RedPrairie Announces RFID VAR Partnership with SAMSys

[August 04, 2004]

RedPrairie Announces RFID VAR Partnership with SAMSys

WAUKESHA, Wis. --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 4, 2004 -- Leading Supply Chain Solutions Provider RedPrairie Will Offer SAMSys' Full Line of RFID Hardware and Systems to Customers Worldwide

RedPrairie Corporation, a global leader in technology solutions that drive business process transformation announced today the establishment of a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partnership with SAMSys Technologies Inc. (TSX:SMY), an international supplier of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions. Through the agreement, RedPrairie will offer SAMSys' line of RFID reader and antennae systems as part of RedPrairie's RFID middleware and end-to-end RFID solutions.

SAMSys is the originator of the agile multi-frequency, multi-protocol and multi-regional UHF reader technology, which is becoming the standard for supply chain solutions. The SAMSys multi-protocol or "agile" capabilities offer greater flexibility in tag usage to meet customer-specific requirements. SAMSys' reader technologies will be integrated with RedPrairie's RFID middleware solutions to enable customers to achieve EPC compliance for Wal*Mart , the Department of Defense (DoD), Tesco, Metro and others.

"SAMSys is committed to manufacturing the highest quality products, with exceptional after-sale service and support -- two attributes we look for in our partners," said Gary Morgan, RFID Group Leader for RedPrairie. "SAMSys readers are found in some of the world's most sophisticated production and logistics environments. SAMSys' experience and technology will give us additional options in providing world-class supply chain technology solutions."

"RedPrairie is known throughout the world for its advanced transportation, productivity, and distribution management solutions. SAMSys is pleased to add its products to the range of hardware solutions offered by RedPrairie," said James "Tres" Wiley, president and chief operating officer of SAMSys Technologies. "This agreement furthers our goal of being a preferred global technology supplier through alignments with top-tier VAR partners."

RedPrairie offers its industry-tailored RFID and distribution solutions for companies in many markets including consumer goods, retail, food and beverage, high tech/electronics, third party logistics, industrial/wholesale, automotive and service parts, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. In addition to its Wisconsin headquarters, the logistics solutions provider maintains sales and services offices in Raleigh NC and Eden Prairie MN; Stockenchurch and York, United Kingdom; Paris, France; Oosterhout, Netherlands, Brussels and Ninove, Belgium; and Shanghai, China.

About SAMSys Technologies Inc.

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. With offices in Ontario, Canada; North Carolina; and the United Kingdom, SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the TSX Exchange under the symbol: "SMY". The Company has a total of 45.1 million shares outstanding. Visit SAMSys at www.samsys.com and www.investorfile.com.

About RedPrairie Corporation

RedPrairie is a leader in supply chain technology solutions that help customers transform their businesses. These global, end-to-end solutions optimize operations across customers' extended supply networks, driving out costs, improving customer service and creating competitive advantage. RedPrairie's RFID-enabled suite of supply chain technology solutions provide the industry's leading transportation, productivity, and distribution management capabilities, enhanced with process management and optimization components for real-time visibility, event management, sourcing, quality control, supplier collaboration and performance management. RedPrairie provides industry-tailored solutions for many markets, including consumer goods, direct to consumer and traditional retail, food and beverage, high tech / electronics, third party logistics, industrial / wholesale, automotive and service parts, and pharmaceuticals. Customers include Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Thames Water, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Panasonic, Georgia-Pacific, Eveready, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Unilever, Exel, GE, TNT Logistics, and many others.

For additional information, call 877-733-7724, or access www.RedPrairie.com.

RedPrairie, DigitaLogistix and DLx are registered trademarks of RedPrairie Corporation.

Note to Editors: There is an asterisk in the company name between Wal and Mart.

(C) 2004 RedPrairie Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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