Actia Group Selects Visiprise

Premier Supplier of Specialized Electronics Relies on Visiprise Manufacturing to Serve Its Automotive and Aerospace Customers

ATLANTA and TOULOUSE, France -- February 26, 2004 -- Visiprise Inc., the recognized leader in manufacturing execution systems for electronics, automotive, aerospace and defense industries, announced it has been selected by Actia Group to provide quality and production management control for its manufacturing plants in Tunis, Tunisia and Colomiers, France. Operating in 13 countries, Actia Group is a leading manufacturer of vehicle electronics and diagnostics for major automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

"Implementing Visiprise's software will enhance our dominance as the premier provider of specialized vehicle electronics," said Christian Desmoulins, general manager of Actia Group. "Visiprise is the ideal partner to help us further expand our worldwide commitment to quality standards for automotive and aeronautical electronics."

Visiprise Manufacturing, the industry's leading collaborative manufacturing execution software, links OEMs and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) suppliers and provides visibility during the manufacturing process, thereby accelerating new products to market and reducing overall manufacturing costs.

"Actia Group chose Visiprise Manufacturing to handle complex control, tracking and traceability requirements during the manufacturing process," said Robert Consoli, vice president of worldwide sales, Visiprise. "As a supplier to major automotive and aerospace OEMs, Visiprise provides Actia Group with the tools needed to control and to gain visibility of critical routing, repair loop and non-conformance information during the manufacturing process."

Sun Microsystems, Philips Lighting and Hitachi are among Visiprise's global customers relying on the open architecture, certified interfaces, deep data collection features, and reporting capabilities provided in Visiprise Manufacturing.

About Visiprise
Visiprise is the leading provider of software solutions for real-time visibility and control of manufacturing operations for discrete manufacturers. Visiprise's flagship solution Visiprise Manufacturing is a web-based, collaborative manufacturing execution system (MES) that helps manage and track the entire production process. Visiprise Manufacturing is the industry's only independent platform technology for manufacturing execution - providing scalable, integration-ready solutions for a multi-facility enterprise.

Visiprise has customers in the electronics, aerospace & defense, automotive, and medical devices industries, including BAE Systems, Celestica, DaimlerChrysler, Philips Lighting, Solectron, Sun Microsystems, and Textron. Visit www.visiprise.com.

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