World-renowned manufacturer St. John Knits to Implement Movex Fashion for Enterpr

World-renowned manufacturer St. John Knits to Implement Movex Fashion for Enterprise Integration St. John Knits Inc. of Irvine, California, a world-renowned manufacturer of fine quality knit sportswear and couture fashions for women, has decided to implement Movex Fashion from Intentia as its enterprise application solution. The deal is worth over USD 1.1 million USD in software licenses. St. John Knits (www.stjohnknits.com) designs and produces its classically styled women's fashions under the St. John, St. John by Marie Gray, St. John Sport by Marie Gray and Griffith & Gray labels. The company also offers fashion accessories, shoes and fragrances. St. John Knits' products are sold at upscale department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, and Neiman Marcus, as well as through the company's own fashion boutiques. According to Bruce Fetter, COO of St. John Knits, Movex Fashion was selected following an extensive search and evaluation of marketplace offerings. "With our vertically integrated manufacturing model, it was critical that we select a fully integrated software solution with strong manufacturing, production planning and supply chain planning capabilities. Movex Fashion will enable us to continue to reduce manufacturing cycle times and improve service to our customers." Ed Koepfler, President of Intentia Americas, adds, "St. John Knits is an acknowledged fashion leader. The company's licensing of Movex Fashion represents yet another major victory in Intentia's dominance in this industry and offers further evidence that our vertical industry strategy is clearly working. We are proud to add St. John Knits to our customer list and to welcome them into the Intentia family." Movex Fashion is a totally integrated manufacturing, distribution, financial and personnel administration software solution designed to run on the AS/400, Sun Solaris, and Windows NT platforms. Movex Fashion accommodates the style, color and size configurations required throughout the enterprise in the fashion industry. For further information please contact: Mr. Ed Koepfler, President Intentia North America Telephone: +1-847-413 8950 Fax: +1-847-762 0901 Cell phone: +1-847-910 2525 e-mail: ed.koepfler@intentia.com Mr. Thomas Ahlerup Chief Corporate Information Officer Intentia International AB Telephone: +46-8-5552 5766 Fax: +46-8-5552 5999 Cell phone: +46-8-708 545 666 e-mail: thomas.ahlerup@intentia.se About St. John Knits St. John Knits occupies a place of distinction in the fashion industry for its innovative and extensive manufacturing capabilities. It makes over 90 percent of its products in-house. The company now offers a complete wardrobe of luxury merchandise including knit suits and dresses, jewelry, sportswear, woven garments, faux fur apparel, shoes, handbags and signature fragrance. St. John has 4,000 employees. Areas of operations include twelve administrative and manufacturing facilities, seventeen company owned boutiques, nine outlet stores, four showrooms and a swiftly growing international market which includes over 20 countries. Visit St. John Knits at http://www.stjohnknits.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/2000/07/03/20000703BIT00880/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/07/03/20000703BIT00880/bit0002.pdf