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Goodyear Chooses OptiSystems' Energizer PME for R/3

9 December 1998

Goodyear Chooses OptiSystems' Energizer PME for R/3
    NAPLES, Fla., Dec. 8 -- OptiSystems Solutions Ltd.
(Nasdaq: OPTLF, OPTWF), a global leader in enterprise application performance
management software, today announced that The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
has licensed the first three components of its Energizer PME
(Performance Management Environment) for R/3.  Goodyear has taken delivery of
OptiTrak and will install OptiWatch and OptiGrowth upon their availability in
early 1999.
    OptiSystems' Energizer PME for R/3 is a comprehensive performance
management system that shortens implementation time and improves performance
of R/3 systems.  Energizer PME for R/3 enables organizations of all sizes to
immediately realize the full potential of R/3 by dynamically managing and
enhancing the application's performance in real time.  By identifying,
analyzing and resolving problems as they happen, Energizer PME for R/3
improves user response time, increases transaction throughput, and enhances
overall system availability and reliability.
    "Goodyear served as a primary beta site for OptiTrak," stated Joe Garabed,
President of OptiSystems North America.  "We are very pleased that, based on
the success of the beta testing, Goodyear has chosen Energizer PME for R/3 to
manage their SAP R/3 system."
    Energizer PME for R/3 is currently being tested by other companies as
well.  "The vast size and rapid growth of the R/3 market, which consists of
more than 16,000 installations worldwide, provides OptiSystems with a base for
significant sales growth as the market becomes aware of the unique
functionality and value of the Energizer PME for R/3 solution," Mr. Garabed
continued.

    Energizer PME for R/3 consists of the following four components:
    -- OptiTrak - identifies R/3 problems in real time, analyzes their "root
       cause" and enables immediate resolution to these problems and their
       direct affect on response time.
    -- OptiWatch (planned availability 1/99)- performs database maintenance
       and reconfigures the R/3, database and operating system parameters to
       their optimal settings based on how R/3 is being used.
    -- OptiGrowth (planned availability 1/99)- provides complete service level
       reporting and capacity planning to ensure the efficient management of
       system activity and growth.
    -- OptiManage (planned availability 4/99)- manages, in real time, the R/3
       system to meet the service level requirements and adjusts dynamic R/3
       and database parameters to match the system environment to the actual
       workload being processed.

    OptiSystems is a publicly held company that is a global leader in
enterprise application performance management software.  OptiSystems' mission
is to help manage the complex computing requirements of ERP (Enterprise
Resource Planning) enterprises.  All of OptiSystems' solutions are
Y2K-compliant and provide true real-time management and problem resolution
that result in improved user response time, extended system availability and
increased transaction throughput.
    For more information about Energizer PME for R/3 visit the OptiSystems
website, http://www.optisystems.com or call 800-532-0036.
    (Certain statements made herein that use the words "expect," "believe,"
"plan," "provide," "intend," and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements involve various
risks that may cause actual results to differ materially.  These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market demand for the Company's
products, successful implementation of the Company's products, competitive
factors, the ability to manage the Company's growth and the ability to recruit
additional personnel.)
    Energizer is a registered trademark of OptiSystems Solutions Ltd.
    R/3 is a registered trademarks of SAP AG.