentia Consulting Sverige Phone: +46-40-660 38 09 roland.persson@intentia.se Thomas Ahlerup Chief Information Officer Intentia International AB Phone: +46-8-5552 5766 Cell phone: +46-708-545 666 thomas.ahlerup@intentia.se About TRIBON Solutions AB TRIBON is an integrated design and information system created to fit the shipbuilding and offshore industries. TRIBON applications cover all aspects of design from initial design to production, including advanced features from the assembly phase of ship production and materials control. Design and information systems from TRIBON Solutions are in service at more than 270 shipyards and design engineering offices all over the world. Today these companies carry out the design and production for more than a third of all ships in the complete world shipbuilding order book. This large customer base is continually creating new ideas and projects to improve the TRIBON system. Visit TRIBON's Web site at www.tribon.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 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/30/20000530BIT00920/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/30/20000530BIT00920/bit0002.pdf