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Catalyst International Awarded Subaru Warehouse Management Project

5 February 1998

Catalyst International Awarded Subaru Warehouse Management Project

    MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 5 -- Catalyst International, Inc.
, a leading supplier of warehouse management software, today
announced that it has been named the warehouse management software solution
provider for Subaru of America, Inc., of Cherry Hill, N.J.  Subaru purchased a
corporate license and plans to implement Release 7.0 of the Catalyst Warehouse
Management System (WMS) in seven distribution centers across the United
States.
    Subaru, a world leader in the automotive industry, purchased the Catalyst
system as part of their "Parts 2000" initiative to improve parts availability
and turnaround time to its distributors and dealers.  The company plans to
implement the Catalyst WMS in its distribution centers over the next two
years.
    Aftermarket parts has been a niche market for Catalyst since 1980.
Catalyst has a significant customer base in the parts industry, including
companies such as General Motors International, Chrysler, American Honda,
Renault, Unipart, Trane and The Case Corporation.  "Because the WMS standard
functionality fits so well with the Subaru distribution center requirements,
this will be another no modification implementation for Catalyst," said Jack
Kramer, Vice President Sales.
    "We chose Catalyst based on their functionality and expertise in the
automotive aftermarket parts industry.  We are impressed not only with the
capabilities of the software with respect to our industry, but with the
implementation team and process as well," said Keith Tilton,
Vice President-Parts.  "In addition, we were looking for a Year 2000 compliant
WMS provider to help us continue our drive to provide the best customer
service possible throughout our dealer network."
    Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy
Industries Ltd. of Japan.  Headquartered near Philadelphia, the company
markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a
network of nearly 620 franchised dealers across the United States.  All Legacy
models sold in the U.S., including the Outback, are produced at the company's
American manufacturing plant, Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc., near Lafayette,
Ind.
    Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Catalyst develops, markets and supports
warehouse management software solutions.  Catalyst has emerged as a leading
supplier of computerized logistics solutions to facilities around the world,
with offices throughout North America and in London; Rio de Janeiro; Zwolle,
Holland; and Lyon, France.

SOURCE  Catalyst International, Inc.