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SSA Provia WMS to help Viega fully automate distribution center processes CHICAGO, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SSA Global (NASDAQ:SSAG), a leading global provider of enterprise business software and services, today announced that Viega NA, a leading supplier for the plumbing and heating industries, is implementing SSA Warehouse Management Solution (SSA WMS) as part of a strategy to automate its three North American distribution centers. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051213/CGTU005LOGO ) Viega NA, the wholly owned subsidiary of Germany-based Viega GmbH & Co. KG, chose SSA Provia WMS for its scalability, functionality to support faster and more accurate order fulfillment and ease with which it can be integrated into the company's SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. "SSA WMS was clearly the best fit for our business model," Don Hafer, chief financial officer, Viega NA said. "Customer satisfaction is our number one goal and this solution will provide us visibility and accuracy across our expanding inventory of plumbing-related products and systems to ensure that customer orders are shipped complete and on time. The robust functionality in SSA WMS and the extensive capabilities of SSA Global professional services to integrate the solution with our SAP system will position us to effectively address the increasing complexity and volume of our growing business in North America." Viega will use SSA WMS to efficiently manage, pick, pack and ship a complex product range of thousand of individual parts that vary in size, volume and weight. The solution will enable Viega to use flexible picking strategies so they can quickly adapt to different products and selection processes. "The best-of-breed functionality in SSA WMS has been designed to offer customers like Viega the combination of advanced warehouse management functionality and proven, easy-to-implement interfaces to other systems, both from SSA Global and other leading enterprise vendors," said Jim Handy, global president, Supply Chain Management, SSA Global. "The solution supports our customer's end game of quick time to benefit and lower total cost of ownership." SSA WMS, a best-in-class high performance warehouse management solution, is designed to perform the complex, business-critical operations demanded of modern warehouse operations. SSA WMS is in operation at more than 500 sites around the world, including many of the world's leading wholesale industrial, CPG, high tech electronics, manufacturing and third-party logistics companies. About Viega Headquartered in Attendom, Germany, Viega GmbH & Co. KG has been providing plumbing and heating solutions to contractors for more than 100 years. Viega is a family owned business, which employs more than 2,000 people, manufactures more than 12,000 products and operates for large factories in Germany. Viega is strong market leader in Germany and does business in more than 70 countries. Viega NA, the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, sells ProPress(R) copper piping systems and ProRadiant(TM) and PureFlow(TM) PEX heating and plumbing systems to contractors and builders through an extensive network of plumbing wholesale companies. About SSA Global SSA Global (NASDAQ:SSAG) is a leading provider of enterprise business software for mid-sized and large organizations, primarily in select manufacturing, consumer and services industries. The company's software solutions include enterprise resource planning, financial management, human capital management, corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has over 50 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used by customers in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at http://www.ssaglobal.com/ . SSA Global. All rights reserved. SSA Global is the trade name and corporate brand for SSA Global Technologies, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their products, services and offerings. SSA, SSA Global, SSA Global Technologies, forward faster, and other SSA Global products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SSA Global in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and service names mentioned in this publication may be registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners. Forward-Looking Statements These materials may contain "forward-looking statements." 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It is not possible for management to predict all of these risks, nor can it assess the extent to which any factor, or a combination of factors, may cause our business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Factors you should consider that could cause these differences include, among other things: -- General economic and business conditions, including exchange rate fluctuations in the United States and abroad; -- Our ability to identify acquisition opportunities and effectively and cost-efficiently integrate acquisitions; -- Our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; -- Our ability to attract and retain personnel, including key personnel; -- Our success in developing and introducing new services and products; -- Competition in the software industry, as it relates to both our existing and potential new customers. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051213/CGTU005LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: SSA Global CONTACT: Press, Maria Diecidue of SSA Global, +1-312-258-6000, , or Scott Goldberg of Edelman, +1-312-297-7414, , or Investors, Dawn Drella of SSA Global, +1-312-474-7694, Web site: http://www.ssaglobal.com/

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