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Adexa Revs Up Its Focus on the Automotive Industry

8 September 2000

Adexa Revs Up Its Focus on the Automotive Industry; Industry Veteran to Help Fast-Growing Collaborative Commerce Solution Provider Build Upon Recent Sale to General Motors

    LOS ANGELES--Sept. 8, 2000--Adexa(TM), Inc., a leading provider of collaborative planning solutions critical to e-business, today announced the appointment of Jim Overbeck as vice president, global automotive industry solutions group. A veteran of the automotive industry with more than 20 years' experience, Overbeck's wealth of marketing, sales and operations expertise will help Adexa build upon its recent sale to General Motors.
    As head of Adexa's global automotive industry solutions group, Overbeck will continue developing iCollaboration's vertical capabilities and promote the Internet-based collaborative planning solution to OEMs as well as Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.
    "Our selection by GM has served as strong validation of iCollaboration's applicability in the automotive environment," said Hoon Chung, Adexa's chief operating officer. "With the tremendous knowledge and experience that Jim brings to Adexa, we intend to capitalize fully on Adexa's potential to add value to our automotive clients and drive the use of collaborative planning technology throughout the industry."
    Prior to joining Adexa, Overbeck served in a variety of management roles for EDS, a global leader in providing e-business and information technology services to businesses throughout the world. While at EDS, Overbeck worked with senior client executives in the automotive industry to conceptualize, sell and implement major consulting and technology initiatives, including enterprise resource planning, business process reengineering and e-commerce. He has also worked for GM and Ford in their product engineering and prototype part development activities.
    "The Automotive industry has always been an aggressive adopter of technology in its products and business processes. That approach has benefited both its customers and shareholders," Overbeck said. "The automotive industry represents a significant e-business opportunity. OEMs and their suppliers are working to harness these technologies with initiatives like Covisint. Adexa and its partners are well-positioned to help OEMs and suppliers adopt the Internet-driven technologies and new business processes that will deliver the next round of improved customer service and build shareholder value."