[February 14, 2008]

Supply-Chain Council Selects IDS Scheer's ARIS Platform to Develop New Versions of SCOR, CCOR and DCOR Models

ORLANDO, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- IDS Scheer, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), today announced at ARIS ProcessWorld 2008 Americas it has reached a three-year partnership agreement with the Supply-Chain Council (SCC). Under the agreement, IDS Scheer is providing its ARIS Platform for the SCC to develop and maintain its different reference models and release new versions of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR), Customer-Chain Operations Reference Model (CCOR) and Design-Chain Operations Reference Model (DCOR) in a multi-user BPM repository.

The first step of this partnership includes assisting the SCC with the deployment, training and enablement of the use of ARIS to maintain and manage future versions of SCC reference models. During this engagement, IDS Scheer will provide consulting and training services to the SCC, which will enable them to leverage all ARIS functions necessary for the development and management of their reference models.

"We selected IDS Scheer's ARIS Platform based on the solution's exceptional depth and breadth of features. Plus, IDS Scheer has proven expertise in supply chain management, especially in the capacity of modeling," said Mary Schiebner, Chair of the Supply-Chain Council Board of Directors. "We look forward to optimizing ARIS to develop new reference models and will continue to work with IDS Scheer in this area."

The SCC was incorporated in 1997 as a global, not-for-profit trade association. Membership is open to all companies interested in improving supply-chain efficiencies through the use of SCOR(R), the supply-chain diagnostic tool that enables users to address, improve, and communicate supply-chain management practices within and between interested parties. SCC members include Fortune 500 companies from industries worldwide, consulting firms, computer systems and solutions providers, and educational and non-profit institutions. There are currently more than 800 corporate members.

"We are thrilled to partner with the Supply-Chain Council to have the ARIS Platform used as the standard modeling tool for the creation of new supply-chain reference models," said Charles Doucot, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Sales, IDS Scheer Americas. "Based on the SCC's current SCOR-model, our ARIS EasySCOR solution allows companies to efficiently design, evaluate and improve supply chain processes. This partnership is a true testament to our supply chain expertise."

Under this agreement, Supply Chain Council members will be able to leverage predefined supply chain processes, industry best practices and performance metrics as defined by the Supply Chain Council, in combination with the industry-leading BPM tool ARIS. This unique combination of predefined reference content and extensive modeling and analysis features of ARIS will help supply chain analysts and decision makers to better identify supply chain issues and improve existing supply chain processes by reducing cost and cycle times and by improving customer satisfaction and quality.

About IDS Scheer

IDS Scheer is the market leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software, solutions and services for corporations and public organizations worldwide. With its unrivaled ARIS Platform for Process Excellence, the company offers an integrated, comprehensive solution portfolio for the strategy, design, implementation and controlling of business processes. Utilizing the ARIS Value Engineering (AVE) approach, IDS Scheer consultants bridge the gap between corporate strategy, business processes, IT solutions and process controlling. As a Global SAP Services Partner, strategic SAP development partner and SAP Vertical Solution Reseller, IDS Scheer offers small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 companies a process-oriented approach to optimize Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Approximately 3,000 employees in over 70 countries serve the company's 7,000 customers. In 2007, IDS Scheer's revenues reached 394 million Euro / 576 million USD (preliminary figures). Established in 1984 by Prof. August-Wilhelm Scheer, IDS Scheer is listed in the TecDAX on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany).

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