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Ability appoints Isis as premier partner

Johannesburg, 20 Mar 2001

Ability, a leading provider of supply chain optimisation solutions, has appointed Isis Information Systems (Isis) as a nationwide premier partner for the Ability - eCommerce Fulfillment solution, which is designed to deliver sophisticated order and inventory management with integrated financials, helping businesses to improve efficiencies, exploit new markets, create new levels of e-business community involvement and drive profitable growth.

Johan Naude, project manager for Isis, says the company decided on Ability - eCommerce Fulfilment in order to have a "solid eCommerce Fulfillment product available to its customers in the South African market.

"As a systems integrator, Isis looks for the best solutions and product suites that fit its customers needs and environments. We are not in the business of dictating solutions to our customers and therefore can only suggest products built to integrate with other systems. Running on the NT and WS2000 platform, Ability - eCommerce Fulfilment provides a cost effective entry point for businesses their fulfilment processes, as well as a stable interface to the well known mid-market financial suite, Ability - Financial Management."

Shoaib Patel, MD of Ability, adds that Isis was chosen as a partner because of its strategic position in the market. "The appointment slots in well with our own strategic focus of choosing partners in key markets. We have already capitalised on the partnership by collaborating on a substantial deal with Autopage."

Isis is an ISO 9001 certified South African systems integrator and house. It was established in 1984 and is wholly owned by the Altech group, a R3.1 billion organisation publicly traded on the JSE. The company is involved in planning, designing, integrating and implementing large, complex and diversified information systems for large organisations in the government, manufacturing, telecommunications, metals, transportation and sectors.

The move will enable Isis to sell and implement Ability -eCommerce Fulfilment to its existing customer base as well as new customers nationwide.

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Ability

Ability, a subsidiary company of JSE-listed Ixchange, is a leading provider of eCommerce fulfillment and supply chain optimization solutions. The Company prides itself on helping companies achieve accelerated profitability from deploying specialist solutions that address the dynamic needs of businesses in the New Economy.

Ability`s flexible, scaleable and robust solutions address the complex problems distributors face as they seek to drive profitable growth.

Ability`s solution set includes the Ability - eCommerce Fulfillment, Ability - Inventory Optimization and Ability - Financial Management solutions.

Ability provides targeted solutions intended to guarantee its customers` ability to realize a rapid return on investment as a result of streamlining their supply chain process, improving their operational efficiencies, effectively managing their suppliers and increasing customer satisfaction.

Ability has offices world-wide, with headquarters in Atlanta, GA.

ISIS

ISIS Information Systems (Pty) Ltd is a leading South African systems integrator and software house. Established in 1984, the company is a wholly-owned member of the Altron Group of companies.

Isis provides IT-based solutions to satisfy the business and operational requirements of our clients, positioning the company as the client`s strategic business information technology partner.

Today, 85% of the company`s business is in the commercial sector, where it boasts an excellent track record. The company implements projects on a turnkey basis or provides services during the various stages of a project life-cycle. ISIS is an ISO 9001 accredited company and all its products and services conform to the highest quality standards.

ISIS takes pride in the its methodology, which with the tools and procedures of the industry, has created a culture that is one of the most pervasive elements in the company`s winning formula.