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Software Developer and Auto Parts Supplier Announce Agreement

2 November 1998

Software Developer and Auto Parts Supplier Announce Licensing Agreement

        KEM Manufacturing Selects IBS to Support Its U.S. Distribution

    FOLSOM, Calif., Oct. 30 -- International Business
Systems-United States (IBS-US), the worldwide leader of wholesale distribution
software for the AS/400, and KEM Manufacturing, a major automotive replacement
parts supplier, today announced that KEM will license the use of IBS'
integrated software system to support their U.S. operations.
    "We continuously search for new ways to streamline operations and meet
growing business demands in order to provide our customers with the best
product and service available," said Kenneth Brown, vice president and chief
financial officer for KEM Manufacturing.  "The IBS software will help us
continue to predict change and quickly respond to our customers' needs by
giving us immediate answers to order status, customer requests, and global
inventory availability."
    According to Brown, the company chose IBS because the software reflects
the way they do business.  "The IBS software mirrors KEM's operation," says
IBS account manager Jill Barry, "because it is designed to support a
manufacturer's distribution process.  Unlike other software vendors who
primarily support manufacturing processes, IBS concentrates single pointedly
on improving distribution performance in the supply chain."
    The IBS software provides a single solution which integrates order
processing, inventory management, distribution management, and financial
accounting.

    About KEM Manufacturing
    KEM Manufacturing Company has been supplying the automotive aftermarket
with superior replacement parts since 1920.  They are an independent company
run by the same family for three generations and take great pride in the
quality of their products and customer support.  KEM markets their product
across the United States and globally to more than 75 countries worldwide.
They currently have 12 factory distribution centers strategically located
throughout the United States and Canada.  The KEM world headquarters and main
factory warehouse are located in Fair Lawn, NJ.
    More information about KEM is available via the Internet at
http://www.kemparts.com.

    About IBS-US
    IBS-US is a world class provider of wholesale distribution software and
consultancy services.  IBS is an IBM business partner and IBS software runs on
the IBM AS/400, the top-selling business computing server in the world.
Distributors worldwide rely on IBS software to automate supply-chain processes
and gain a competitive advantage through improved operational efficiency.
With annual worldwide corporate revenues exceeding $250 million, IBS has U.S.
offices in Reston, Virginia and Folsom, California, a total of
1,800 employees, and offices in 30 countries.
    More information about IBS and its fully integrated software is available
via the Internet at http://www.ibsus.com.
    CONTACT:  Jeff Badger of IBS-US Public Relations, 916-985-3900, or
jeff.badger@ibsus.com.