Press Release - March 17, 2003

KINNELON, N.J. -- (Private Distribution) – (March 17, 2003) – Over the last several months, Eagle and QAD have collaborated on the development of an important addition to our customers’ supply chain capabilities.  Immediately following the Midwest User Group meeting, Eagle and QAD will offer this new capability to beta customers, enabling those customers to implement Eagle’s new product (known as EAGLEx™, in conjunction with QAD’s Supply Visualization tools and QAD’s private, hosted exchange known as MFGx.net.  The result:  Those organizations will gain immediate and significant competitive advantage as they become the first to let their customers know – in real time -- where a given product is as it moves through the manufacturing process.   

Begin with Web-Based Inventory Visibility
QAD customers already have the ability to provide their suppliers with web-based inventory visibility.  All a supplier needs is a web browser to take advantage of this capability through MFGx.net.  Once an authorized supplier enters the firewall friendly MFGx.net environment, QAD's Supply Visualization tools provide direct, real-time visibility into the inventories of the manufacturers they supply.  

Add Kanban Visibility
The value of Kanban methodology proved itself long ago inside the factory.  Now it’s possible to extend the value of this signaling process outside the factory to supply chain partners.  QAD has added Kanban Visualization (KV), including remote Kanban signaling and printing, to the existing Supply Visualization toolset.  Meanwhile Eagle’s new product, EAGLEx, handles the hardware and the interface to MFGx.net.

Signal Your Customers in Real Time
In a nutshell, here’s how it works… A supplier can inform his customer that he has acknowledged / received a Kanban.  The supplier scans the Kanban and ships the product.  The manufacturer in turn scans the Kanban and receives the product, completing the cycle.  The scans that the supplier performs are immediately visible to the customer - sent by EAGLEx to MFGx.net.

An EAGLEx for MFGx.net appliance residing at each authorized supplier's site provides the link between the scanning hardware and MFGx.net.  Eagle will supply the web-enabled software as well as fixed and wireless scanning devices that will provide connectivity to QAD's MFGx.net. From that portal, the information will be available for review in a web browser by the supplier’s customers. In addition, barcode label printers can be used to generate Kanbans

Result:  Competitive Advantage
In addition to gaining improved visibility, the supplier's personnel can use Eagle's RF terminals to perform an update to MFGx.net with a single scan.  This technology provides quick, accurate input with minimal operator effort. 

About Eagle
Kinnelon, N.J.-based Eagle Consulting & Development is the leading provider of online, real-time automated data collection solutions to users of QAD MFG/PRO enterprise applications worldwide.  Eagle provides "plug-and-go" bar coding and automated data collection capability for QAD MFG/PRO at over 700 customers’ sites in 18 countries.  For more information, visit www.eaglecondev.com or contact Bill Paone at +1-973-838-5006 ext. 119. RF Express™ is a trademark of Eagle Consulting & Development. 

QAD is a trademark and MFG/PRO is a registered trademark of QAD Inc.  All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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